Here again is my weather quiz question for this week. How many active volcanoes are there in the world? Please leave your answer as a comment at the end of this page. The first person to answer correctly will win one week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.

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The jet stream is sending another frontal system to us. The heaviest rain is going to California, but we will still get our share of rain. No fronts coming in Saturday, so it looks to be a dry day. More storms will follow though.

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Advisories: A HIGH SURF ADVISORY  IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE  SOUTH OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN FFECT UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY FOR THE CURRY COUNTY COAST. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY AND EASTERN CURRY COUNTY.

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Forecast for the Central and  Southern Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Rain likely (60%) this evening then a (40%-50%) chance tonight  low 40. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday and rain likely (60%) Thursday night high in the low 50s low 36. Showers likely (60%) Friday highs near 47. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) chance Friday night and a (30%) chance Saturday low in the mid 30s high in the mid 40s. Just a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night low 36. Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday and Sunday night high 45 low 40. Showers likely (60%) Monday and Monday night high near 50 low near 40.  Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday and likely (60%) Tuesday night high 50 low 40. Rain likely (60%) Wednesday high again near 50.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:  Cloudy with a chance of evening showers then rain and snow showers likely (60%) tonight snow level 3,500′ low 35. Rain likely (60%) Thursday morning then a good (50%) chance in the afternoon snow level 3,000′, high 53. Showers likely (60%) Thursday night snow level 3,500? low 35. AM showers likely (60%) Friday turning to rain and snow showers in the afternoon snow level 3,000? high 47. Showers likely (60%) Friday night low 36. Cloudy with a slight (20) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday high near 50. A slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night with fog late low near 34. Cloudy with a good  (50%) chance of rain and snow in the morning then rain likely (60%) Sunday afternoon high 50. Rain Sunday night and Monday low 40 high 53 . Rain likely (60%) Monday night low 39. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday high 52. Showers likely (60%) Tuesday night and rain likely (60%) Wednesday low 40 high 54.

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: A good (50%) chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms at the coast tonight, then showers and thunderstorms late , a good (50%) chance of evening showers inland then showers  late breezy tonight winds southeast 15-25 mph low 53. Rain along the coast Thursday morning with rain likely (60%) inland, then a showers  likely (60%) and breezy south 15-25 mph high 48. Showers likely (60%) Thursday night through Friday night lows near  37 high 47. Showers likely (60%) Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday and  Saturday night (patchy fog late) high 50 low 36. A good (50%) chance of AM rain with rain likely (60%) Sunday high near 50. Rain and breezy Sunday night and Monday low 40 high 54. Rain likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday low 36 high 53. Showers likely (60%) Tuesday night with rain likely (60%) Wednesday low 39  high 55.

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Rain and snow this evening then a good (50%) chance tonight snow level 3,500? 1? of snow low 27. Mostly cloudy Thursday with a good (50) chance of rain and snow showers snow level 3,500?  high 39. Rain or snow showers likely (60%) Thursday night snow level 3,500′ low 26. Rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday snow level 3,000? high 35. Snow showers likely (60%) Friday night snow level 3,000′ low 25. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of snow showers Saturday snow level 3,000′ high 35. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow Saturday night snow level falling to 2,500′ low 26. A good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday then rain and snow at night snow level 4,000? to 4,500′ high 35 low 28.  Rain and snow showers Monday snow level 4,500′ high 37.  Rain and snow showers Monday night snow level 3,500′ low 30. A good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday and likely (60%) Tuesday night snow level 3,500′ rising to 4,000? high 35 low 28. Rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday snow level 4,500′ high near 35.