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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. In times of active weather the “Mesonet” comes in handy. What is it? Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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Another upper level high pressure ridge (the shaded “Arch” shape) is moving eastward away from us bringing the rain back as a trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape) moves in along the coast and a frontal system pushes through Oregon.  Another storm will come in late tonight and Tuesday AM. Yet another frontal system will slide toward us Thursday increasing the rain chances.

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Advisories: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY ABOVE 2,000 FT. FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.

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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%) this evening, showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, small hail possible in storms), partly cloudy with patchy fog at night, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday AM, rain likely (70%) in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Wednesday night (0.15 in. of rain possible) and Thursday, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday night lows 35-32 warming to 37 Thursday night highs 48-45. Mostly cloudy with rain Friday, rain likely (70%) Friday night and Saturday, a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday highs 47-50 cooling to near 47 Monday lows 36-32. (seasonal averages high 52 low 35)

Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain this evening, rain and snow late tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft.), cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible, 1-2 in. of snow possible, snow level 2,000 ft.), a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft. late), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday AM, then rain and snow likely (70%) in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft.) and Wednesday night (0.15 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft.), then mostly cloudy with rain and snow Thursday and Thursday night lows 36-32 warming to near 40 Thursday highs 48-50. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Friday through Saturday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday night and Sunday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday night, then rain likely (60%) Monday highs 54-48 warming to 52 Sunday and Monday lows 38-35. (seasonal averages high 54 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with coastal rain this evening and rain and isolated thunderstorms late tonight while inland rain tonight (0.45 in. of rain possible), cloudy with AM coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms with a good (50%) chance of coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon while inland AM showers with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible,), a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft.) and Wednesday AM, rain in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible) through Thursday night lows 40-37 warming to 44 Thursday night highs 46-50. Mostly cloudy with rain Friday, rain likely (70%) Friday night and Saturday, a good (50%) chance of  rain Saturday night and Sunday, showers likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday AM, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday afternoon highs 50-47 lows 40-37. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) this evening, rain and snow showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible), AM snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday, snow showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon thunderstorms (small hail possible in storms, 0.10 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible), a (40%) chance of evening snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of snow showers late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, a good (50%) chance of snow in the afternoon, snow Wednesday night and Thursday, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Thursday night snow level 2,500 ft. tonight, then at the surface Tuesday through Thursday, then 3,000 ft. Thursday night lows 24-20 highs 34-30 warming to 35 Thursday. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Friday and Friday night, snow likely (60%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of snow showers Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow Sunday and Sunday night, then rain and snow likely (60%) Monday snow level 4,000 ft. Friday afternoon, at the surface Saturday through Sunday, 2,500 ft. Sunday night, then 3,000 ft. Monday highs 35-25 warming back to 35 Monday lows 22-18.

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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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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. In times of active weather the “Mesonet” comes in handy. What is it? Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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Another upper level high pressure ridge (the shaded “Arch” shape) is moving eastward over us bringing sunshine and drying yet this AM, but this afternoon, Presidents’ Day, we will see the return of the rain as a trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape) moves in along the coast.  Another frontal system, in a series of many, will slide toward us Friday increasing the rain chances.

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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of  rain this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy at night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night highs 44-47 lows 35-32 warming to 36 Wednesday night. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday through Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday highs 47-43 warming to 46 Sunday lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 52 low 35)

Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this AM (Presidents’ Day), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.) this afternoon, evening rain, rain and snow late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1-2 in. of snow possible, snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft.), cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft.), a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers at night (snow level 2,000 ft. late), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday AM, then a (30%) chance of rain and snow in the afternoon and Wednesday night  highs 50-46 warming to 52 Wednesday lows 34-38. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Thursday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Thursday night, a good (50%) chance of  rain and snow Friday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday, a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late Saturday night and Sunday highs 48-50 lows near 37. (seasonal averages high 54 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this AM (Presidents’ Day), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), cloudy with AM coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms and a good (50%) chance of afternoon coastal showers and isolated thunderstorms Tuesday, inland AM rain and snow showers with rain showers Tuesday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft.), a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday night highs 45-49 lows 36-39 cooling to 34 Tuesday night and warming to 40 Wednesday night. Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday, showers likely (60%) Thursday night, rain likely (60%) Friday, showers likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late Saturday night and Sunday highs 46-49 lows 41-38. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy this AM (Presidents’ Day), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow this afternoon, snow tonight (2 in. of snow possible), cloudy with AM snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance snow showers in the afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of snow showers late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of snow Wednesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow Wednesday night snow level 3,000 ft. today, 2,500 ft. tonight, then at the surface Tuesday through Wednesday night highs 37-30 lows 24-20. Mostly cloudy with snow likely (70%) Thursday, a good (50%) chance of snow at night, snow likely (60%) Friday, rain and snow likely (60%) Friday night, snow likely (60%) Saturday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Saturday night, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow Sunday snow level at the surface Thursday and Thursday night, 2,500 ft. Friday, then at the surface Friday through Sunday highs near 28 lows 20-23.

