Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Jetty? 

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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape) is approaching the Pacific Northwest and the Atmospheric River remains well to the south moving over central and southern California. The graphics for days 1-3 show a frontal system moving our way Thursday. The graphics for days 3-7 show an increase in complex frontal systems moving our way Sunday through next Thursday continuing the rain chances.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 17 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 7 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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ADVISORIES:

• A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 2,500 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
• A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 5 PM SATURDAY ABOVE 2,000 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY.
• A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST  OREGON AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
• A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 5 AM SATURDAY ABOVE 3,500 FT. FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.
• A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 5 PM SATURDAY ABOVE 2,500 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
• A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 11 AM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL THE OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
• A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 11 AM SATURDAY ABOVE 2,500 FT. FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.
• A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 11 AM FRIDAY ABOVE 2,500 FT. FOR  EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY UNTIL 11 AM FRIDAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR  EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY UNTIL 5 PM FRIDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY UNTIL 11 AM FRIDAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 5 AM SATURDAY FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON  AND THE NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY UNTIL11 AM FRIDAY ABOVE 2,000 FT. FOR JACKSON COUNTY.

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

• Increasing clouds with a good (50%) chance of evening showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms (small hail possible), a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
• Mostly cloudy with showers and cooler Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon thunderstorms (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms, small hail possible), showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday night, snow showers late at night (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,000 ft., small hail possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers and snow showers, showers and a slight (20%) chance of afternoon thunderstorms and a bit cooler Friday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, little or no snow accumulation expected, snow level 1,000 ft., small hail possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms (small hail possible), rain and snow showers at night (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 500 ft.),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain showers and snow showers, showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, evening showers likely (70%), then partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain showers late Saturday night.
• lows 40-30 highs 47-45.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon (snow level 1,000 ft.), a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a bit warmer with showers likely (70%) Monday afternoon (snow level 1,500 ft.), a good (50%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, then a mix of clouds and sun with with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon.
• highs 49-56 lows near 32. (seasonal averages high 58 low 38)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Posted Daily

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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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with evening showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, late evening rain becoming rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, little or no snow accumulation expected, snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 2,5oo0 ft. late tonight),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow, showers, snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and cooler Thursday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1-2 in. of snow possible, snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 2,000 ft.), showers and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft.),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers, snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon and evening (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 900 ft. rising to 1,500 ft.), rain and  snow showers late Friday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 800 ft. late at night),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Saturday, evening rain and snow showers likely (70%), then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Saturday night.
• lows 40-32 highs 49-46.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers and a bit warmer Sunday and in the evening, rain and snow showers likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow likely (70%), rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, evening rain and snow likely (70%), a (30%) chance of rain and snow late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, a (40%) chance of evening rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday.
• highs 49-55 lows 33-37. (seasonal averages high 60 low 40)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) of evening coastal rain with coastal late tonight while inland evening rain and a good (50%) chance of inland rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain, coastal showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon while inland rain with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, afternoon snow level 2,000 ft.), coastal showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms at night while inland showers, snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,500 ft.),
• Mostly cloudy with coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Friday while inland showers and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Friday (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,000 ft. rising to 1,500 ft. in the afternoon), coastal showers at night while inland rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms at night (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. late at night),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow showers Saturday, then a (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night.
• lows 38-32 highs 48-46.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and showers likely (70%) and a bit warmer Sunday and Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow likely (70%), rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Monday afternoon and evening, a (40%) chance of rain late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, rain likely (70%) Tuesday afternoon, a (40%) chance of evening rain, a (40%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 49-54  lows 33-35 cooling back to 33 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 55 low 42)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with evening snow showers with a (30%) chance of thunderstorms (snow possibly heavy at times), snow and rain showers late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, more in storms, 2-5 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow showers, snow showers and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon ( 5-8 in. of snow possible, snow possibly heavy at times) and breezy (Pass Wind: SW 10-15 mph gusts to 30 mph increasing to SW 15-25 mph afternoon gusts to 40 mph), snow showers (possibly heavy at times),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow showers Friday (little or no snow accumulation expected, snow possibly heavy at times) and breezy (Pass Wind: W 15-25 mph afternoon gusts to 40 mph),  snow showers Friday night (heavy accumulation expected, snow possibly heavy at times),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow showers Saturday, evening snow showers likely (70%), then a good (50%) chance of snow showers late Saturday night.
• snow level 4,000 ft. falling to 3,500 ft. late tonight, 2,500 ft. Thursday, then at the surface Thursday night through Saturday night.
• lows 25-16 highs 32-26 warming to 27 Saturday.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow showers, snow showers likely (70%) and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, snow showers likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM snow showers likely (70%), snow and rain showers and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of  snow showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow showers, a bit warmer with snow and rain showers Tuesday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow showers, then snow and rain showers likely (70%) and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon.
• snow level at the surface Sunday, 1,500 ft Sunday night, 2,500 ft. Monday and Monday night, then 3,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday.
• highs 32-37 lows 19-22.

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