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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 WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL 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) has taken over from the high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on the yellow line) that is moving away from us and a series of surface storms starting with this frontal system (shown still offshore) will march through. Another frontal system later in the week, 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 now through Saturday 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 rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) tonight and rain Tuesday (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) Tuesday night, rain Wednesday through Thursday, then rain likely (60%) Thursday night lows 38-43 cooling to 39 Thursday night highs 47-52. Mostly cloudy with rain Friday, showers likely (60%) Friday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night (New Year’s Eve), a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday (New Year’s Day), then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday highs 50-46 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain tonight (snow level 3,500 ft.), cloudy with rain likely (60%) Tuesday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, rain Tuesday night and Wednesday, rain and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph) Wednesday night, rain Thursday, then rain likely (60%) Thursday night lows 39-46 highs 52-55 cooling to near 50 Thursday. Mostly cloudy with rain Friday, showers likely (60%) Friday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday AM, a (30%) chance of showers in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night (New Year’s Eve), patchy AM fog, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday (New Year’s Day) and Sunday night with patchy fog late at night, then cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday highs 53-44 lows near 39. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening coastal rain then rain likely (60%) late tonight and a (40%) chance of rain inland and breezy (wind: S 10-20 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph late tonight at the coast), rain Tuesday and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph decreasing to S 10-20 in the afternoon and increasing 25-35 mph late afternoon at the beaches and S 10-20 mph inland, AM gusts to 40 mph, 45 mph late afternoon) Tuesday, rain and windy (wind: S 25-35 mph at the beaches and S 15-25 mph inland) Tuesday night, rain and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) Wednesday, rain and windy Wednesday night (wind: S 20-30 mph increasing to S 25-40 mph late at the beaches and SW 20-25 mph inland, gusts 45 mph increasing to 55 late at night), rain and breezy Thursday, rain likely (60%) and breezy Thursday night lows 39-48 highs 53-56 cooling to near 50 Thursday. Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Friday, showers likely (60%) Friday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday, Saturday night (New Year’s Eve), and Sunday (New Year’s Day), then cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday highs near 53 lows 40-44. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow this evening, rain and snow late tonight (2-4 in. of snow possible, 0.25 in. of rain possible), rain and snow likely (60%) Tuesday AM, rain Tuesday afternoon (2 in. of snow possible, 0.25 in. of rain possible), rain and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph late) Tuesday night, rain Wednesday and a bit warmer, rain and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph) Wednesday night, rain Thursday, then rain likely (60%) and breezy Thursday night snow level 3,500 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, then 6,500 ft. rising to 8,000 ft. late Tuesday night and Wednesday, 7,500 ft. Wednesday night, rain Thursday, then rain likely and breezy Thursday night lows 28-34 highs 38-44 cooling to 38 Thursday. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Friday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night (New Year’s Eve), and a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday (New Year’s Day), then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday snow level 5,000 ft. Friday, 3,500 ft. Friday night, 3,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 5,500 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, then 7,000 ft. Monday highs 40-36 lows 30-27.
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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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