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Here is my weekly weather quiz 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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE.  A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS OF LANE COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND FROM NOON FRIDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM UNTIL 7 PM FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 1 PM FRIDAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. **A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON, AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST. RIVERS AND STREAMS MIGH RISE RAPIDLY WITH THE HEAVY RAINFALL.**

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The jet stream has positioned itself to send a strong fetch of moisture to the Pacific Northwest. This frontal system spread even more rain over Oregon and a second frontal system will push through tonight with the warm front in red pushing in first. The rain chance diminishes Saturday and Sunday. Another frontal system will move in to start off the New Year with even more rain. Mt. Ashland is open for the season. Hoodoo is closed for December 29-30, but will be open Saturday December 31st and Sunday January 1st. 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: Mostly cloudy with rain (1 in. of rain possible) tonight, heavy at times late evening and night, showers (0.50 in. of rain possible) Friday afternoon (small hail possible), showers likely (60%) Friday evening, a (40%) chance of showers and colder late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, mostly cloudy Saturday night, mostly cloudy Sunday (New Year’s Day), then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night lows 46-30 highs 48-40 warming to near 45 Sunday. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of rain Monday night, cloudy  Tuesday and Tuesday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday highs 48-52 cooling to near 45 Wednesday lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible), showers (0.70 in. of rain possible) Friday (snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. Friday afternoon), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Friday night (snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 2,000 ft.),  patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night (New Year’s Eve) with patchy fog late at night, areas of AM fog and freezing fog, mostly cloudy Sunday (New Year’s Day), then cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night with patchy fog late at night lows 48-34 warming to near 40 Sunday night highs 50-45. Patchy AM fog, cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night, areas of fog late Monday night and Tuesday AM, cloudy Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late Tuesday night and early Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night with patchy fog late, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday highs 47-50 cooling to near 45 Thursday lows near 38. (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 rain (1.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph late) tonight (1 in. of rain possible), coastal AM showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, coastal afternoon showers and showers inland Friday (1 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of  showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Friday night (snow level 2,000 ft. late at night), patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night (New Year’s Eve), patchy fog late night and early Sunday AM, mostly cloudy Sunday afternoon (New Year’s Day), then cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain with patchy fog Sunday night lows 47-34 warming to 42 Sunday night highs 48-55. AM fog, cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night with fog late night and Tuesday AM, cloudy Tuesday afternoon and night with areas of fog late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, rain likely (60%) with areas of fog late Wednesday night, then cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday highs 52-54 cooling to near 50 Thursday lows near 43. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain (1.5 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph in the evening) tonight, mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers (10-16  in. of snow possible, 1 in. of rain possible) and possible small hail Friday afternoon and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph in the afternoon), snow showers (4-6 in. of snow possible, 0.50 in. of rain possible) and colder Friday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM snow showers, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy Saturday (20%) chance of rain Sunday night snow level 8,000 ft. falling to 6,500 ft. late tonight, 5,000 ft. falling to 3,500 ft. Friday, at the surface Friday night and Saturday AM, free air freezing level at the surface Saturday night, 5,500 ft. Saturday night, 6,500 ft. Sunday, then snow level 6,500 ft. Sunday night lows 32-24 warming to 28 Sunday night highs 32-40. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow Monday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday and Tuesday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, then rain likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday snow level 5,000 ft. Sunday, 6,500 ft. Sunday night, 7,000 ft. Monday, 5,500 ft. Monday night, 6,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then 6,500 ft. Wednesday highs 37-44 cooling to 38 Wednesday lows near 32.

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield news on-line at Eugene Daily News.com.

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