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 sending more storms our way. The graphic for days 1,2 & 3 shows a frontal system on the way to the Pacific Northwest. The days 3 through 7 graphic shows the next fronts that we will see approaching Oregon next week.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 12 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 13 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:

• Cloudy with rain chance increasing tonight (0.75 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain, heavy at times, Monday AM, rain and a bit cooler Monday afternoon (1.00 in. of rain possible) and at night (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible), showers and colder Tuesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, then showers likely (70%) Wednesday night.
• lows 50-40 highs 60-50.
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Saturday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs near 52 lows 38-44. (seasonal averages high 53 low 38)

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Your College Football Forecast: Preliminary forecasts-

Saturday November 19th: Too soon for accurate weather forecasts.

Ducks vs Utah at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT – Kickoff: 11:00 AM PST (12:00 PM MST), mostly sunny, 43 warming to near 50 by the end of the game.

Beavers vs Arizona at Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR – Kickoff: Time To Be Determined, Rain likely and a bit warmer, 52.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), and a bit cooler Monday (0.50 in. of rain possible), and Monday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers Tuesday (0.50 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers Wednesday and Wednesday night.
• lows 52-38 highs 60-50.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Thursday, just mostly cloudy Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Friday, a (30%) chance of rain at night,
• Then cloudy and cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday and at night,
• Then cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs 52-47 cooling to 55 Saturday warming to 58 Sunday lows 38-48. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, rain late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph at the shore while S 10-15 mph inland),
• Mostly cloudy with AM coastal rain and rain with a slight (20%) chance of coastal thunderstorms rain Monday afternoon while rain inland (1.00 in. of  rain possible),
• Showers likely (70%) in the AM, coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of coastal thunderstorms and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible) and at night while inland afternoon and nighttime showers (0. 50 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday AM, showers in the afternoon and evening, then showers likely (70%) late Wednesday night.
• lows 55-44 highs 62-52.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Thursday, just mostly cloudy at night,
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday and Sunday (cooler), rain Saturday night.
• highs 55-60 cooling back to 55 Sunday lows 45-50. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, rain late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Monday (1.50 in. of rain possible) and Monday night (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers, rain and snow showers and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, rain and snow showers and colder Tuesday night,
• Then rain and snow showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Wednesday and Wednesday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight and Monday, above 8,000 ft. falling to 8,000 ft. Monday night, 6,500 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, then 3,500 ft. Tuesday night through Wednesday night.
• lows 38-23 highs 48-34.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, just partly cloudy Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Friday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow likely (70%) Saturday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday night,
• Then showers likely (70%) Sunday.
• snow level 3,500 ft. Thursday, free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Thursday night, 5,000 ft. Friday, snow level 5,000 ft. Friday night, 6,000 ft. Saturday, then 6,500 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 35-42 lows 24-32.

 

 

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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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