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It’s Monday and that means it’s time for another of my weekly weather quiz questions. Here is the question. What is needed in the stratosphere, but is considered a dangerous pollutant in the lower atmosphere near the earth’s surface? Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.
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Advisories: A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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Upper level low pressure (“U” shape on the yellow line) will take over from the high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on the yellow line) that is moving away from us and a series of surface storms will march through. A frontal system, just one of many, will keep us in a wet weather pattern. Mt Ashland has reopened for the season. Hoodoo says they will be open today through December 31st. Still not enough snow yet for Willamette Pass to open for skiing. Please check their web sites for details and updates.
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Here are your detailed forecasts.**
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Cloudy with areas of fog this AM, a (30%) chance of rain this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Tuesday (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph) Tuesday night, rain Wednesday, then rain heavy at times Wednesday night highs 43-52 lows 38-43. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday and Thursday night, cloudy with rain Friday, showers likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night (New Year’s Eve) and a (40%) chance of rain Sunday (New Year’s Day) highs near 50 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with AM fog, mostly cloudy this afternoon, cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain this evening, a (40%) chance of rain and snow late tonight (snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 2,500 ft. late tonight), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, then rain and breezy Wednesday night highs 45-53 lows 39-45. Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday, rain likely (60%) Thursday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night, showers likely (60%) Saturday and Saturday night (New Year’s Eve), then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday (New Year’s Day) highs near 50 lows 46-40. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with areas of patchy fog this AM, a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain this afternoon, cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening coastal rain then likely (60%) tonight and a (40%) chance of rain inland and windy (wind: S 10-20 mph increasing to 20-30 mph late tonight at the coast), coastal rain with AM rain likely (60%) inland and rain in the afternoon and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph at the beaches and S 10-20 mph inland, AM gusts to 45 mph) Tuesday, rain and windy (wind: S 25-40 mph at the beaches and 15-25 mph inland Tuesday night) Tuesday night, rain and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) Wednesday, then rain and windy Wednesday night highs 47-54 lows 39-49. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) and breezy Thursday, rain likely (60%) and breezy Thursday night and Friday, showers likely (60%) Friday night through Saturday night (New Year’s Eve), then cloudy with a good (50%) of showers Sunday (New Year’s Day) highs near 53 lows 48-43. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy today, rain and snow tonight (2 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday AM, rain Tuesday afternoon (2 in. of snow possible), rain and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph late) Tuesday night, then rain Wednesday, then rain and breezy Wednesday night snow level 3,500 ft. rising to 6,500 ft. this afternoon, 3,500 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, then 6,500 ft. rising to 8,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, then 7,000 ft. Wednesday night highs 38-44 lows 27-34. Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday, rain likely (60%) and breezy Thursday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Friday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday night, cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night (New Year’s Eve), and a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday (New Year’s Day) snow level 6,500 ft. Thursday, 7,000 ft. Thursday night, 5,000 ft. Friday, 4,500 ft. Friday night, 5,500 ft. Saturday, 6,000 ft. Saturday night, then 6,500 ft. Sunday highs near 40 lows near 30.
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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.
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