Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Statosphere”?
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Upper Level High Pressure (“Arch” shape)is being pushed aside by Upper level Low Pressure (“U” shape) which means rain chances return. The graphics for days 1-3 show a frontal system that moved through Wednesday. The graphics for days 3-7 Sunday through Thursday show a complex frontal system sliding through Tuesday.
Note: Lane County residents will have to wait until Friday, November 1, 2024, at the earliest for the opening of the fall outdoor burning season. The season is typically scheduled to start on October 1st 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:
- AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FRIDAY FOR KLAMATH AND LAKE COUNTIES.
- AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FRIDAY FOR DESCHUTES 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 sunny and a bit warmer today, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
- AM clouds and sun, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
- highs 72-75 lows 46-48.
- Sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday (Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day), partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday.
- highs 75-65 lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 68 low 43)
Your Saturday College Football Weather Forecast:
Saturday October 12th:
Ducks vs Ohio State Buckeyes at Autzen Stadium: Game time: 4:30 pm- Weather forecast: Mostly sunny 75 degrees and cooling throughout the game.
Beavers vs Nevada Wolf Pack at Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV: Game time 4:30 pm- Weather forecast: Mostly sunny 75 degrees and cooling throughout the game.
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HOME WOOD HEATING ADVISORY:
Eugene & Springfield: GREEN Fireplace and wood stove use permitted.
Oakridge and Westfir: GREEN Fireplace and wood stove use permitted.
The use of pellet stoves is always allowed.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA.org)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- Partly cloudy with patchy dense AM fog, sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, just mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday afternoon and evening, partly cloudy late at night,
- Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear with patchy fog Saturday night.
- highs 70-79 cooling to 76 Saturday lows 52-56 cooling back to 52 Saturday night.
- Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, mostly clear Sunday night,
- Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Monday afternoon (Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day), mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, cloudy with a (40%) of evening rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday.
- highs 78-6 lows near 50-53. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy tonight with patchy dense coastal fog late tonight,
- Patchy AM dense fog, sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night,
- Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night, patchy coastal fog late,
- Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy evening fog, then partly cloudy with areas of fog late Saturday night.
- lows 46-49 highs 68-65 warming to 66 Saturday.
- Partly cloudy with areas of fog and a bit warmer Sunday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon (Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday.
- highs 64-59 lows 53-46. (seasonal average high 64 low 48)
Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Areas of AM smoke, mostly sunny and a bit warmer today, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
- AM clouds and sun, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy Friday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
- free air freezing level 11,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. this afternoon, 12,000 ft. tonight through Friday night, 11,000 ft. Saturday, then 12,000 ft. Saturday night.
- highs 58-66 lows 43-42.
- Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Monday (Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day), mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) of rain late Monday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, then partly cloudy and much cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night.
- free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Sunday through Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday night, then 7,500 ft. Wednesday.
- highs 65-66 cooling to 56 Tuesday lows near 42.