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Sorry, no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is the difference between a “dormant” volcano and an “extinct” volcano? Here is the correct answer. An active volcano is a volcano that has had at least one eruption during the past 10,000 years. An active volcano might be erupting or dormant. An erupting volcano is an active volcano that is having an eruption. A dormant volcano is an active volcano that is not erupting, but supposed to erupt again. An extinct volcano has not had an eruption for at least 10,000 years and is not expected to erupt again in a comparable time scale of the future. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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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An upper level trough of low pressure coming out of the Gulf of Alaska (shaded “U” shape) is pushing a frontal system at us bringing more rain and wind. More frontal systems will march through Oregon next week assuring the wet weather will stick around. We’ll have to keep an eye out for flooded streets due to plugged storm drains and keep watching water levels if you live near a river or stream. Mid week will turn to just showery with more intense rain returning late in the week.
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Advisories: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES (NOT INCLUDING THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY). A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND UNTIL 8 PM MONDAY FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF OREGON. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WARNING AND A HIGH SURF WARNING ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH OREGON COAST. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 10 PM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN LAKE COUNTY, AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 7 PM MONDAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 10 PM MONDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF WESTERN OREGON FROM THE COAST UP TO BUT NOT INCLUDING THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS OR THE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY. CONNECT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR MORE DETAILS ON FLOOD WATCHES.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) tonight and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph) Monday, rain (2.00 in. of rain possible), possibly heavy at times, Monday night and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph late night), rain Tuesday (0.75 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday evening, showers late Tuesday night (0.35 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday, then rain likely (60%) Wednesday night lows 50-44 highs 57-52. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), rain likely (70%) Thursday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, rain likely (70%) Friday night and Saturday, rain Saturday night, then rain likely (60%) Sunday highs 53-56 cooling to near 50 Sunday lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with rain (0.20 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph late) tonight, rain (0.20 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) Monday, rain (0.60 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph) Monday night, rain (0.70 in. of rain possible) Tuesday, mostly cloudy with showers (0.35 in. of rain possible) Tuesday night and Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Wednesday night lows 45-48 cooling to 43 Wednesday night highs near 54. Patchy AM fog, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday through Saturday, rain likely (60%) Saturday night, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday highs 54-58 cooling to 55 Sunday lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with rain (0.45 in. of rain possible) tonight and very windy (wind: S 35-45 mph at the shore and S 25-35 mph inland), rain (0.95 in. of rain possible) and very windy (wind: S 35-50 mph at the beaches, S 20-30 mph inland) Monday, rain (2.50 in. of rain possible) with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal thunderstorms, rain (1.00 in. of rain possible) late Monday night while rain inland, and breezy inland (wind: S 15-25 mph), very windy at the shore (wind: S 30-45 mph decreasing to 20-30 mph late), rain (1.00 in. of rain possible) Tuesday, showers (0.45 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph) Tuesday night, showers Wednesday, then rain likely (60%) Wednesday night lows 48-52 cooling to 46 Wednesday night highs 55-52. Patchy AM fog, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), a (40%) of rain Thursday night, rain likely (60%) Friday and Friday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday night and Sunday highs 54-58 cooling to 55 Sunday lows 47-50 cooling to 46 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow this evening, rain (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible) late tonight and windy (winds: S 15-25 mph gusts to 45 increasing to S 25-35 mph gusts to 60 mph late), rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 25-35 mph gusts to 60 mph) Monday, rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 20-30 gusts to 50 mph decreasing to 10-15 mph gusts to 35 mph late) Monday night, rain Tuesday, evening rain and snow, rain and snow showers late Tuesday night and Wednesday, then rain and snow Wednesday night snow level 5,500 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. late tonight, 7,500 ft. rising to above 8,000 ft. Monday afternoon, 8,000 ft. Monday night, 6,500 ft. Tuesday, 5,000 ft. Tuesday night, 3,500 ft. Wednesday, then 4,000 ft. Wednesday night lows 35-38 cooling to 26 Wednesday night highs 42-36. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), rain likely (60%) Thursday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, rain likely (60%) Friday night, rain likely (60%) and breezy Saturday, rain Saturday night, then rain and snow likely (60%) Sunday snow level 3,500 ft. Thursday, 6,500 ft. Thursday night, 7,000 ft. Friday, 8,000 ft. Friday night, 7,000 ft. Saturday, 6,000 ft. Saturday night, then 5,000 ft. Sunday highs 37-42 cooling to 38 Sunday lows 30-35 cooling to 32 Saturday night.
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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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