Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “Heat Lightning“?  Here is the correct answer. Heat Lightning is lightning that occurs at a distance such that thunder is no longer audible.  I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question starting Monday. The first person to post the correct answer as a comment on this page will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.

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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with arrows) has taken over bringing more sun and no precipitation, but it has given us cold overnight lows. The graphics for days 3-7  show a frontal system moving into the Pacific Northwest Wednesday with another following behind it Saturday into next Sunday. You’ll notice even another frontal system offshore Sunday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 51 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 14 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA.

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

• Clear this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog late tonight and Monday AM, mostly sunny Monday afternoon (Veterans Day Observed), mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog Monday night,
• Areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, slightly cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night.
• low 28-44 highs 56-60.
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy and Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy Friday and at night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday (a bit cooler).
• highs 57-54 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 53 low 38)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Posted Daily

Eugene-Springfield: YELLOW – Caution is advised.

Oakridge: YELLOW – Caution is advised.

*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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Your College Football Forecast    

November 17th:

Ducks vs Arizona State at  Autzen Stadium – Kickoff: To Be Announced- PST  – Too soon for a preliminary weather forecast.

Beavers vs Washington at Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington – Kickoff: To Be Announced- PST  – Too soon for a preliminary weather forecast.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer Monday (Veterans Day Observed), mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Monday night,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night.
• lows 35-39 highs 60-63.
• Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday and at night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs 62-64 cooling to 60 Saturday lows 42-46. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41)

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

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Monday (Veterans Day Observed), mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday with a slight (20%) chance of showers and Wednesday night.
• lows 42-45 highs 62-60 warming back to 62 Wednesday night.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy Friday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight(20%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs 62-59 lows near 47. (seasonal averages high 56 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Monday (Veterans Day Observed), mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow, a slight (20%) of showers and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. falling to 10,000 ft. late tonight, 11,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday, snow level 5,500 ft. Tuesday night, then 6,500 ft. Wednesday, then 7,500 ft. Wednesday night.
• lows 28-33 highs 47-52 cooling back to 47 Wednesday.
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday and at night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday and Friday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Saturday and Saturday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday.
• snow level  free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Thursday, 11,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, 10,000 ft. Friday night through Saturday night, then snow level 6,500 ft. Sunday.
• highs 45-48 cooling to 42 Saturday lows near 32.

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