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It’s time for my new weekly weather quiz question. Here it is. What type of cloud appears as a lens or almond shape and where can they usually be found? Please post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized  weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck

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The jet stream shows a high pressure ridge ( “arch” shaped area over the Pacific Northwest) that has kept us under a relatively calm weather pattern is moving Eastward away from us and a large trough of low pressure swinging in behind it. A frontal system pushed through and it will return as a warm front then other frontal systems will be following behind it (positions shown are for Wednesday). Remember that, particularly this time of the year, often when it’s not raining it is usually fogging.

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Advisories:  A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST AND THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST RANGE. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TODAY UNTIL 4PM TUESDAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.  A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TODAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY.  A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY.  A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH  5 PM TUESDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES  INCLUDING THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY.  A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT  FROM 4 PM TODAY UNTIL 10 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADES, THE SOUTH CASCADES AND SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN, CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH OREGON COAST.

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Here are your detailed forecasts. **

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with rain redeveloping today (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph in the afternoon),  rain (0.75 in. of rain possible) tonight and  breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph shifting to SW 10-15 mph late), periods of rain Tuesday (0.50 in. of rain possible), and showers likely (60%) Tuesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible) highs 54-44 lows 39-32. Mostly cloudy with showers (0.10 in. of rain possible, no snow expected) likely (60%) Wednesday (snow level 1,200 ft.), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night through Friday night, (40%) Friday night and Saturday, and (30%) Saturday night and Sunday highs 45-50 lows near 30. (seasonal  averages high 51 low 35)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with isolated showers this AM, rain likely (60%) this afternoon and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), rain  (snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. late tonight) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) tonight, rain Tuesday (snow level 2,500 ft.), rain and snow Tuesday evening, rain and snow likely (60%) late Tuesday night (snow level 1,500 ft.) highs 55-47 lows 40-33. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday AM, snow and rain showers Wednesday afternoon and possible thunderstorms, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday night through Sunday highs 45-48 cooling to near 45 Sunday lows 33-38. (seasonal averages high 55 low 36)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with scattered showers this AM, then rain in the afternoon and windy (wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore, S 20-30 mph inland), rain and windy (wind: S 25-35 mph gusts to 50 mph shifting SW 20-25 mph gusts to 40 mph late at night) tonight, mostly cloudy with rain and breezy (wind: Sw  20-25 mph) Tuesday, coastal rain Tuesday night (snow level 1,500 ft. late), evening rain then rain and snow  likely (60%) late Tuesday night inland highs 56-47 lows 45-37. Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (60%) Wednesday, possible thunderstorms, showers likely (60%) Wednesday evening possible thunderstorms, rain and snow showers likely (60%) late at night, showers likely (60%) Thursday,  mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday through Saturday, showers likely (60%) Saturday night, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday AM, then a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon highs 47-52 lows 35-40. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Cloudy with rain redeveloping this AM, rain  and snow this afternoon (2-4 in. of snow possible) and breezy (wind: S 10-15 mph gusts to 30 mph increasing S 15-25 gusts to 45 mph this afternoon at higher elevations),  evening rain and snow, snow late tonight (8-12 in. of snow possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph in the evening), snow Tuesday (5-9 in. of snow possible), snow showers in the evening, and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday night (2-4 in. of snow possible) snow level 4,500 ft. , 3,500 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. tonight, 2,000 ft. Tuesday, and at the surface Tuesday night highs 40-33 lows 30-23. Mostly cloudy with a snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday through Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Thursday night through Sunday snow level at the surface Wednesday  through Monday highs 30-38 lows 20-24.

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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.