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No winner so here is my new weekly weather quiz question for the last time. Define the term “mist.” Here is the correct answer. Mist is a visible aggregate of minute water particles suspended in the atmosphere that reduces visibility to less than 7 statute miles, but greater than or equal to 5/8 statute miles. It does not reduce visibility as much as fog and is often confused with drizzle. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting 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. Good luck.
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The Jet Stream airflow (Shaded area with blue arrows) moving from southwest to northeast is called the “Pineapple Express” because it is warm moist air coming from Hawaii. A frontal system has moved through today spreading more rain and warm air over Oregon. Another frontal system (position shown is Wednesday) will move into the Pacific Northwest Tuesday bringing even more rain followed by yet another frontal system Thursday.
Advisories:
- A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING AND FOR THE SOUTH FORK OF THE COQUILLE RIVER AT MYRTLE POINT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.
- A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR SOUTHERN DESCHUTES COUNTY OF CENTRAL OREGON.
- A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF WESTERN OREGON.
- A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 10 AM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST, THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
- A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES, NOT INCLUDING THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Pollution Index is 9 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Pollution Index is 32 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene/Springfield: (Green) Burning Allowed.
Oakridge: (Green) Burning Allowed.
The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain this afternoon with some peeks of sun (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 5-10 mph gusts to 25 mph increasing S 15-25 mph this afternoon), a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, rain and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 40 mph) late tonight (0.55 in. of rain possible),
- Cloudy with rain (0.65 in. of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy with showers and breezy Tuesday, rain at night.
- highs 50-45 lows 43-36.
- Showers Wednesday, rain at night,
- Rain Thursday, showers likely (70%) at night,
- Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday (snow level 1,500 ft), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
- Then just mostly cloudy Saturday.
- highs 44-47 lows near 34. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers this AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft. this AM) and breezy (Winds: S 15-25 mph), a (30%) chance of rain late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (S 15-25 mph) late tonight,
- Rain (0.35 in. of rain possible) Monday (Presidents’ Day) and breezy (Winds: S 15-25 mph), evening rain, rain likely (60%) late at night.
- Rain likely (60%) Tuesday AM, breezy (Wind: S 10-15 mph inceasing to S 15-25 mph) then rain in the afternoon and Tuesday night.
- highs 53-50 lows 40-42 cooling to 38 Tuesday night.
- AM rain and snow, rain and snow showers Wednesday, showers at night,
- Showers Thursday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) Thursday night,
- A slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, then mostly cloudy Friday night and partly cloudy Saturday.
- highs 48-52 lows 37-34. (seasonal averages high 54 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers inland while a slight (20%) chance o coastal showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible and windy (Wind: SW 15-20 mph shifting S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph in the afternoon), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal and rain late at night while inland rain likely (70%) late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 25-30 mph gusts to 45 mph),
- Rain (0.70 in. of rain possible) Monday (Presidents’ Day) and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph decreasing to SW 15-20 mph in the afternoon), rain Monday night,
- Rain and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph) Tuesday, then rain at night.
- highs 54-52 lows 47-44.
- Mostly cloudy with showers Wednesday through Thursday night,
- A good (50%) chance of showers Friday, then mostly cloudy Friday night and partly cloudy Saturday.
- highs 53-47 warming to 55 Saturday lows 42-40. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers likely (60%), a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of snow this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 10-15 mph increasing to SW 15-25 mph in the afternoon), a slight (20%) chance of snow in the evening, rain and snow (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-2 in. of snow possible) likely (60%) late tonight and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph late at night),
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow (0.75 in. of rain possible, 4-8 in. of snow possible) Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain and snow Monday night,
- Rain and snow showers and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph increasing to 50 mph in the afternoon) Tuesday, then rain and snow at night.
- snow level at the surface today, 3,000 ft. tonight through Monday night, 4,000 ft. Tuesday, then 3,000 ft. at night.
- highs near 33 lows 27-30 cooling to near 20 Tuesday night.
- Mostly cloudy with snow showers Wednesday, rain and snow Wednesday night and Thursday, snow showers Thursday night and Friday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Friday night and Saturday.
- snow level at the surface Wednesday through Saturday.
- highs near 28 lows 20-18.
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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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