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Here is my weather quiz question for this week. In the Willamette Valley what does it mean when you see large numbers of sea gulls gathering at school and supermarket parking lots? Some posted answers have been close but not exactly what I am looking for. Please post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no 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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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 showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Friday (0.50 in. of rain possible) and Friday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night lows 45-35 highs 54-60. Partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday highs 56-60 lows 37-42. (seasonal  averages high  60 low 39)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with   showers this evening, rain late tonight through Friday night, showers likely Saturday, then a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, then a (40%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night lows 44-50 falling to 37 Sunday night highs 57-62. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday through Thursday highs near 60 lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 64 low 40)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with showers this evening, rain late tonight, rain Friday and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), rain Friday night, showers likely (60%) Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday, then a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night lows 44-53 highs 52-55.  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of  showers Monday through Thursday highs near 55 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 57 low 43).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with showers tonight (1-3 in. of snow possible), rain and snow Friday (2 in. of snow possible), rain Friday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Saturday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (20%) chance of showers Sunday night snow level 4,000 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Friday, 6,500 ft. Friday night and Saturday, then falling to 4,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night lows 27-34 falling to 25 Sunday night highs 42-50. Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday through Thursday snow level 4,000 ft. Monday and Monday night,  4,500 ft. Tuesday, 4,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, 4,500 ft. Wednesday night, then 5,000 ft. Thursday highs 43-47 lows 25-30.

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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.