Weather Alerts for Oregon

Recent Locations: Central Point, OR Brookings, SD Arapahoe, WY

Current Alerts for Central Point, OR: Extreme Heat Warning

1. Air Quality Alert for: Crook, OR; Deschutes, OR; Jefferson, OR

2. Air Quality Alert for: Tualatin Valley; West Hills and Chehalem Mountains; Inner Portland Metro; East Portland Metro; West Central Willamette Valley; East Central Willamette Valley; Benton County Lowlands; Linn County Lowlands; Lane County Lowlands

3. Extreme Heat Warning for: Eastern Curry County and Josephine County; Jackson County

4. Extreme Heat Warning for: Lower Columbia River; Tualatin Valley; West Hills and Chehalem Mountains; Inner Portland Metro; East Portland Metro; Outer Southeast Portland Metro; West Central Willamette Valley; East Central Willamette Valley; Benton County Lowlands; Linn County Lowlands; Lane County Lowlands; West Columbia River Gorge of Oregon above 500 ft; West Columbia River Gorge I-84 Corridor; Upper Hood River Valley; Central Columbia River Gorge I-84 Corridor; Clackamas County Cascade Foothills; Cascade Foothills of Marion and Linn Counties; Lane County Cascade Foothills; Cowlitz County Lowlands; North Clark County Lowlands; Inner Vancouver Metro; East Clark County Lowlands; South Washington Cascade Foothills; West Columbia River Gorge - SR 14; Central Columbia River Gorge - SR 14

5. Extreme Heat Watch for: Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon; North Central Oregon; Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington; Kittitas Valley; Yakima Valley; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington; Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington; Simcoe Highlands; Lower Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest

6. Heat Advisory for: Central Douglas County; Eastern Douglas County Foothills

7. Heat Advisory for: North Oregon Coast Range Lowlands; Central Oregon Coast Range Lowlands; North Oregon Cascades; Cascades of Marion and Linn Counties; Cascades of Lane County; Willapa and Wahkiakum Lowlands; South Washington Cascades

8. Heat Advisory for: North Oregon Coast Range; Central Oregon Coast Range; Willapa Hills

9. Red Flag Warning for: Warm Springs Reservation

10. Special Weather Statement for: East Portland Metro; West Columbia River Gorge of Oregon above 500 ft; West Columbia River Gorge I-84 Corridor; Central Columbia River Gorge I-84 Corridor; East Clark County Lowlands; West Columbia River Gorge - SR 14; Central Columbia River Gorge - SR 14; South Washington Cascades

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrocumulus Clouds

Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrus Clouds

Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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