Here is this week’s weather quiz question. What is the “snow eater”? Please place your answer as a comment after the forecasts on this page. The first person to post the correct answer will win one week of free forecasts tailored to your personal needs. Good luck.

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The jet stream is bringing the air to us from the Northwest (Gulf of Alaska) as you can see with the shaded area and the blue arrows. That has started to change us from the warmer than normal Spring-like weather back to a more late winter pattern with falling snow levels. We’ve already seen a few snow flakes mixed in with the raindrops Monday afternoon in the Eugene -Springfield area. A cold front has already pushed through Oregon. Behind it is much colder aloft and a surface frontal system offshore that will also sweep into Oregon. This will be good for skiers and won’t last too long to hamper gardeners for too long. Other storms will head toward us, but late in the week a strong storm will push in bringing more precipitation.

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Advisories: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 5 AM WEDNESDAY ABOVE 1,000′ FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST RNGE OF OREGON AND FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES FOOTHILLS AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY  . A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY  IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2,000′ FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY (INCLUDING ROSEBURG), THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY,  JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 4 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:  Mostly cloudy today with a (40%) chance of rain this high 44. Mostly cloudy with evening rain then showers overnight tonight low 33. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday and a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night high 47 low 34 . Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday and Thursday night high 52 low 42. Mostly cloudy with rain Friday and showers Friday night high 54 low 36. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday and partly cloudy at night with slight (20%) chance of rain high 53 low 35. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday and dry high 56. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday low 42 high 58.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers this morning then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow this afternoon snow level 2,000′ this afternoon high 48. Rain and snow this evening then rain, snow, and a slight chance of a thunderstorm tonight snow level 2,000′ falling to 1,500′ overnight  1-2″ of snow possible low 33. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) rain and snow showers Wednesday snow level 1,500′ in the morning high 49.  Just a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night low 36. Mostly cloudy with  a (40%) chance of rain Thursday and Thursday night high 56 low 42. Cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday high 56. Rain and snow likely (60%) Friday evening then rain and snow showers and colder late Friday night low 36. a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, and a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night high 55 low 36 . Mostly cloudy and dry Sunday high 57. A slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night and a (30%) chance of rain Monday low 40 high near 60.

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy and breezy with a good (50%) chance of rain this morning then rain in the afternoon at the coast (wind South 20-30 mph in the afternoon) and a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow inland in the morning then afternoon rain snow likely (60%) snow level 2,000′ in the afternoon (wind South 10-20 mph late morning and afternoon) high 48. Mostly cloudy rain and breezy tonight (winds Southwest 20-30 mph decreasing to Northwest 15-20 mph late at the coast and West 10-20 mph inland) snow level 2,000′ low 38. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) of showers Wednesday snow level 2,000′ in the morning high 50. A slight (20%) chance of rain at the coast Wednesday night low 36 . Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday and likely (60%) Thursday night high 55 low 45. Cloudy with rain Friday and Friday night high 52 low 39.  Mostly cloudy with a good (40%) chance of showers Saturday then a slight (20%) chance of rain overnight high 55 low 39. Mostly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night high 56 low 44. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday high 56.

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow today, snow this evening then snow showers late 4-7″ of snow possible snow level still at the surface high 32 low 22. Snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday (1-3″ of snow possible) then partly cloudy in the evening and mostly cloudy with a a slight (20%) chance of snow showers  Wednesday night snow level still at the surface high 33 low 24. A (40%) chance of rain and snow Thursday snow level 4,000′ rising to 5,000′ in the afternoon high 40. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night snow level 5,500′ low 30.  Mostly cloudy Friday with rain and snow likely (60%) and breezy then rain and snow showers at night snow level 4,500′ falling to 3,000′ at night high 42 low 25. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Saturday and a slight (20%) chance of snow showers at night snow level 3,000′ high 36 low 25. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday free air freezing level rising to a height of 6,000′ high 43. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday snow level 5,500′ rising to 6,000′ low 28 high 45.

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