Forecast Details for Unity, OR

Recent Locations: Hayesville, IA Fairfax, CA Unity, OR

Current Alerts for Unity, OR: Winter Storm Warning

Today: Rain, mainly before 5pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. High near 47. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain and thunderstorms. Snow level 2900 feet lowering to 2200 feet after midnight . Low around 34. Southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain. Snow level 2300 feet rising to 3300 feet in the afternoon. High near 48. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 11pm. Widespread frost, mainly after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. Light and variable wind.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 35.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

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

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

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

Tuesday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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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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