Forecast Details for Salem, OR

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Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 40. Calm wind.

Friday: Rain, mainly after 4pm. High near 49. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain, mainly before 2am. Low around 41. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain after 10pm, mixing with snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Washington's Birthday: A chance of rain and snow before 10am, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.

Monday Night: Rain likely. Snow level 2400 feet lowering to 1800 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Tuesday: A chance of rain. Snow level 1700 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain. Snow level 1600 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Wednesday: Rain likely. Snow level 1200 feet rising to 2000 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.

Wednesday Night: Rain likely. Snow level 1800 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Thursday: Rain likely. Snow level 1700 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Stratus Clouds

Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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