Forecast Details for Sixes, OR

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Overnight: Rain. Low around 44. South wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Snow level 5400 feet lowering to 3100 feet in the afternoon . High near 54. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west southwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Snow level 2700 feet. Low around 41. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: Rain. Snow level 3000 feet. High near 54. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 61.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 44.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Monday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

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

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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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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