Forecast Details for Wasco, OR

Recent Locations: Bellmont, IL Geary, OK Wasco, OR

Today: Rain, mainly after 11am. High near 53. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain likely before 2am, then a slight chance of snow after 5am. Snow level 4500 feet lowering to 2200 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 8am, then a chance of rain. Snow level 1900 feet rising to 3000 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a southwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 7 to 9 mph.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 38.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

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

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

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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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