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Congratulations to Dave Haverstock who is the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weather quiz question. Here is my new weekly weather quiz question for the last time. In meteorology what does the acronym “AFOS” stand for? Here is Dave’s correct answer: “AFOS- the Automation of Field Operations and Services; AFOS is the computer system that links National Weather Service offices and other computer networks, such as the NOAA weather wire, to transmit weather information.” I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next 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.
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A upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U” shape) is moving through and pushing a frontal system into the Pacific Northwest. This frontal system will approach the Pacific Coast Wednesday. For skiers Mt. Ashland and Hoodoo are open and Willamette Pass is still waiting for more snow and hopes to open soon.
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Advisories: A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING ABOVE 2,000 FT. FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TODAY FOR NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY, AND ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE SIKIYOUS MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE SIKIYOUS MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY, AND NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow, no accumulation expected, rain this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, AM snow level 1,000 ft.), showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain Sunday (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain in the evening, showers late Sunday night (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 40 mph), then showers Monday (0.15 in. of rain possible) and Monday night highs 42-48 lows 38-42 cooling to 35 Monday night. Mostly cloudy with showers Tuesday (snow level 1,000 ft.), rain likely (60%) Tuesday night (snow level 1,000 ft.), a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night, then rain likely (60%) Friday highs 42-48 lows 36-42 cooling to 38 Thursday night. (seasonal averages high 45 low 34)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow this afternoon (0.10 in. of snow possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,000 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. this afternoon), evening showers, showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with rain and snow Sunday AM, rain in the afternoon (snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. in the afternoon, 0.15 in. of rain possible), rain (0.30 in. of rain possible) and windy (SW 20-30 mph) Sunday night, rain Monday, then rain and snow showers and colder Monday night highs 43-48 cooling to 44 Monday lows 38-42 cooling to 34 Monday night. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday, cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday, then rain likely (60%) Wednesday night through Friday highs 42-46 cooling to 43 Friday lows 34-39. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with coastal rain likely (70%) this AM and rain this afternoon while rain inland today (0.30 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 10-20 mph increasing S 20-30 this afternoon at the shore and breezy – wind: S 15-25 mph inland), showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph late at night), rain Sunday (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 55 mph), rain (0.75 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 30-40 shifting SW 20-30 mph late at the shore while SW 20-30 mph inland) Sunday night, mostly cloudy with rain and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph) Monday, then mostly cloudy with showers Monday night highs 48-50 lows 40-45 cooling to 38 Monday night. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Tuesday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday night, rain likely (60%) Wednesday, rain and breezy Wednesday night, rain likely (70%) Thursday and Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with rain Friday highs 46-50 lows 38-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow, ran and snow this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 3-6 in. of snow possible), snow showers tonight (3-6 in. of snow), rain and snow (2-5 in. of snow possible) Sunday and breezy (wind: SW 10-15 increasing to S 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph), rain and snow Sunday evening, rain and snow showers late at night and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 60 mph), rain and snow showers Monday and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph), then snow showers Monday night snow level 3,000 ft. this afternoon, at the surface tonight, 2,500 ft. Sunday, 4,000 ft. Sunday night, 4,000 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. Monday afternoon, then at the surface Monday night highs 29-35 cooling to 30 Monday lows 25-30 cooling to 22 Monday night. Mostly cloudy with snow showers Tuesday, snow likely (60%) Tuesday night and Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and Thursday night and Friday snow level at the surface Tuesday through Wednesday, 3,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 3,500 ft. Thursday night, then 3,000 ft. Friday highs 23-35 lows 20-28.
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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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