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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for this week. What is a “Wasatch Wind?” 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 (shaded “U”shape in blue arrows) is still pushing subtropical moisture into the Pacific Northwest that is coming from Hawaii (called the “Pineapple Express”). That is why our temperatures have stayed well above normal. A frontal system, the last in this series, is bringing even more rain with it. Here is a look at a frontal system that will push in Friday. Mt. Ashland says they will open this Thursday. Hoodoo is really close to opening and Willamette Pass is still waiting for quite a bit more snow.
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Advisories: A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON TUESDAY NEAR THE BEACHES AND HEADLANDS FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST, CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, JACKSON COUNTY, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 7 AM TUESDAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY.
A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES TO BE IN EFFECT FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE. FOR MORE DETAILS GO TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLOOD WARNING PAGE.
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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, rain, heavy at times in the afternoon Tuesday (1.50 in. of rain possible) and in the evening, windy (wind: S 20-30 mph shifting SW 10-20 mph in the afternoon), rain (1.50 in. of rain possible) Tuesday night, showers likely (60%) Wednesday AM, a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday AM, then showers likely (60%) in the afternoon and Thursday night lows 47-36 highs 54-46. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Friday, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday highs 46-42 lows 37-32 warming to 35 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 47 low 35)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday (0.65 in. of rain possible) rain (0.45 in. of rain possible) at night, AM showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers (0.75 in. of rain possible) Wednesday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers (0.10 in. of rain possible) Wednesday night (snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. late), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night lows 46-38 highs 56-48. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%-40%) chance of showers Saturday through Monday highs 47-45 lows near 38. (seasonal averages high 49 low 38)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) tonight and very windy (wind: S 25-35 mph increasing to 30-45 mph late at the shore with S 10-25 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph late evening through the night inland), rain Tuesday (1.15 in. of rain possible) and very windy (wind: S 30-45 mph decreasing to S 20-30 mph in the afternoon at the shore and S 15-25 mph inland), rain (1.30 in. 0f rain possible) Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday and at the shore at night while a (30%) chance of showers inland Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday, then showers likely (60%) Thursday night lows 50-40 highs 57-50. Mostly cloudy with a (30%-40%) chance of showers Thursday through Monday highs near 50 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) this evening, rain (0.75 in. of rain possible, 1-4 in. of snow possible) late tonight and breezy (S 15-25 mph), rain, heavy at times, (1.5 in. of rain possible) Tuesday and windy (wind: SW 15-25 mph AM gusts to 45 mph), rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) Tuesday night, rain or snow showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) rain or snow showers Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain or snow showers Thursday, then rain or snow showers likely (60%) Thursday night snow level 5,500 ft. tonight, 8,000 ft. falling to 7,500 ft. Tuesday, 7,000 ft. Tuesday night, 4,500 ft. Wednesday, then 3,500 ft. Wednesday night, then 3,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night lows 33-28 highs 44-32. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night, then a mix of clouds an sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday snow level 3,500 ft. Friday, 3,000 ft. Friday night, 2,500 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, at the surface Sunday, 4,000 ft. Sunday night, then 3,500 ft. Monday highs 35-30 warming to 33 Monday lows 28-25 warming to 33 Sunday 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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