Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. “What is “Smog?”
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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough is sliding down from Canada. The graphics for days 1-3 show a frontal system that will push through Monday followed by another wave Tuesday. The graphics for days 3-7 Thursday through Monday show a cold frontal system moving through the Pacific Northwest next Saturday.
ADVISORIES:
- AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR KLAMATH COUNTY AND LAKE COUNTY.
- AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR DESCHUTES, GRANT, AND WHEELER COUNTIES.
- AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR BAKER, HARNEY, AND MALHEUR COUNTIES.
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:
- A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, just mostly cloudy with possible sun breaks this afternoon, mostly cloudy tonight,
- Mostly cloudy start, becoming mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
- highs 79-92 lows 60-56 warming to 59 Wednesday night.
- Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
- Sunny Friday, mostly clear at night,
- Then sunny and a bit cooler Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night.
- highs 96-94 lows 59-56. (seasonal averages high 86 low 53)
Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, mostly cloudy this afternoon, just mostly cloudy late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy start, sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
- highs 85-94 lows 64-62 warming back to 64 Wednesday night.
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
- Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
- Then mostly sunny Sunday.
- highs 93-97 cooling to 95 Saturday lows near 63 (seasonal averages high 88 low 59)
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, just mostly cloudy and a bit cooler this afternoon, cloudy with patchy fog tonight,
- Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
- Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday, then partly cloudy Wednesday night.
- highs 73-76 lows 58-55.
- Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night,
- Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday, partly cloudy at night,
- Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Saturday and Saturday night,
- Some AM clouds, then sunny and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon.
- highs 76-74 warming back to 76 Sunday lows near 55. (seasonal average high 67 low 54)
Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly sunny with AM haze, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain this afternoon, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight,
- AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny and warmer Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
- snow level above 8,000 ft. today and tonight, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, 16,000 ft. rising to above 16,000 ft. Tuesday night, then above 16,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night.
- highs near 69-79 lows 48-53.
- Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
- Sunny Friday, partly cloudy at night,
- Sunny Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
- Then sunny and a bit cooler Sunday.
- free air freezing level 16,000 ft. Thursday, above 16,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, then 16,000 ft. Friday night through Sunday.
- highs 87-84 lows near 55.