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield news on-line at Eugene Daily News.com.

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We have a winner!

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Congratulations to Jacquie Beveridge you are the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weekly weather quiz question. Please go to the “contact” tab on my website home page and let me know when and how you want to spend your week of free weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Here is question for the last time. What is “meteoric water”? Here is Jacquie’s correct answer “Meteoric water is water that comes from precipitation.” I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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Another upper level high pressure ridge (the shaded “Arch” shape) remains centered just off shore. The ridge will moved eastward over us today bringing sunshine and drying, but Presidents’ Day will see the return of the rain as a trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape) will move in along the coast.  Another frontal system, in a series of many, will slide toward us Friday increasing the rain chances.

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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Partly cloudy tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Monday AM (Presidents’ Day), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of  rain in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Monday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy at night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then rain likely (70%) Wednesday night lows 33-36 cooling to 32 Tuesday night and warming to 36 Wednesday night highs 44-47. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday through Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday highs 47-43 warming to 46 Sunday lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35)

Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight, partly cloudy Monday AM (Presidents’ Day), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.) Monday afternoon, evening rain, rain and snow late Monday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1-2 in. of snow possible, snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft.), cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft.), a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers at night (snow level 2,000 ft. late), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday AM, then a (30%) chance of rain and snow in the afternoon and Wednesday night lows 34-38 highs 50-46 warming to 52 Wednesday. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Thursday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Thursday night, a good (50%) chance of  rain and snow Friday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday, a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late Saturday night and Sunday highs 48-50 lows near 37. (seasonal averages high 54 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy  tonight, partly cloudy Monday AM (Presidents’ Day), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Monday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), cloudy with AM coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms and a good (50%) chance of afternoon coastal showers and isolated thunderstorms Tuesday, inland AM rain and snow showers with rain showers Tuesday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft.), a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday night lows 36-39 cooling to 34 Tuesday night and warming to 40 Wednesday night highs 45-49. Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday, showers likely (60%) Thursday night, rain likely (60%) Friday, showers likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late Saturday night and Sunday highs 46-49 lows 41-38. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy with isolated snow showers this evening, partly cloudy tonight and Monday AM (Presidents’ Day), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow Monday afternoon, snow Monday night (2 in. of snow possible), cloudy with AM snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance snow showers in the afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of snow showers late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of snow Wednesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow Wednesday night snow level 3,500 ft. tonight, 3,000 ft. Monday, 3,500 ft. Monday night, then at the surface Tuesday through Wednesday night lows 24-20 highs 37-30. Mostly cloudy with snow likely (70%) Thursday, a good (50%) chance of snow at night, snow likely (60%) Friday, rain and snow likely (60%) Friday night, snow likely (60%) Saturday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Saturday night, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow Sunday snow level at the surface Thursday and Thursday night, 2,500 ft. Friday, then at the surface Friday through Sunday highs near 28 lows 20-23.

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield news on-line at Eugene Daily News.com.

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We have a winner!

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Congratulations to Jacquie Beveridge you are the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weekly weather quiz question. Please go to the “contact” tab on my website home page and let me know when and how you want to spend your week of free weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Here is question for the last time. What is “meteoric water”? Here is Jacquie’s correct answer “Meteoric water is water that comes from precipitation.” I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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Another upper level high pressure ridge (the shaded “Arch” shape) remains centered just off shore. The ridge will move eastward over us today bringing sunshine and drying today, but Presidents’ Day will see the return of the rain as a trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape) will move in along the coast.  Another frontal system, in a series of many, will slide toward us Friday increasing the rain chances.

