Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Tropical Storm Warning “?
An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape) continues sending surface fronts over Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 1-3 show a complex frontal moving through Oregon between with another one following behind it. The graphics for days 3-7 Tuesday through Saturday show the parade of frontal activity continuing through the period.
Note: Ski Report: Willamette Pass (closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays), Hoodoo (closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays), and Mt. Ashland (closed Tuesday and Wednesday) are all open for the ski season. Check their Web sites for specific mountain conditions and hours of operation.
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ADVISORIES:
- A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 4PM TODAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
- A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM TODAY FOR THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY.
- A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM TODAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
- A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TODAY UNTIL 10 PM MONDAY FOR THE CLATSOP COUNTY COAST AND THE TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST.
- A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TODAY UNTIL 10 PM SUNDAY FOR THE THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
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 cloudy with rain today (0.50 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of rain tonight,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Sunday and in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, then rain Monday night.
- highs 53-55 cooling back to 53 Monday lows 44-43 warming to 46 Monday night.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night (Christmas Eve).
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%)Wednesday (Christmas Day), rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Thursday, rain Thursday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with rain Friday.
- highs 52-49 warming back to 52 Thursday and Friday lows 40-45. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)
Your College Football Weather Forecast:
Wednesday January 1, 2025:
The Ducks will play either #8 Ohio State or #9 Tennessee in the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California: Game time: 2 pm. Way too soon for a preliminary weather forecast.
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HOME WOOD HEATING ADVISORY:
Eugene & Springfield: GREEN – The burning wood is allowed.
Oakridge and Westfir: GREEN – The burning wood is allowed.
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:
- Mostly cloudy with showers and a bit warmer today (0.25 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of showers tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon and in the evening, patchy fog with a good (50%) chance of shower Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers, showers and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, then showers Monday night.
- highs 54-57 lows 44-47.
- Mostly cloudy with showers and a bit cooler Tuesday, patchy fog and a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night (Christmas Eve),
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon (Christmas Day), showers Wednesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with showers Thursday and Friday, showers Thursday night.
- highs 48-46warming back to 48 Friday lows 45-39 warming to 44 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with AM coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms with coastal showers this afternoon while inland showers and a bit cooler today (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Coastal Wind: S 20-30 mph decreasing to S 10-20 mph by late morning while Inland Wind: SW 10-20 mph), a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday, evening rain, then patchy fog and a good (50%) chance of showers late at night,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers, showers and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, showers Monday night.
- highs 56-62 lows 49-45.
- Mostly cloudy with showers and a bit cooler Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night (Christmas Eve),
- Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Wednesday (Christmas Day), showers Wednesday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with showers and breezy Thursday,
- Mostly cloudy with showers Friday.
- highs 56-57 lows 42-45. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain, a bit cooler with a rain and snow likely (70%) this afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible), evening rain and snow likely (70%), rain likely (70%) late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow likely (70%), rain and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon good (50%), evening rain, then rain likely (70%) with a (40%) chance of snow late at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) and a (40%) of snow Monday, then rain Monday night.
- snow level 5,000 ft. today and tonight, 5,500 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. Sunday afternoon, 6,000 ft. Monday, then 8,000 ft. Monday night.
- highs 37-40 lows 29-33.
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow and a bit cooler Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night (Christmas Eve),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow and rain likely (70%) Wednesday (Christmas Day), rain and snow at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow Thursday (snow may be heavy at times), rain and snow Thursday night (snow may be heavy at times),
- Then mostly cloudy with rain and snow Friday.
- snow level 5,000 ft. Tuesday, 4,000 ft. Tuesday night, 3,500 ft. Wednesday, 5,500 ft. Wednesday night, 5,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, then 5,500 ft. Friday.
- highs 36-35 lows 25-32 cooling to 30 Thursday night.