Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Storm Surge?”
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An Upper Level High Pressure is still in charge of our weather pattern, The graphics for days 1-3 show a cold front pushing over the top of the high pressure ridge and moving through Oregon today and another front offshore Friday. The graphics for days 3-7 Saturday through Wednesday show a cold front will be moving in next Wednesday.
Note: Lane County residents will have to wait until Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at the earliest for the opening of the fall outdoor burning season. The season is typically scheduled to start on October 1 each year. However, the decision to delay has been jointly made by the Lane County Fire Defense Board and the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF).
ADVISORIES:
- A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONI-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, HE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
- A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE BURNS BLM AND THE VALE BLM.
- AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM FRIDAY FOR DECSHUTES COUNTY.
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 Thursday, clear Thursday night,
- Sunny and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, partly cloudy at night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then clear Saturday night.
- lows 42-45 cooling to 43 Sunday night highs 77-67 warming to 72 Saturday.
- Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, clear Sunday night,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday.
- highs 75-72 lows 44-49. (seasonal averages high 71 low 44)
Your Saturday College Football Weather Forecast:
Friday October 4th:
Ducks vs Michigan State Spartans at Autzen Stadium: Game time 6:00 pm-Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy 68 degrees and falling throughout the game.
Saturday October 5th:
Beavers vs Colorado State Rams at Reser Stadium: Game time 3:30 pm- Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy 68 degrees warming to 73 degrees then cooling throughout the rest of the game.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- Clear tonight with haze late,
- Sunny and hazy and a bit warmer with patchy smoke Thursday afternoon, clear and hazy with patchy smoke Thursday night,
- AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
- Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, then clear Saturday night.
- lows 43-49 highs 82-75 warming to 78 Saturday.
- Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, clear Sunday night,
- Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, clear Tuesday night,
- Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler Wednesday.
- highs 80-78 lows near 49. (seasonal averages high 73 low 48)
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Clear tonight,
- Sunny and slightly warmer Thursday, clear Thursday night,
- AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday, partly cloudy at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
- lows 45-47 cooling to 46 Saturday night highs 73-60 warming to 67 Saturday.
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy at night,
- Partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday.
- highs 64-66 cooling to 63 Wednesday lows 45-50 cooling to 48 Tuesday night. (seasonal average high 65 low 49)
Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly clear tonight,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
- Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, increasing clouds and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late at night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then clear Saturday night.
- free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Thursday afternoon, 14,000 ft. Thursday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday night, above 8,000 ft. falling to 8,000 ft. Friday afternoon, 7,000 ft. Friday night, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Saturday, then 13,000 ft. Saturday night.
- lows 37-44 cooling to 36 Friday night warming to 42 Saturday night highs 73-60 warming to 66 Friday.
- Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday.
- free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Sunday through Monday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday.
- highs 67-68 cooling to 59 Wednesday lows 42-40.