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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: A mix of clouds and sun this today, partly cloudy tonight and Monday AM (Presidents’ Day), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of  rain in the afternoon, rain Monday night, AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday evening and mostly cloudy at night highs 50-44 lows 33-36 cooling to 32 Tuesday night. A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night, then rain likely (60%) Thursday through Saturday highs 47-43 lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35)

Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late tonight, partly cloudy Monday AM, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain (snow level 3,000 ft.) Monday afternoon (Presidents’ Day), evening rain, rain and snow late Monday night (snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft.), AM rain and snow showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday afternoon (snow level 2,000 ft. rising to 2,500 ft.), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then just mostly cloudy Tuesday night highs 49-45 lows near 37. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday and Wednesday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday and Thursday night, mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday through Saturday highs near 48 lows near 37. (seasonal averages high 54 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly cloudy tonight, partly cloudy Monday AM, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday afternoon (Presidents’ Day), rain Monday night, AM showers, a good (50%) chance of afternoon coastal showers, inland showers likely (70%) Tuesday afternoon (AM snow level 2,000 ft.), then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night highs 47-43 lows 35-40 cooling to 34 Tuesday night. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday and Wednesday night, rain likely (70%) Thursday, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday night through Saturday highs 46-49 lows near 39. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy today and tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Monday AM, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Monday afternoon (Presidents’ Day), rain and snow Monday night, cloudy with a snow showers Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Tuesday night free air freezing level 3,500 ft. today, 4,000 ft. tonight, snow level 2,500 ft. Monday, 3,000 ft. Monday night, 2,500 ft. Tuesday, then at the surface Tuesday night highs 40-30 lows 24-20. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of snow Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow at night, snow likely (70%) Thursday, a good (50%) chance of snow showers at night, snow likely (60%) Friday, rain and snow likely (60%) Friday night, then mostly cloudy with snow likely (60%) Saturday snow level at the surface Wednesday through Friday, 3,000 ft. Friday night, then at the surface Saturday highs 29-27 lows 20-22.

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield news on-line at Eugene Daily News.com.

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We have a winner!

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Congratulations to Jacquie Beveridge you are the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weekly weather quiz question. Please go to the “contact” tab on my website home page and let me know when and how you want to spend your week of free weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Here is question for the last time. What is “meteoric water”? Here is Jacquie’s correct answer “Meteoric water is water that comes from precipitation.” I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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Another upper level high pressure ridge (the shaded “Arch” shape) remains centered just off shore. The ridge wile move eastward over us and a trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape) will move in along the coast with a frontal system has moved across Oregon returning the chance of rain to the Pacific Northwest through tonight. There will be sunshine and drying Sunday, but Presidents’ Day will see the return of the rain. Another frontal system will slide onshore Thursday increasing the rain chances.

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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), a good (50%) chance of  rain in the afternoon, rain Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night lows 37-33 warming to 37 Monday night cooling to 32 Tuesday night highs 46-44. A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night, rain likely (60%) Thursday, showers likely (60%) Thursday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Saturday highs 47-43 lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35)

Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM (snow level 3,000 ft.), partly cloudy Sunday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon (Presidents’ Day), rain and snow late Monday night (snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft.),  AM rain and snow showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening snow showers, then just mostly cloudy Tuesday night lows 39-33 warming to 38 Monday night cooling to 34 Tuesday night highs 49-52 cooling to 47 Tuesday. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers at night, rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday and Thursday evening, rain and snow showers likely  (60%) Thursday night, mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday through Saturday highs near 48 lows near 37. (seasonal averages high 54 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of  coastal showers Sunday AM while a slight (20%) chance of inland AM showers and partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday afternoon (Presidents’ Day), rain Monday night, AM showers, showers likely (60%) Tuesday afternoon,  then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night lows 38-34 warming to near 40 Tuesday night highs 53-47. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers at night, rain likely (70%) Thursday, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday night through Saturday highs 46-49 lows 37-40. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow Monday afternoon (Presidents’ Day), snow Monday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers Tuesday night snow level 3,000 ft. tonight, 2,500 ft. Sunday, free air freezing level 3,500 ft. Sunday night, snow level 2,500 ft. Monday, 3,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, then at the surface Tuesday night lows 20-24 cooling back to 20 by Tuesday night highs 36-30. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers at night, a good (50%) chance of snow Thursday, a good (50%) chance of snow at showers night, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow at night, then mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (60%) Saturday snow level at the surface Wednesday through Thursday, 2,500 ft. Thursday night, at the surface Friday, 3,000 ft. Friday night, then at the surface Saturday highs near 28 lows 20-22.

