Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is the “Photosphere?” Here is the correct answer. The Photosphere is the intensely bright portion of the sun visible to the unaided eye; the “surface” of the sun. Reaching temperatures estimated at about 11,000 degrees Fahrenheit, it is the portion of the sun’s atmosphere which emits continuous electromagnetic radiation.

ADVISORIES:

• A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

• A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER 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.

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• Mostly cloudy with early evening rain likely (70%), a good (50%) of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (President’s Day)(under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of rain late Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) Tuesday and in the evening, patchy fog with showers likely (70%) late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, showers, a bit cooler Wednesday, patchy fog with a (30%) chance of evening showers, just mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday night.
• lows 45-40 highs 59-56.
• Patchy AM and late night fog, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday and Thursday night,
• AM clouds with patchy fog, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday.
• highs 58-62 cooling to 57 Sunday lows near 42 (seasonal average high 54 low 38)

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

• Mostly cloudy with early evening coastal rain likely (70%) while inland evening inland rain, a good (50%) late evening rain continuing overnight tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM coastal rain and afternoon coastal rain likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Monday afternoon while inland rain likely (70%) Monday afternoon (President’s Day)(0.10 in. of rain possible), coastal rain likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday night while inland rain likely (70%) Monday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with coastal rain likely (70%) while AM inland likely (70%) and inland rain Tuesday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph), evening coastal rain likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and coastal showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late at night while inland evening rain with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and inland showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon and evening, then just mostly cloudy Wednesday night.
• lows 45-47 cooling to 42 Wednesday night highs 59-56.
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly cloudy, mostly cloudy Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Saturday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain, then rain Sunday night.
• highs 60-56 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41).