Forecast Details for Prineville, OR

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Today: Rain before 11am, then isolated showers between 11am and 2pm. High near 53. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 65. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Rain. Low around 39. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Rain. High near 52. South wind 6 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Snow level 5200 feet lowering to 3900 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Sunday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain showers. Snow level 3700 feet rising to 4700 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers after 11am. Snow level 3900 feet rising to 5100 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

Monday Night: A chance of showers before 11pm. Snow level 5100 feet lowering to 3400 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers. Snow level 3100 feet rising to 3900 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers. Snow level rising to 4100 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

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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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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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