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield news on-line at Eugene Daily News.com.

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We have a winner!

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Congratulations to Jacquie Beveridge you are the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weekly weather quiz question. Please go to the “contact” tab on my website home page and let me know when and how you want to spend your week of free weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Here is question for the last time. What is “meteoric water”? Here is Jacquie’s correct answer “Meteoric water is water that comes from precipitation.” I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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Another upper level high pressure ridge (the shaded “Arch” shape) remains centered just off shore. The ridge wile move eastward over us and a trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape) will move in along with another frontal system will return the rain to the Pacific Northwest.

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Advisories: AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM TODAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN, AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Partly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), then rain Monday night highs 50-46 lows 36-32 warming to 36 Monday night. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night, rain likely (60%) Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday highs 44-48 lows near 35. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35)

Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear with patchy fog this AM, a slight (20%) chance of AM drizzle, a (40%) chance of showers this afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight (snow level 3,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM (snow level 3,000 ft.), partly cloudy Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain and snow Monday night highs 55-50 lows 39-32 warming to 38 Monday night. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms Tuesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers at night, rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday and Thursday evening, rain and snow showers likely  (60%) Thursday night, mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday afternoon highs near 48 lows 35-38. (seasonal averages high 54 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM drizzle, (30%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of  showers Sunday AM, just mostly cloudy in the afternoon at the coast while partly cloudy inland in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Sunday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), then mostly cloudy with rain Monday night highs 53-47 lows 38-36 warming to near 40 Monday night. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of  showers Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (%) chance of showers at night, rain likely (60%) Thursday and Thursday evening, showers likely (60%) at night, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday AM, then mostly cloudy with rain Friday afternoon highs near 46 lows 37-40. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and cooler this afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Sunday AM, partly cloudy Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon (Presidents’ Day), then snow likely (70%) Monday night snow level 5,000 ft. today, 3,000 ft. tonight, at the surface Sunday, free air freezing level 3,500 ft. Sunday night, snow level 3,000 ft. Monday, then 2,500 ft. Monday night highs 43-32 lows near 23. Mostly cloudy with snow likely (60%) Tuesday, a (40%) chance of snow showers Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers Wednesday night, a good (50%) chance of snow Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow at night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow Friday snow level 2,500 ft. Tuesday, at the surface Tuesday night, freezing level at the surface Wednesday, snow level 2,500 ft. Wednesday night, at the surface Thursday, 3,000 ft. Thursday night, then at the surface Friday highs 28-32 lows near 23.

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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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Congratulations to Jacquie Beveridge you are the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weekly weather quiz question. Please go to the “contact” tab on my website home page and let me know when and how you want to spend your week of free weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Here is question for the last time. What is “meteoric water”? Here is Jacquie’s correct answer “Meteoric water is water that comes from precipitation.” I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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Another upper level high pressure ridge (the shaded “Arch” shape) remains centered just off shore. The ridge wile move eastward over us and a trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape) will move in along with another frontal system will return the rain to the Pacific Northwest.

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Advisories: AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SATURDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN, AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Partly cloudy tonight with patchy fog late at night and Saturday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (30%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), then rain Monday night lows 38-32 warming to 36 Monday night highs 50-46. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night, rain likely (60%) Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday highs 44-48 lows near 35. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35)

Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM, a slight (20%) chance of AM drizzle, a (40%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night (snow level 3,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM (snow level 3,000 ft.), partly cloudy Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain and snow Monday night lows 39-32 warming to 38 Monday night highs 55-50. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms Tuesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers at night, rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday and Thursday evening, rain and snow showers likely  (60%) Thursday night, mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday afternoon highs near 48 lows 35-38. (seasonal averages high 54 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Clear tonight, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM drizzle, (30%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of  showers Sunday AM, just mostly cloudy in the afternoon at the coast while partly cloudy inland in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Sunday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), then mostly cloudy with rain Monday night lows 39-36 warming to near 40 Monday night highs 53-47. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of  showers Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (%) chance of showers at night, rain likely (60%) Thursday and Thursday evening, showers likely (60%) at night, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday AM, then mostly cloudy with rain Friday afternoon highs near 46 lows 37-40. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and cooler Saturday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night 0.10 in. of rain possible), a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Sunday AM, partly cloudy Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon (Presidents’ Day), then snow likely (70%) Monday night free air freezing level 9,000 ft. tonight, snow level 5,000 ft. Saturday, 3,000 ft. Saturday night, at the surface Sunday, free air freezing level 3,500 ft. Sunday night, snow level 3,000 ft. Monday, then 2,500 ft.Monday night lows 28-22 highs 43-32. Mostly cloudy with snow likely (60%) Tuesday, a (40%) chance of snow showers Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers Wednesday night, a good (50%) chance of snow Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow at night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow Friday snow level 2,500 ft. Tuesday, at the surface Tuesday night, freezing level at the surface Wednesday, snow level 2,500 ft. Wednesday night, at the surface Thursday, 3,000 ft. Thursday night, then at the surface Friday highs 28-32 lows near 23.

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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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Congratulations to Jacquie Beveridge you are the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weekly weather quiz question. Please go to the “contact” tab on my website home page and let me know when and how you want to spend your week of free weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Here is question for the last time. What is “meteoric water”? Here is Jacquie’s correct answer “Meteoric water is water that comes from precipitation.” I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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Another upper level high pressure ridge (the shaded “Arch” shape) remains centered just off shore. The ridge has strengthened and will dry us out for a short time. By Monday another frontal system will approach the Oregon coast keeping the chance of rain alive.

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Advisories: AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SATURDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN, AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with areas of fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with patchy fog late at night and Saturday AM with a mix of clouds and sun in the AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night highs 57-48 lows 38-32. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon (Presidents’ Day), rain likely (70%) Monday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers at night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday highs 47-43 warming to 47 Wednesday and Thursday lows 37-33. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35)

Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, clear this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM, a (40%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, mostly cloudy Sunday afternoon, then partly cloudy Sunday night highs 58-50 lows 40-33. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a (30%) chance of rain and snow Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain and snow Monday night, rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms Tuesday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday through Thursday AM, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday afternoon highs near 48 lows 35-38. (seasonal averages high 54 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Sunny today, clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy Saturday with a (40%) chance of coastal rain while a (30%) chance of inland rain Saturday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers Sunday AM, just mostly cloudy in the afternoon while partly cloudy inland in the afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy Sunday night highs 60-48 lows 39-36. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain at night, showers and a slight (20%) chance of isolated AM thunderstorms, rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon, rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon through Thursday AM, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday afternoon highs 47-45 warming to 48 Thursday lows 39-35. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny and just a bit warmer today, clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and cooler Saturday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Sunday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Sunday night free air freezing level 9,000 ft. today and tonight, snow level 5,500 ft. Saturday, 3,500 ft. Saturday night, at the surface Sunday, then free air freezing level 3,500 ft. Sunday night highs 49-42 lows 30-22 warming to 25 Sunday night. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday afternoon (Presidents’ Day), rain and snow likely (70%) at night, snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers Wednesday and Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow Thursday snow level 3,000 ft. Monday and Monday night,2,500 ft. Tuesday, at the surface Tuesday night and Wednesday, 2,500 ft. Wednesday night, then at the surface Thursday highs 34-27 warming to 32 Thursday lows near 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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Congratulations to Jacquie Beveridge you are the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weekly weather quiz question. Please go to the “contact” tab on my website home page and let me know when and how you want to spend your week of free weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Here is question for the last time. What is “meteoric water”? Here is Jacquie’s correct answer “Meteoric water is water that comes from precipitation.” I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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Another upper level high pressure ridge (the shaded “Arch” shape) is sitting just off shore. The ridge has flattened out (not as high an arch) so a frontal system (a warm front) has brought milder air our way. By Monday another frontal system will move in keeping the chance of rain alive.

