Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column I Give Thanks For The Day Before Thanksgiving

You’ll want to read my feature story starting a series on service club organizations. This installment is called Who Are The Lions and What Do they Do?

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. The “Winter Solstice” occurs at 9:11 AM December 21st. What is the significance of this event? 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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Advisories:

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY INCLUDING ALBANY/CORVALLIS AND EUGENE/SPRINGFIELD.

A Blue-Green Algae warning  has been cancelled for Devils Lake while the warning continues for Tenmile Lakes in Coos County, Fern Ridge Reservoir, Lost Creek Lake, and Willow Creek Reservoir (NE Oregon). Water monitoring has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae that can produce toxins, state public health officials said. The algae levels are likely associated with dangerous cyanotoxin concentrations in the water that can be harmful to humans and animals. Swallowing or inhaling water droplets, as well as skin contact with water, should be avoided according to the authorities.
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An upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) is still controlling our weather. A weak disturbance will ride over the ridge bringing the chance for increased clouds Wednesday and Thanksgiving Day. An upper level low (shaded “U” shape) will slide to the east well south of us toward the weekend and we could see clouds and a chance of showers as it spins moisture at us from the south.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, and Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), partly cloudy at night.
• lows 28-35 highs 52-50.
• Mostly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday and Saturday night,
• Rain likely (60%) Sunday, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 50-47 warming to 52 Sunday cooling to 45 Monday lows 36-43. (seasonal averages high 49 low 36).

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with areas of patchy coastal fog late tonight while clear inland at night,
• Cloudy with areas of AM coastal fog then partly cloudy while sunny in the AM and partly cloudy in the afternoon inland, cloudy with patchy fog late Tuesday night,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Wednesday, occasional drizzle late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with occasional AM drizzle Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), then partly cloudy in the afternoon and Thursday night.
• lows 40-42 highs 58-55.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night,
• Rain likely (60%) Sunday and Sunday night,
• Then showers likely (60%) Monday.
• highs 53-56 cooling to near 50 Monday lows 42-46 cooling back to 40 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:

• Clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday (Thanksgiving Day) and at night.
• free air freezing level 9,000 ft. tonight, 8,000 ft. Tuesday, 7,500 ft. Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday, 7,500 ft. Wednesday night, then 7,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night.
• lows 34-32 rising to 35 Wednesday night and Thursday night highs 47-50 cooling to 45 Thursday.
• Mostly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Sunday, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday.
• free air freezing level 6,500 ft. Friday, snow level 6,000 ft. Friday night, 6.500 ft. Saturday, 7,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, 4,000 ft. at night, then 2,500 ft. Monday.
• highs 42-32 lows 35-33.