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We have a winner!
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Congratulations to “Blaze” for being the first to post the correct answer to this week’s weather quiz question. What is a growler? The answer posted “A growler is a iceberg that is almost completely submerged” is correct. The growler is one of the many names of sea ice. It refers to a patch of floating ice, often originating from an iceberg, that floats low in the water and sometimes appears greenish in color. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz 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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Today, June 1st, is the official beginning of the Atlantic-Caribbean tropical storm season For updates on where tropical storms or hurricanes are headed just go to The National Weather Service Hurricane Center website.
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Upper level low pressure (“U” shape offshore) is sliding slowly into Oregon keeping the flow of moisture aimed at us. A frontal system has moved through the Pacific Northwest bringing with it more rain and possible thunderstorms. A new frontal system will push through the Pacific Northwest this week (position shown is Friday) increasing the precipitation chances once again and the wet weather will continue through most of the week. There will still be some sun breaks even on the rainy days ahead. Still cooler than normal, but there is hope in the computer models that we’ll dry out, warm up, and see increased sunshine over the weekend. It’s still too early to be certain of that yet.
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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: Mostly cloudy today with scattered showers This AM, showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of late afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible) and evening thunderstorms (small hail possible), showers likely (60%) tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), and Thursday (0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Friday, then mostly cloudy Friday evening, partly cloudy Friday night with a (40%) chance of showers highs 60-66 lows 45-49. AM clouds, partly cloudy and warmer Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night, mostly sunny AM, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday and Tuesday, partly cloudy Monday evening, then mostly cloudy Monday night highs 78-68 lows near 49. (seasonal averages high 70 low 45)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) this AM, showers likely (60%) this afternoon and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, showers likely (60%) this evening, a (40%) chance of showers late tonight, and Thursday, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night, a (40%) chance of AM showers, showers likely (60%) Friday afternoon and evening, then a good (50%) chance of showers late Friday night highs 60-67 lows 46-50. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday through Tuesday highs 79-69 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 74 low 48)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy today with a good (50%) chance of coastal showers, showers likely (60%) this afternoon, a good (50%) chance of showers tonight, a (40%) chance of showers Thursday AM, a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night, showers likely (60%) Friday and Friday evening, then a good (50%) chance of showers late Friday night highs 58-60 lows 45-49. Mostly cloudy with a (20%) chance of showers Saturday and warmer, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night through Monday, then just mostly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday highs near 60 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 62 low 49).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with showers this afternoon (1 in. of snow possible), and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening (1 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in thunderstorms), showers tonight (1 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Thursday (1 in. of snow possible), showers likely (60%) Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday, then mostly cloudy in the evening and partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday night (0.10 in. of rain possible) snow level 5,000 ft. today, 5,500 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. Thursday, 4,500 ft. Thursday, 5,500 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Friday, and 7,000 ft. Friday night highs 42-50 lows 33-40. Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night with a slight (20%) chance of showers, mostly sunny Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night through Tuesday snow level 8,000 ft. Saturday through Tuesday highs 62-56 lows 43-36.
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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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