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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: Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of scattered showers and a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms (small hail possible), showers likely (60%) late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in thunderstorms), a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday (0.10 in. of rain possible) and Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), AM clouds with a good (50%) chance of showers, a mix of clouds and sun Friday afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday evening, mostly sunny Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night lows 45-50 highs 63-78. Mostly sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Sunday night, AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun Monday, mostly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Tuesday night, then AM clouds with a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday highs 80-64 warming to 69 Wednesday lows 50-46. (seasonal averages high 70 low 45)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening (high winds and small possible in storms), a good (50%) chance of scattered showers late tonight, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday, showers likely (60%) Thursday night, a good (50%) chance of AM showers, showers likely (60%) Friday afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Friday night, mostly cloudy Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night lows 46-55 highs 65-79. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday and Sunday evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night through Wednesday 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 scattered evening coastal showers, showers inland this evening, scattered showers late tonight, scattered showers Thursday, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night, showers likely (60%) Friday and Friday evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Friday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night lows 45-52 highs 58-63. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday through Monday, just mostly cloudy Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday through Wednesday highs 65-58 warming to near 60 Wednesday lows 52-47. (seasonal averages high 62 low 49).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening (1-2 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in thunderstorms), showers tonight (1-4 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible), showers Thursday (1-2 in. of snow possible), showers likely (60%) Thursday evening, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night (1-2 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers late Friday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night snow level 4,500 ft. tonight and Thursday, 5,000 ft. Thursday night, 5,500 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Friday, and 7,000 ft. Friday night, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Saturday, then a snow level 8,000 ft. Saturday night lows 33-40 highs 43-65. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday, mostly cloudy Monday evening, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday night, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday snow level 8,000 ft. Sunday through Wednesday highs 70-54 warming to 58 Wednesday lows 42-36.
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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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