Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “Agglomerate?” Here is the correct answer. Agglomerate is an ice cover of floe formed by the freezing together of various forms of ice. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. Please remember to post your answer at the bottom of this page. An email will not suffice. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs.  Good luck.

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An upper level low pressure trough (Shaded “U” shape area with blue arrows) is sending disturbances our way.  The days 1,2 & 3 graphic shows the front that moved in today. The days 3 through 7 graphic shows the parade of storms headed our way through the week into next weekend..

Note: Hope you remembered to turn your clocks back (Fall Back) at bedtime last night. The Fire Department reminds you that you should check the batteries in your smoke detectors, Co2 detectors and Radon detectors. Replace batteries if necessary.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 26 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 68 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 53 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A Blue-green Algae Health Advisory has been issued for Howard Bay located in Upper Klamath Lake. Water monitoring on the lake has confirmed the presence of high levels of blue-green algae and associated toxins that can be harmful to people and animals. Swallowing water while swimming or inhaling water droplets as a result of high-speed water activities, such as water skiing and power boating, should be avoided in areas where blooms are identified. Although toxins are not absorbed through the skin, contact with cells from a bloom can cause skin irritation and a red, puffy rash in individuals with skin sensitivities, or those who develop rashes easily. Cell counts in other parts of the lake were low.
• A Permanent Health Advisory is in effect for the South Umpqua River and Lawson Bar. Pools in the bedrock along the rivers edge are known to develop Blue-green Algae (cyanobacterial) blooms that can be harmful to pets and people if accidental ingestion occurs. Signs have been posted along several access areas along the river.
• A Blue-Green Algae Health Advisory remains in effect for Agency Lake. Agency Lake is located just north of Upper Klamath Lake near Klamath Falls along Highway 97 in Klamath County. Water monitoring on the lake has confirmed the presence of high levels of blue-green algae and associated toxins that can be harmful to people and animals. Swallowing water while swimming or inhaling water droplets as a result of high-speed water activities, such as water skiing and power boating, should be avoided in areas where blooms are identified. Although toxins are not absorbed through the skin, contact with cells from a bloom can cause skin irritation and a red, puffy rash in individuals with skin sensitivities, or those who develop rashes easily.

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

• Patchy fog with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers,  mostly cloudy and a bit warmer this afternoon, cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Monday AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Monday night,
• Areas of AM fog, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, then becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night.
• highs 60-63 lows 47-43 warming to 52 Tuesday night.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler increasing clouds late Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Friday (Veterans Day), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 62-59 warming back to 62 Friday cooling back to 59 Saturday lows 48-52 (seasonal averages high 55 low 39)

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Your College Football Forecast:

Saturday November 12th:

Ducks vs Stanford at Autzen Stadium – Kickoff: 1:00 PM- Too soon for an accurate forecast.

Beavers vs UCLA at The Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA – Kickoff: 6:00 PM –  Too soon for an accurate forecast.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Patchy fog with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, just mostly cloudy this afternoon, mostly cloudy slight (20%) chance of showers tonight with patchy fog late,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
• Areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy Tuesday, then becoming cloudy with rain likely (70%) Tuesday night.
• highs 62-66 lows 48-52.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday night,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Thursday, patchy fog with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night with patchy fog,
• Patchy AM fog, cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Friday (Veterans Day) and Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 66-62 lows 50-52. (seasonal averages high 57 low 42)

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, just mostly cloudy this afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly cloudy and a bit warmer late tonight and Monday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Monday night,
• Areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, evening rain, then rain likely (70%) late Tuesday night.
• highs 62-66 cooling back to 62 Tuesday lows 52-54.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, just mostly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday (a bit cooler), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday (Veterans Day) and at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 64-62 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 57 low 44)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight,
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday and at night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night.
• snow level 6,000 ft. today, 7,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Monday, 12,000 ft. Monday night, 13,000 ft. Tuesday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 48-56 lows 38-40 cooling back to 38 Tuesday night.
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, just partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Friday (Veterans Day), cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday through Saturday.
• highs 52-50 warming 53 Friday lows 42-38.

 

 

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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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