Forecast Details for Wasco, OR

Recent Locations: Westfield, WI Bainbridge, PA Wasco, OR

Overnight: Rain. Low around 40. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain before 8am, then rain after 11am. High near 53. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely before 2am, then a slight chance of snow after 5am. Snow level 4500 feet lowering to 2200 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 8am, then a chance of rain. Snow level 1900 feet rising to 3000 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a southwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 38.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

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

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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