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We have a Winner!
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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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The leading edge of a high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch” shape) is giving us a strong northwesterly airflow that has brought colder air our way. A frontal system is poised to move through oregon carrying more moisture to us. 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 UNTIL 1 PM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF OREGON. A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY FROM PORTLAND THROUGH SALEM, AND THE NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY FOR THE THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOUS MOUNTAINS. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 1 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE SISKIYOUS MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY ABOVE 1,000 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY. A WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND WESTERN, LAKE COUNTY, AND NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY.
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The Winter Solstice takes place Friday and that marks the official beginning of Winter.
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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 late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: SW 25-35 mph gusts to 50 mph), showers Monday (0.25 in. of rain possible) and windy (W 20-30 decreasing to W 10-20 mph in the afternoon), rain and snow showers and colder Monday night (0.15 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,000 ft.), occasional rain and snow showers Tuesday (snow level 1,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers in the evening, rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Tuesday night, showers likely (60%) Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday night lows 40-34 highs 43-40 warming to 45 Wednesday. Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday through Friday, showers Friday night and Saturday, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Saturday night and Sunday highs 44-48 lows near 39. (seasonal averages high 45 low 34)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain (0.40 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft. late) and windy (SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph) tonight, AM rain and snow showers, rain and snow Monday afternoon (snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 1,500 ft. in the afternoon, 0.20 in. of rain possible, 1-2 in. of snow possible) and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph in the afternoon), rain and snow showers and colder Monday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1-2 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. late at night), rain and snow showers Tuesday (snow level 400 ft.), cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday evening, a (%) chance of rain and snow at night (snow level 1,000 ft. falling to 500 ft. late), rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday AM, rain and snow in the afternoon, then rain Wednesday night lows 38-42 cooling to 30 Tuesday night highs 46-38. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Thursday through Friday, rain and snow showers at night, rain Saturday, showers in the evening, rain and snow showers late Saturday night, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday 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 (0.75 in. of rain possible) tonight and very windy (wind: SW 25-40 gusts to 60 mph decreasing to 50 mph late at night), AM showers, mostly cloudy with coastal rain Monday afternoon, rain and snow inland in the afternoon (0.30 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft.) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph shifting W 10-20 mph in the afternoon), mostly cloudy with coastal showers while rain and snow showers inland Monday night (0.30 in. of rain possible, 1-2 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. late at night), coastal rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms, then showers in the afternoon with rain and snow showers inland Tuesday (snow level 700 ft.), evening coastal showers likely (60%) with rain late at night while rain and snow showers likely (70%) inland in the evening, then rain and snow likely (60%) late Tuesday night, AM rain and snow Wednesday with afternoon rain and breezy, then rain and breezy Wednesday night lows 40-45 cooling to 36 Tuesday night highs 50-44. Mostly cloudy rain and breezy Thursday, rain Thursday night and Friday, showers Friday night, rain Saturday, showers and breezy Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday 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, heavy at times, (1 .00 in. of rain possible, 8-14 in. of snow possible) tonight and windy (wind: SW 25-35 mph gusts to 65 mph late), snow showers (6-10 in. of rain possible) Monday and windy (wind: W 25-35 mph gusts to 70 mph decreasing to W 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph in the afternoon), snow showers (2-5 in. of snow possible) and colder Monday night, occasional snow showers Tuesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Tuesday evening, snow showers likely (60%) at night and Wednesday, then rain and snow Wednesday night snow level 5,500 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. late tonight, at the surface Monday through Wednesday, then 2,500 ft. Wednesday night lows 27-17 highs 28-20 warming to 28 Wednesday. Mostly cloudy with snow Thursday through Friday, mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday night, rain and snow showers Saturday, rain and snow showers likely (60) Saturday night, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday snow level at the surface Thursday through Friday, 3,000 ft. Friday night, 3,500 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, then 2,500 ft. Sunday 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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