Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “The Alaska Current?” Here is the correct answer. The Alaska Current is a North Pacific Ocean current flowing counterclockwise in the Gulf of Alaska. It is the northward flowing (warm) division of the Aleutian Current. I’ll have a new weekly wether 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 replacing the High Pressure Ridge returning clouds and showers. The graphic for days 1,2 & 3 shows the front that will pushes through the Pacific Northwest today. The days 3 through 7 graphic shows the frontal activity that we will see next week.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 4 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 12 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 8 in the Good 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 Blue-green Algae Health Advisory has been lifted for Howard Bay located in Upper Klamath Lake. Water monitoring on the lake has confirmed blue-green algae and associated toxins have dropped to acceptable levels. Authorities still warn to be continually cautious with their pets in the lake since the levels can still harm small animals.
• A Permanent Health Advisory is still 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:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler particularly this morning (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight and Sunday AM, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, rain Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Monday and at night.
• highs near 60 lows 46-50.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Wednesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday.
• highs 57-50 lows 44-40. (seasonal averages high 53 low 38)

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Your College Football Forecast: Preliminary forecasts:

Saturday:

Ducks vs Stanford at Autzen Stadium – Kickoff: 1:00 PM- Mostly cloudy with decreasing chance of showers, 57 warming to 60 then slow cooling by the end of the game, Wind SW 5-15 mph gusts to 30 mph then decresasing.

Beavers vs UCLA at The Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA – Kickoff: 6:00 PM –Mostly cloudy, 72 cooling to 65 by the end of the game, Wind Light NW shifting to NE.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of scattered AM showers , a (30%) chance of isolated showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Sunday AM, just mostly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, then rain late Sunday night (0.10 in. of rain possible) through Monday night.
• highs 6near 62 lows 48-52.
• Cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), rain and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, and rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (60%) Wednesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Friday.
• highs 58-46 warming to 60 Friday lows 46-40. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41)

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

• AM showers likely (70%) this AM, a bit cooler today with isolated inland showers (0.25 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy tonight,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, a (40%) chance of evening rain, then rain late Sunday night (0.25 in. of rain possible) through Monday night.
• highs near 62 lows 50-53 cooling back to 50 Monday night.
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), rain and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon rain likely (70%) and colder Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Wednesday and at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Friday.
• highs 59-50 warming back to 59 Friday lows 46-44 warming to 48 Thursday night. (seasonal averages high 56 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of  showers and cooler today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), shower chance tapering to a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Sunday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, rain late at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Monday and Monday night.
• snow level 7,000 ft. today and tonight, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Sunday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, then 8,000 ft. Monday night.
• highs 48-52 cooling back to 48 Monday lows 36-40.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Tuesday, rain and a bit cooler Tuesday night,
• Rain and snow showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Wednesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers at night,
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of snow and rain Friday.
• snow level 7,000 ft. Tuesday, 6,000 ft. Tuesday night, 3,500 ft. Wednesday through Thursday night, then 4,500 ft. Friday.
• highs 46-37 warming to 42 Friday lows 30-25.

 

 

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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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