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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 (see the long shaded area from south west to northeast) 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 UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM TODAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING 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 UNTIL 7 AM TODAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WESTERN OREGON FROM THE COAST TO THE CASCADES.
A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES TO BE IN EFFECT FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE IN COOS COUNTY. 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, heavy at times today (1.50 in. of rain possible) and in the evening, breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph shifting SW 10-20 mph this afternoon), rain, possibly heavy this evening, (1.50 in. of rain possible) tonight, showers likely (60%) Wednesday AM, a good (50%) chance of afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and evening showers, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon, then showers late Thursday night highs 54-46 lows 43-36. Mostly cloudy with showers Friday, showers likely (60%) 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 45-40 warming to 43 Monday lows 37-32 warming to 34 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 47 low 35)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain today (0.85 in. of rain possible), rain (0.75 in. of rain possible) tonight, AM showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers (0.10 in. of rain possible) Wednesday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night highs 56-48 lows 44-38. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday through Saturday night, then a (30%) chance of showers Sunday through Monday highs near 47 lows near 38. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with rain today (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 (1.00 in. 0f rain possible) tonight, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers at night while a (30%) chance of showers inland Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday, then showers likely (60%) Thursday night highs 57-50 lows 48-40. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Friday, a good (50%) of showers Friday night and Saturday, then a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night through Monday highs 49-52 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain, heavy at times, (1.5 in. of rain possible) today and windy (wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 50 mph decreasing to 45 mph this afternoon), rain (1.50 in. of rain possible) tonight, rain and snow showers Wednesday (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) rain or snow showers Wednesday in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers at night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain or snow showers Thursday AM, then rain or snow showers likely (60%) Thursday afternoon and Thursday night snow level 8,000 ft. falling to 7,500 ft. today, 6,000 ft. tonight, 4,000 ft. Wednesday, 3,500 ft. Wednesday night, then 3,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night highs 43-32 lows 32-28. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers 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 (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of snow showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with 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 3,000 ft. Friday, at the surface Friday night through Sunday, then 3,500 ft. Sunday night and Monday highs 35-28 warming to 33 Monday lows 28-25.
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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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