Here again 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. A frontal system is moving  into Oregon. With it is much colder aloft and at the surface . 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, Friday, another storm system will push in bringing more precipitation.

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Advisories:  A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND 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 in the morning then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers today (AM snow level 800’rising to 1,500′ in the afternoon) and a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight high 48 low 34 . Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday (breezy) and likely (60%) Thursday night high 52 low 42. Mostly cloudy with rain Friday and showers Friday night high 54 low 35. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday and partly cloudy at night high 53 low 35. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday and dry high 56. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%-30%) chance of rain Sunday night through Monday night lows 37 high 59. Mostly cloudy Tuesday with a (40%) chance of rain high near 60.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) rain and snow showers this morning snow level 1,500′ in the morning high 49.  Just a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight low 36. Mostly cloudy with  a (30%) chance of rain Thursday and  a good (50%) chance Thursday night high 56 low 40. Mostly cloudy with rain Friday high 55. Rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday evening then a rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Friday night low 36. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday morning, and just mostly cloudy and dry Saturday night and Sunday low high 55. A slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night and mostly cloudy Monday low 40 high near 62. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday low 42 high 59.

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy with a (30%) of showers at the coast this morning and a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers inland snow level 2,000′ high 50. A slight (20%) chance of rain tonight snow level 2,000′ in the evening low 39 . Mostly cloudy and breezy Thursday with a good (50%) chance of morning rain at the coast then afternoon rain likely (60%) and a (30%) chance of rain inland Thursday and likely (60%) Thursday night high 55 low 44. Cloudy with rain and breezy Friday then cloudy with evening showers likely then showers late Friday night high 54 low 39.  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday morning high 55. Mostly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday low 40 high 57. A slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night through Monday night lows near 45 high 59 . Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday high 56.

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Snow showers likely (60%) this morning then a good (50%) chance in the afternoon (2-4″ of snow possible) then partly cloudy in the evening and mostly cloudy with a a slight (20%) chance of snow tonight snow level still at the surface high 32 low 23. A (40%) chance of rain and snow Thursday and windy (winds South 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph on the ridges) snow level 3,500′ rising to 4,000′  in the afternoon high 40. Mostly cloudy and windy (winds South 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph) 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 windy then snow showers at night snow level 4,500′ falling to 4,000′ at night high 40 low 25. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Saturday and mostly cloudy at night snow level at the surface Saturday and the free air freezing level 3,500′ Saturday night high 36 low 25. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday free air freezing level rising to a height of 5,500′ high 43. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night snow level 5,500′ low 32. A mix of clouds and sun Monday and mostly cloudy Monday night free air freezing level 7,000′ rising to 7,500′ high 45 low 28. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday snow level 6,500’high 45.

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