Forecast Details for Salem, OR

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Current Alerts for Salem, OR: Winter Storm Warning

Tonight: Rain before 5am, then rain, possibly mixed with snow. Low around 40. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 9 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Snow level 2000 feet. High near 51. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Snow level 1700 feet. Low around 36. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Snow level 1600 feet rising to 3100 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Sunday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.

Sunday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Monday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

Monday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Tuesday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

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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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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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