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Sorry but no winner for my weather quiz question for this week. Who created the “F” scale to determine the strength of tornadoes? Leslie Prieto did get it right, but I didn’t publish it because she was last week’s winner. I have a rule that you might not remember that you can win only one time in a 6-month period. Here is her correct answer: Tetsuya Theodore “Ted” Fujita is famous for developing the Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale, a scale used to measure the strength of a tornado based on the damage it produces. I was lucky enough to have a phone conversation with him back when I was working on an independent work study project on severe weather while attending Memphis State University, now known as the University of Memphis. I’ll have another question for you starting next Monday. Please 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.
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An upper air high pressure ridge (“arch” shape) has cleared out the clouds, but we’ll go back to wet as a low pressure trough approaches and a frontal system returns the rain late today. That means some more clouds on with skies partly cloudy. Another frontal system will move in early next week so it looks like the Spring rains will continue. Sorry, but you’ll need an umbrella or a coat to protect your Easter outfit for “Sunrise Services” and the rest of the day Easter Sunday. It might be a good idea to have Easter egg hunts indoors if possible.
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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: Partly cloudy and pleasant today, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) Sunday AM, afternoon rain (0.10 in. of rain possible), evening showers, rain likely (60%) Sunday night, showers likely (60%) Monday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night through Tuesday night highs 65-52 lows 42-47 falling to 39 Tuesday night. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday and Wednesday night, then a (40%) chance of showers Thursday through Friday highs near 55 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 62 low 40)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of scattered showers this afternoon, and a (40%) chance of scattered showers tonight, rain likely (60%) Sunday (AM snow level 3,500 ft.), showers Sunday night, AM rain then afternoon showers Monday (AM snow level 3,500 ft.), then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night through Tuesday night lows 46-42 Tuesday highs 65-50 warming to 60 Tuesday. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday and Wednesday night, then a (30%) chance of showers Thursday through Friday highs 63-45 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 66 low 42)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) of isolated inland showers this afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of showers tonight, rain likely (60%) Sunday, in the evening coastal showers likely (60%) and a (40%) chance of showers inland, showers Sunday night, rain Monday, then a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night through Tuesday night highs 58-53 warming to 57 Tuesday lows 47-42. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday and Wednesday night, a (40%) chance of showers and breezy Thursday through Friday highs 52-56 lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 58 low 44).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny this AM, partly cloudy with just a slight chance of a shower this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers in the evening, rain and snow showers likely (60%) tonight, rain and snow Sunday (1-3 in. of snow possible) and Sunday night (1-4 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday and Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday and Tuesday night, snow level 5,500 ft. today, 5,000 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. tonight through Sunday night, 3,500 ft. Monday, 3,00o ft. Monday night, 3,500 ft. Tuesday, then 4,000 ft. Tuesday night highs 52-36 warming to 42 Tuesday lows 29-24. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday through Friday snow level 5,500 ft. Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night, and 3,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, then 3,500 ft. Friday highs 40-35 lows 29-26.
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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.