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We have a winner!
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Here is my 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 trough of low pressure (“U” shape shaded in grey with blue arrows) is going to move across Oregon while a low off the California will move up and into the area bringing the chance of thunderstorms back to the Cascades and foothills and Southern Oregon. The weather will pretty much be perfect for the Eugene Celebration today 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: Sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday mostly clear Saturday night and Sunday evening, then mostly cloudy Sunday night highs 90-84 lows 55-50. AM clouds, mostly sunny Monday afternoon, mostly clear Monday evening, cloudy Monday night and Tuesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Tuesday night through Thursday AM, then partly cloudy Thursday afternoon highs 83-72 warming to 75 Thursday lows 50-46. (seasonal averages high 82 low 50)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Sunny today, mostly clear tonight, sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and evening, mostly clear Saturday night, AM clouds, sunny Sunday, then mostly clear in the evening and mostly cloudy Sunday night highs 90-86 lows 58-55. 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 near 55. (seasonal averages high 83 low 55)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy today, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight 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 highs near 66 lows 53-50. 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 64-67 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 66 low 53).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy today with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, mostly clear late tonight, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and evening, mostly clear late Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night snow level above 8,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. this afternoon and tonight, 13,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, then 14,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night highs 82-75 lows 53-50. Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Monday night through Tuesday evening, mostly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon and evening, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday AM, then mostly sunny Thursday afternoon free air freezing 14,000 ft. Monday, 13,000 ft. Monday night, 12,000 ft. Tuesday, 10,000 ft. Tuesday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night then 11,000 ft. Thursday highs 75-65 warming to near 70 Thursday lows 48-44.
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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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