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Advisories: AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SATURDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN, AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and night with patchy fog late at night and Saturday AM and a (30%) chance of AM rain, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night, just mostly cloudy Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night lows 38-32 highs 55-45. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain likely (70%) Monday night, showers likely (70%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers at night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday highs 44-48 lows 37-33. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35)

Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear with patchy fog  late tonight and Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night, mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, a (40%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, then mostly cloudy Sunday afternoon and Sunday night lows 40-33 highs 58-50. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Monday (Presidents’ Day) and Monday night, rain and snow showers Tuesday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday through Thursday AM, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday afternoon highs near 48 lows 35-38. (seasonal averages high 53 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Clear tonight, sunny Friday, clear in the evening, partly cloudy Friday night, mostly cloudy Saturday with a (40%) chance of coastal rain while a (30%) chance of inland rain Saturday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, just mostly cloudy in the afternoon and Sunday night lows 42-36 highs 58-48. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain at night, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon, evening showers likely (60%), rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon through Thursday AM, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon highs 47-45 lows 37-44 cooling to 36 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy tonight, mostly sunny and just a bit warmer Friday, partly cloudy Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a (40%) chance of showers and cooler Saturday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night, a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Sunday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Sunday night free air freezing level 8,000 ft. tonight, 9,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, snow level 5,500 ft. Saturday, 3,500 ft. Saturday night, 2,500 ft. Sunday, then free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Sunday night lows 32-22 warming to 25 Sunday night highs 46-35. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain and snow likely (70%) at night, snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers Wednesday and Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow Thursday snow level at the surface Sunday snow level 3,000 ft. Monday and Monday night,2,500 ft. Tuesday,  at the surface Tuesday night and Wednesday, 2,500 ft. Wednesday night, then at the surface Thursday highs 36-27 warming to 32 Thursday lows near 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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Congratulations to Jacquie Beveridge you is the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weekly weather quiz question. Please go to the “contact” tab on my website home page and let me know when and how you want to spend your week of free weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Here is question for the last time. What is “meteoric water”? Here is Jacquie’s correct answer “Meteoric water is water that comes from precipitation.” It’s easy once you hear the answer. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next Monday.Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “meteoric water”? Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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Another upper level high pressure ridge (the shaded “Arch” shape) is sitting just off shore. The ridge has flattened out (not as high an arch) so a frontal system (warm front) brought some mild air our way. By Monday another frontal system will move in keeping the chance of rain alive.

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Advisories: AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SATURDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN, AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late at night and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and night with patchy fog late at night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday AM, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon and Saturday night highs 55-50 lows 38-35. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, just mostly cloudy Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain likely (70%) Monday night, showers likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday highs near 46 lows 34-38 cooling to 34 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35)

Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight and Friday AM, sunny Friday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Friday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday evening, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers at night highs 58-56 lows 40-37. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy at night, a (30%) chance of AM rain, a (30%) chance of rain and snow Monday afternoon (Presidents’ Day), rain and snow likely (70%) Monday night, AM rain and snow, rain and snow showers Tuesday afternoon, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday highs 50-46 lows 33-39 cooling to 32 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 53 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Patchy AM coastal fog otherwise mostly cloudy today, partly cloudy tonight and Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night highs 54-57 cooling to near 50 Saturday lows 42-39. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, just mostly cloudy in the afternoon and Sunday night, a (40%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain at night and Tuesday AM, showers Tuesday afternoon, evening showers likely (60%), rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, then rain and snow showers Tuesday afternoon highs 47-45 lows 37-42 cooling to 38 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon, just partly cloudy tonight, mostly sunny and just a bit warmer Friday, partly cloudy Friday night, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Saturday  afternoon, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night snow level 5,000 ft. today, free air freezing level 7,000 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. late tonight, 9,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, snow level 4,500 ft. Saturday afternoon, then 3,500 ft. Saturday night lows 30-23 highs 45-39. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Sunday, just partly cloudy at night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain and snow likely (70%) at night, snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow  showers at night, then a (40%) chance of snow showers Wednesday snow level at the surface Sunday, free air freezing level at the surface Sunday night, snow level 3,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, then at the surface Tuesday highs 35-29 lows 29-22.

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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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