Forecast Details for Portland, ND

Recent Locations: Portland, ND

Overnight: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a south southeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Steady temperature around 51. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 44. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 22 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Windy, with a north wind 26 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Northeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 37. North northeast wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind around 10 mph becoming south in the evening.

Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 9 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 39. North northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

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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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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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