Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Tail Cloud “?
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape) takes over for a short time. The graphics for days 1-3 show the cold front that moves through the Pacific Northwest Friday through early Saturday. The graphics for days 3-7 Sunday through Thursday show the frontal activity that moving through the Pacific Northwest Sunday and Monday and another complex frontal system sliding in Wednesday through Thursday .
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:
- Areas of AM frost, sunny and warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) of evening rain, a good (50%) rain late Friday night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of late at night.
- highs 60-62 cooling to 59 Saturday lows 34-45.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely Sunday, rain Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Monday (Veterans day), rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Wednesday.
- highs 60-55 warming to 57 Wednesday lows 46-43 warming to 45 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 56 low 39)
Your College Football Weather Forecast:
Saturday November 9th:
Ducks vs Maryland Terrapins, at Autzen Stadium, Game time: 4:00 pm- Weather forecast: Mostly cloudy 58 degrees rain likely, cooling as the game progresses.
Beavers vs San Jose State Spartans, at Reser Stadium: Game time 12:30 pm- Mostly cloudy 50 degrees rain likely, warming to 59 as the game progresses
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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:
- Clear with patchy evening fog continuing late tonight,
- Patchy AM fog, sunny and warmer Thursday, clear Thursday night,
- Partly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
- Cloudy with slight (20%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night.
- lows 39-46 highs 66-62.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain Sunday afternoon, rain Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Monday (Veterans day), rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, rain likely (70%) late Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), then rain and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon.
- highs 62-56 warming to 58 Wednesday lows 47-44 warming back to 47 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 57 low 42)
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Sunny and a bit warmer today, clear tonight,
- Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of rain late at night.
- lows 42-48 highs 69-64.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, rain and breezy Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and breezy Monday (Veterans day), rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
- Then rain and a bit warmer Wednesday.
- highs 65-62 warming to 64 Wednesday lows 48-46 warming back to 48 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 59 low 45)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Sunny and a bit warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, a (40%) chance of rain late at night,
- Mostly cloudy and cooler with rain likely (70%) Saturday, rain with a slight (20%) chance of snow Saturday night.
- snow level 6,000 ft. today, 6,500 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon, then 13,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday and Thursday night,
- highs 54-56 cooling to 47 Thursday lows 35-36 cooling to 34 Thursday night.
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) and cooler Sunday, rain and with a slight (20%) chance of snow (snow possibly heavy at times) Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow (snow possibly heavy at times) Monday (Veterans day), rain and snow at night (snow possibly heavy at times),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow Tuesday, rain and snow likely (70%) Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and a slight (20%) chance of snow Wednesday.
- snow level 6,000 ft. Sunday, 6,500 ft. Sunday night, 4,500 ft. Monday 4,000 ft. Monday night, 4,500 ft. Tuesday, 5,500 ft. Tuesday night, then 6,000 ft. Wednesday.
- highs 37-47 cooling to 42 Saturday lows 25-32.