Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. “What is the “Santa Ana Wind?” Here is the correct answer. The Santa Ana Wind: In southern California, a weather condition in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific Coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions. A frontal system will be well offshore Next Saturday.
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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape) brings Summer heat. The graphics for days 1-3 show a frontal system sliding into Oregon over last night, but not much change except for some cooling. The graphics for days 3-7 Wednesday through Sunday show no frontal systems pushing through the Pacific Northwest until a cold front moves through between Wednesday and next Thursday. A complex frontal system will be moving through Oregon between Saturday and next Sunday.
ADVISORIES:
- A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON.
- A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
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.
Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Mostly clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, clear Monday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and cooler Wednesday, then mostly cloudy Wednesday night.
- lows 47-52 highs 79-86 cooling to 76 Wednesday.
- A mix of clouds and sun and and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late Thursday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
- Then mostly sunny Sunday.
- highs 75-82 cooling to 80 Sunday lows 48-52. (seasonal averages high 76 low 49)
Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- Mostly clear tonight,
- Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, clear Monday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
- Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Wednesday, then partly cloudy Wednesday night.
- lows 52-55 highs 83-89 cooling to 79 Wednesday.
- Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly clear with patchy fog Thursday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
- Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler Saturday and Sunday, partly cloudy Saturday night.
- highs 77-84 cooling to 82 Saturday and Sunday lows 53-56. (seasonal average high 79 low 54)
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly clear this evening, becoming partly cloudy with patchy inland fog late tonight,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Monday night,
- Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
- Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Wednesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy Wednesday night.
- lows 47-50 highs near 68.
- Mostly cloudy Thursday, mostly clear with patchy fog Thursday night,
- Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, partly cloudy at night,
- Partly cloudy Saturday, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy start, then partly cloudy Sunday afternoon.
- highs 67-69 lows 49-52. (seasonal average high 64 low 52)
Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly clear tonight,
- Sunny and warmer Monday, clear Monday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night.
- free air freezing level 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Monday 15,000 ft. Monday night, 14,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 12,000 ft. Wednesday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night.
- lows 42-48 cooling to 42 Wednesday night highs 72-78 cooling to 65 Wednesday.
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late Thursday night,
- Sunny and warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday.
- snow level 7,500 ft. Thursday, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. 12,000 ft. Thursday night, 13,000 ft. Friday, 14,000 fr. Friday night and Saturday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday and Sunday.
- highs 58-70 cooling to 66 Sunday lows 37-45.