Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Solar Wind?”
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge takes over for some serious warming. The graphics for days 1-3 show no frontal systems sliding through Oregon through the period. The graphics for days 3-7 Sunday through Thursday show a frontal system pushing into the Pacific Northwest Sunday.
ADVISORIES:
- NONE AT THIS TIME
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:
- Sunny and warmer today, clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
- highs 94-97 cooling to 95 Saturday lows near 56.
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Sunday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday (Labor Day), partly cloudy at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
- Then sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday.
- highs 89-80 warming to 86 Wednesday lows 56-53. (seasonal averages high 82 low 51)
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Your Saturday College Football Weather Forecast:
Saturday August 31st:
Ducks vs Idaho Vandals at Autzen Stadium, Game time 4:30 pm- Preliminary Weather Forecast: Sunny 92 degrees cooling to 75 by the end of the game.
Beavers vs Idaho State Bengals at Reser Stadium, Game time: 3:30 pm- Preliminary Weather Forecast: Sunny 94 degrees cooling to 83 by the end of the game.
Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- Sunny and warmer today, clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
- highs 98-99 cooling to 97 Saturday lows 62-60.
- Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon (Labor Day), partly cloudy at night,
- Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
- Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday.
- highs 90-82 warming to 89 Wednesday lows near 57. (seasonal averages high 84 low 56)
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Friday, partly cloudy at night,
- Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night.
- highs 72-67 lows 54-56.
- Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday (Labor Day), just partly cloudy at night,
- Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
- highs 66-68 lows near 57. (seasonal average high 68 low 53)
Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Sunny and warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night.
- free air freezing level 16,000 ft. today through Friday, Friday night, then 5,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night.
- highs 82-84 lows 52-55.
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday (Labor Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
- Then sunny and cooler Tuesday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Tuesday night,
- Then sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday.
- free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Sunday, 14,000 ft. Sunday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday and Monday night, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday, then 15,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday.
- highs 82-69 warming to 75 Thursday lows 50-45 warming to warming to 47 Tuesday night.