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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. Congratulations Dave! 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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An upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U” shape) has moved through and we are now on the back side of the trough which is also the leading edge of a high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch” shape). They combine to give us a strong northwesterly airflow that is bring the colder air our way. A frontal system is moving through the Pacific Northwest spreading more moisture along with the cooler air. It will dry out a bit behind this system. This frontal system will approach the Pacific Coast Wednesday increasing rain chances again. 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 WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY THROUGH 10 AM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. 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 HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE COAST OF NORTHWEST OREGON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR NORTH CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY, AND UNTIL 7 PM FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY THROUGH 1 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 10 PM SUNDAY 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, THE KLAMATH BASIN, 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 WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE SIKIYOUS MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN 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: Mostly cloudy with rain this evening, showers likely (60%) late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with AM showers, rain Sunday afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph in the afternoon), rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph) Sunday night, showers Monday (0.15 in. of rain possible) and windy, showers and colder Monday night (0.15 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers Tuesday (snow level 1,000 ft.), then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night (snow level 1,000 ft.) lows 37-42 cooling to 35 Tuesday night highs 46-40. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain Wednesday night, rain likely (70%) Thursday through Friday, then showers likely (70%) Friday night and Saturday highs 42-48 lows near 39. (seasonal averages high 45 low 34)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft.), rain and snow Sunday AM, rain in the afternoon (snow level 2,500 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. in the afternoon, 0.15 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), rain (0.40 in. of rain possible) and windy (SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph) Sunday night, rain and snow Monday (snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 1,500 ft. in the afternoon, 0.20 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers and colder Monday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. late at night), rain and snow showers Tuesday, then then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night lows 38-42 cooling to 30 Tuesday night highs 46-38. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday, rain and snow Wednesday night, rain and snow and breezy Thursday, rain and snow Thursday night and Friday, rain likely (70%) Friday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday highs 42-45 lows 38-36. (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 rain tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible), rain Sunday (0.50 in. of rain possible) and very windy (wind: S 10-20 mph increasing to S 30-40 mph at the beaches and SW 10-15 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph in the afternoon inland), rain (0.75 in. of rain possible) and very windy (wind: SW 25-40 at the beaches and SW 25-35 mph inland, gusts to 60 mph decreasing to 50 mph late at night) Sunday night, mostly cloudy with coastal rain Monday with AM rain, then afternoon rain and snow inland (0.30 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft.) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph in the AM), mostly cloudy with coastal showers and rain and snow showers inland Monday night (0.30 in. of rain possible) snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. late at night), rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms Tuesday, rain and snow showers in the afternoon, then rain and snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday night lows 40-45 cooling to 36 Tuesday night highs 50-44. Rain and snow Wednesday AM, rain and breezy Wednesday afternoon through Thursday, then rain Thursday night through Saturday highs 46-50 lows 42-40. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow this evening, snow showers tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 3-6 in. of snow), AM snow showers, rain and snow (0.50 in. of rain possible, 4-8 in. of snow possible) Sunday afternoon and breezy (wind: SW 5-15 increasing to S 15-25 mph gusts to 50 mph in the afternoon), rain and snow (1 .00 in. of rain possible, 8-14 in. of snow possible) Sunday night and windy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph increasing to SW 25-35 mph gusts to 65 mph late), snow showers Monday and windy (wind: SW 25-35 mph gusts to 60 mph decreasing to SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph), snow showers and colder Monday night, snow showers Tuesday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow Tuesday night snow level 2,500 ft. tonight, 2,500 ft. rising to 4,500 ft. Sunday afternoon, 4,500 ft. Sunday night, then at the surface Monday through Tuesday night lows 25-30 cooling to 20 Tuesday night highs 33-22. Mostly cloudy with snow likely (60%) Wednesday, rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday night, snow likely (70%) Thursday, rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday snow level at the surface Wednesday, snow level 2,500 ft. Wednesday night, at the surface Thursday, snow level 2,500 ft. Thursday night, 3,000 ft. Friday, 3,500 ft. Friday night, then 4,000 ft. Saturday highs 28-32 lows 25-30.
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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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