Forecast Details for Elgin, OR

Recent Locations: Jewell, IA Paradise, KS Elgin, OR

Tonight: Rain likely, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain, mainly before 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 54. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain before 2am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 6200 feet lowering to 3000 feet after midnight . Low around 32. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday: Snow likely before 11am, then rain and snow between 11am and 2pm, then rain after 2pm. Snow level rising to 3200 feet in the afternoon. High near 46. West wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain before 11pm. Snow level 3300 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 31.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Tuesday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?

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Nimbostratus Clouds Next Topic: Precipitation

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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