Forecast Details for Salem, OR

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Current Alerts for Salem, OR: Winter Storm Warning

Tonight: Rain likely, mainly between 1am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. 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: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then rain after 8pm. Low around 40. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Patchy fog before 8am. Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 38.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

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

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Tuesday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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Cumulonimbus Clouds Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds

The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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