Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Photosphere?”
ADVISORIES:
- A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.
- A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
- A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
- A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY ABOVE 3,500 FT. FOR THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR CENTRAL OREGON.
- A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY FOR NORTH CENTRAL OREGON.
- A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY ABOVE 5,000 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR CENTRAL OREGON.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON.
- A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON.
HEALTH ADVISORIES:
- A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE RIVER.
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- Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Thursday (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain with patchy fog late Thursday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Then mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night.
- lows 42-39 highs near 47.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70) Monday (President’s Day), a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday.
- highs 49-56 lows 39-42 (seasonal averages high 51 low 35)
- Mostly cloudy with evening showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, showers becoming showers likely (70%) late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, evening snow level 3,500 ft.),
- Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), (snow level 3,500 ft.), showers and a bit warmer with showers Thursday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), evening showers, a good (50%) chance of rain late Thursday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a (30%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, showers likely (70%) at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers Saturday and in the evening, then showers likely (70%) late Saturday night.
- lows 44-47 cooling to 45 Saturday night highs 52-58.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and in the evening, showers likely (70%) Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Monday (President’s Day), a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with showers likely (70%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, then showers likely (70%) Wednesday afternoon.
- highs 56-58 cooling back to 56 Monday warming to 57 Tuesday lows near 43 (seasonal averages high 54 low 38)
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with early evening coastal showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and late evening showers becoming coastal showers likely (70%) late while inland early evening showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and inland showers late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph),
- Mostly cloudy with AM coastal showers while inland AM showers likely (70%), showers and slightly cooler Thursday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), cloudy with evening showers, a (30%) chance of rain late Thursday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, showers likely (70%) and a bit warmer Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with showers at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers Saturday and in the evening, then showers likely (70%) Saturday night.
- lows 45-48 cooling to 46 Saturday night highs 54-60 cooling to 57 Saturday.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and in the evening, showers likely (70%) late Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Monday (President’s Day), showers likely (70%) at night,
- Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Wednesday.
- highs near 59 lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41).
Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow tonight (0.75 in. of rain possible, 4-8 in. of snow possible, snow possibly heavy late tonight),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow and blowing snow, a bit cooler with rain and snow Thursday (1.00 in. of rain possible, 5-11 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Pass Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph Gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon), rain and snow late Thursday night (0.50 in. of rain possible, 3-6 in. of snow possible, evening snow possibly heavy at times),
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow and rain, a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, rain likely (70%) at night,
- Mostly cloudy with with rain Saturday, then rain and snow Saturday night.
- snow level 4,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night, 5,000 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Friday afternoon, 6,000 ft. Friday night, 5,500 ft. Saturday, then 5,000 ft. Saturday night.
- lows 28-32 highs 32-39.
- A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Monday (President’s Day), a good (50%) of rain and snow at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday.
- snow level 4,500 ft. Sunday, 5,000 ft. Sunday night, 5,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday night, then 4,500 ft. Wednesday.
- highs near 40 lows 32-29.
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