Forecast Details for Salem, OR

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Current Alerts for Salem, OR: Winter Storm Warning

Overnight: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind around 8 mph.

Wednesday: Rain, mainly before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. High near 53. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain and thunderstorms before 1am, then rain likely. Snow level 2700 feet lowering to 2100 feet after midnight . Low around 40. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Rain likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 38.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Tuesday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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