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It doesn’t impact us, but the Atlantic-Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Tropical Storm/Hurricane season is officially over.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. This one relates to our space program. What U.S. space vehicle was launched in 1973 and returned to earth in July of 1979? A hint: it wasn’t a “soft” landing. Please place your answer as a post after the forecasts on this page. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free of personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.

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Attention skiers: Hoodoo, Willamette Pass, Mt. Bachelor, and Mt. Hood Meadows are all open. Mt. Ashland reports it will open this Friday December 3rd.

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Another  trough of low pressure has moved in offshore to set us up for more storms.  A new frontal system is pushing through Oregon bringing more rain and snow with it.

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Advisories:  NONE AT THIS TIME.

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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: Cloudy with rain likely (60%) this evening, a good (50%) chance of rain with patchy fog late tonight, patchy AM fog then rain a (60%) chance of showers Thursday, cloudy with evening showers likely (60%), then a good (50%) chance of showers late Thursday night, mostly cloudy in the AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog Friday night,  mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog then a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night lows 38-30 highs near 44. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday, then rain likely (60%) Tuesday night and Wednesday highs near 46 lows near 36. (seasonal averages highs 47 low 35)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Cloudy with rain likely (60%) tonight (snow level 3,500 ft.),  a good (50%)  chance of showers Thursday (snow level 3,500 ft.), a  (40%) chance of showers Thursday night (snow level 3,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday (snow level 3,500 ft.), cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of  showers Friday night (snow level 3,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night lows 42-34 highs 44-47. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night, a (40%) chance of showers Monday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night through Wednesday highs near 48 lows near 34. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain tonight, a (40%) inland and rain late tonight (snow level 2,000 ft. late tonight), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, cloudy Friday night, mostly cloudy Saturday, and a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night lows near 40 highs 49-53 . Mostly cloudy Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of chance of showers Saturday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and  Sunday night, a (50%) chance of showers Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night through Tuesday night, and cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday highs near 50 lows near 38. (seasonal averages high 54 lows 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Cloudy with occasional rain or snow tonight (1-4 in. of snow possible), snow or rain at times South ((rain and snow likely (60%) North)) Thursday (1-4 in. of snow possible), snow showers likely (60%) Thursday evening, a good (50%) chance of snow showers late at night (1-3 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow showers Friday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon,  a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Friday night and Saturday (windy mainly North), and a (40%) chance of snow showers Saturday night snow level  3,500 ft. tonight,  3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft. Thursday afternoon, 2,500 ft. Thursday night, rising to 3,500 ft Friday afternoon, and 2,500 ft. Friday night through Saturday night lows 28-19 highs near 32. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of  snow showers Sunday, a (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night and Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night, then snow likely (60%) Wednesday snow level  3,500 ft. Sunday night, 4,500 ft. Monday, and 4,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, 3,500 ft. Tuesday night, and 2,500 ft. Wednesday highs 30-34 lows 24-22.

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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.

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It doesn’t impact us, but the Atlantic-Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Tropical Storm/Hurricane season is officially over.

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A new week and a new weekly weather quiz question. Here is the new question. This one relates to our space program. What U.S. space vehicle was launched in 1973 and returned to earth in July of 1979? A hint: it wasn’t a “soft” landing. Please place your answer as a post after the forecasts on this page. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free of personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.

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Attention skiers: Hoodoo, Willamette Pass, Mt. Bachelor, and Mt. Hood Meadows are all open. Mt. Ashland reports it will open this Friday December 3rd.

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Another  trough of low pressure has moved in offshore to set us up for more storms.  A new frontal system is pushing through from the Northwest bringing even more rain and snow with it.

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Advisories:  A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON AND SOUTHERN CASCADES ABOVE 4,500 FT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, AND NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY.

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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 rain likely (60%) today, a good (50%) chance of rain tonight, rain likely (60%) Thursday, cloudy with evening showers likely, then a good (50%) chance of showers late Thursday night, mostly cloudy in the AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday afternoon , and a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night highs 48-44 lows 38-32. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, just mostly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday highs 46-49 lows 33-38. (seasonal averages highs 48 low 35)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Cloudy rain likely (60%) this AM, rain this afternoon and evening, rain likely (60%) late tonight (snow level 2,500 ft. late at night),  rain likely (60%) Thursday (snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. in the afternoon), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday night, a (30%)chance of showers Friday (snow level 3,000 ft.), with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night highs 45-42 lows 42-35. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain or snow showers Saturday and Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, (40%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday, a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday highs near 46 lows near 34. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy with coastal rain this AM and rain likely (60%) this afternoon, AM rain likely (60%) inland, then rain this afternoon, cloudy with a (40%) chance of coastal rain tonight,  evening rain likely (60%) inland and rain late tonight (snow level 2,000 ft. late tonight), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, afternoon and evening rain likely (60%) Thursday and Thursday night (snow level 2,000 ft. late at night), a (30%) chance of showers Friday, and a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night highs 49-44 lows near 40. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday, a slight (20%) chance Saturday night, a (30%) chance of showers Sunday, slight (20%) chance Sunday night, and a good (50%) chance Monday through Tuesday highs near 47 lows near 38. (seasonal averages high 54 lows 41).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) this AM, showers likely (60%) this afternoon (2 in. of snow possible), rain or snow likely (60%) tonight (1-3 in. of snow possible),  snow or rain at times Thursday (1-3 in. of snow possible), showers likely (60%) Thursday night (2 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Friday and Friday night snow level 5,000 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. late today and tonight, 4,000 ft. falling to 3,500 ft. Thursday afternoon, 2,500 ft. Thursday evening through Friday, and night highs 34-29 lows 28-20. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of  snow showers Saturday through Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night, mostly cloudy with good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, rain and snow likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday snow level 2,500 ft. Saturday, 3,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, 3,500 ft. Sunday night, 4,500 ft. Monday, and 5,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday highs 30-34 lows 20-24.

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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.