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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What do the following Eskimo words have in common: Aniu, Apun,Mauja, Pukak, Qalig, Qannik, and Upsik? Congratulations to Mike for being the first to post the correct answer “snow.” They are all words to describe snow. Aniu -falling snow, Apun – snow on the ground, Mauja – deep, soft snow, Pukak -snow that can cause avalanches, Qalig – snow that collects on trees, Qannik – a snowflake, and Upsik – packed snow. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you next week starting on 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.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape shaded in grey with blue arrows) is nosing it’s way toward the Pacific Northwest continuing the warm temperatures. The weather will pretty much perfect for the Eugene Celebration Friday through Sunday. A new frontal system will enter the Pacific Northwest early next week returning some clouds and cooler temperatures.
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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 clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday mostly clear Saturday night and Sunday evening, then mostly cloudy Sunday night lows 56-50 highs 90-86. AM clouds, mostly sunny Monday afternoon, mostly clear Monday evening, cloudy Monday night, and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday and Thursday with partly cloudy skies at night highs 83-77 lows 52-47. (seasonal averages high 82 low 50)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Friday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, mostly clear Friday night, sunny Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night, sunny Sunday, then mostly clear in the evening and mostly cloudy Sunday night lows 60-55 highs near 90. Mostly cloudy Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy late night and early AM fog Monday night and Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy Tuesday night through Thursday AM, then mostly sunny Thursday afternoon highs 85-75 warming to near 80 Thursday lows 56-52. (seasonal averages high 84 low 55)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night and Saturday AM, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Saturday night and Sunday AM, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, then mostly cloudy Sunday night lows 55-50 highs near 66. Mostly cloudy with patchy AM and late night fog Monday through Tuesday, mostly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday, then just partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday highs 66-60 warming to 67 Thursday lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 66 low 53).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight, partly cloudy Friday with a (40%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, mostly clear late Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening, then mostly clear late Sunday night snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Friday through Saturday, night, 15,000 ft. Sunday, then 14,000 ft. Sunday night lows 52-50 highs 82-77. Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Monday night through Wednesday AM, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, then mostly sunny Thursday afternoon free air freezing 14,000 ft. Monday, 13,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night, then falling to 12,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday highs 75-67 lows 50-45.
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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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