Forecast Details for North Plains, OR

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Current Alerts for North Plains, OR: Frost Advisory Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Rain, mainly before 1am. Snow level 2100 feet. Low around 36. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of rain before 2pm. Snow level 2200 feet rising to 3100 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Patchy fog before 4am, then patchy fog after 5am. Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Patchy fog before 9am. Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Calm wind.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

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

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

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

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Tuesday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

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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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Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

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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