Here is my weather quiz question for this week. What is the “Green Sky” effect? Please place your answer as a comment after the forecasts. The first person to post the correct answer will win one week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.
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A trough of low pressure is south of us (the shaded “U” ) and it will keep a moisture flow headed our way. A frontal system is moving southeastward and will increase our chances for getting wet. Another frontal system will be pushing into the Pacific Northwest by the end of the week. Between the two systems there will be a period of dry weather.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME
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The Pollen Count Forecast for the Eugene-Springfield area : Trees HIGH, Grass and Weeds ABSENT. From Allergy and Asthma Research Group.
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Here are your detailed forecasts. **
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with AM rain then showers likely (60%) and cooler today, a (40%) chance this evening and a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight high 54 low 36. Mostly cloudy Tuesday, Tuesday night, and Wednesday morning then a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, Friday, and Saturday and partly cloudy at night highs 60 Tuesday to 73 Thursday falling to 65 Saturday lows 40-46. Partly cloudy just a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday high 63.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain today and a good (50%) chance of showers tonight snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. then rising to 3,500 ft. at night high 53 low 40. Mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday morning, mostly cloudy Tuesday night then mostly cloudy Wednesday morning then partly cloudy and warmer in the afternoon highs 58-67 low 42. Partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday then mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday lows 42-47 highs 75-69. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night through Saturday night and mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday lows near 50 highs 72-64.
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with rain today and a (40%) chance of showers tonight and just a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday morning and mostly cloudy the rest of the day highs 52-55 low 42. Mostly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday and partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday lows 40-46 highs 62-58. Mostly cloudy Thursday night through Friday night lows near 50 high 60. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday morning and Saturday night then a (40%) chance of showers Sunday highs 63 low 50.
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers today ( 2-4 in. of snow) and rain and snow showers likely (60%) in the evening and a good (50%) chance tonight (1-2 in. of snow) snow level 3,500 ft. rising to 4,000 ft. high 40 low 25. A (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday and a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 5,000 ft. in the afternoon and 5,500 ft. at night high 46 low 32. Mostly cloudy Wednesday morning then a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night and partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, Thursday night, and Friday free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night and a snow level of 8,000 ft. Thursday through Friday highs 56-62 lows near 30. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday snow level 8,000 ft. highs 56-54 low 32.
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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.