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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the difference between the terms “weather” and “climate?” 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 10 AM UNTIL 10 PM TUESDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY UNTIL 4 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF OREGON, THE NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS OF LANE COUNTY, AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY, AND FROM 2 PM TUESDAY UNTIL 4 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 10 PM FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY ABOVE 1,000 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY THROUGH 4 AM THURSDAY ABOVE 1,000 FT. FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, JACKSON COUNTY, AND THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE SISKIYOUS MOUNTAINS. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY FOR FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY UNTIL 4 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY THROUGH 4 AM WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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A trough of low pressure (“U” shape on the yellow line) is rolling through the West bringing more rain with it. A cold front has moved down from the North dropping snow levels and temperatures. A weak high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on the yellow line) returned some sunshine for your Monday. A low pressure trough (“U” shape on the yellow line) will replace the ridge late Tuesday afternoon and along with another frontal system (position shown is Friday) will continue the threat of rain and snow.
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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: Partly cloudy tonight with patchy fog and freezing fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy with rain becoming likely (60%) Tuesday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain in the evening, rain and snow showers (snow level 500 ft. to 1,000 ft. late at night, 1 in. of snow possible, 0.50 in. of rain possible) late Tuesday night and windy (S 15-25 mph), mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Wednesday (small hail possible), rain and snow showers Wednesday night, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Thursday, then a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night lows 25-35 highs 43-46. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night, then a good (50%) chance of rain Monday highs 45-54 cooling to near 50 Monday lows 35-40 cooling to 36 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 53 low 36)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy tonight, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday AM, cloudy with rain and snow (snow level 2,000 ft. in the afternoon, under 0.10 in. of rain possible) likely (60%) in the afternoon and windy (wind: S 5-10 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph shifting late AM and afternoon), rain and snow (snow level 2,000 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. late, 3-4 in. of snow possible, 0.50 in. of rain possible) Tuesday night and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph shifting to SW 10-20 mph late), rain and snow showers Wednesday (0.20 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday night (snow level 1,000 ft., 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Thursday, cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) in the evening, then a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday night lows 29-36 cooling to 33 Thursday night highs 46-40. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night, partly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance rain Sunday night, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday highs 50-56 cooling to near 50 Monday lows 36-40. (seasonal averages high 56 low 38)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal rain with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, rain Tuesday afternoon (snow level 1,500 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. in the afternoon, 0.30 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 25-40 mph late morning and afternoon at the shore and S 5-10 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph late AM and afternoon inland), mostly cloudy with coastal rain Tuesday night and evening rain with rain and snow inland (snow level 2,000 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. late, 2-3 in. of snow possible, 0.60 in. of rain possible) late Tuesday night and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph inland and SW 20-40 mph at the shore then SW 15-20 mph late evening and night), mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers inland with coastal showers Wednesday (snow level 1,000 ft. rising to 1,500 ft. in the afternoon, 0.25 in. of rain possible), coastal showers with rain and snow showers inland (snow level 1,000 ft. rising to 1,500 ft. late, 0.15 in. of rain. possible) Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with showers Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night lows 33-40 highs near 45. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday highs 50-55 cooling to 48 Monday lows 40-45. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday AM, becoming mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow Tuesday afternoon and breezy (wind: S 10-15 mph gusts to 25 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph in the afternoon), rain and snow in the evening, snow showers (6-12 in. of snow possible, in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 60 mph decreasing to 50 mph late) late Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with snow showers Wednesday and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph, AM gusts to 50 mph), snow showers Wednesday night and Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night free air freezing level at the surface tonight, snow level 2,500 ft. Tuesday afternoon and evening, at the surface Wednesday through Thursday night lows 15-23 cooling to 18 Wednesday night warming to 23 Thursday night highs 30-25 warming to near 30 Thursday. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night, then rain and snow likely (60%) Monday snow level at the surface Friday, 4,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, free air freezing level 7,500 ft. Sunday, snow level 6,500 ft. Sunday night, then 4,000 ft. Monday highs 33-45 cooling to 38 Monday lows near 26.
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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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