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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. In meteorology what is meant by the term “La Nada?” 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. Good luck.
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Advisories: A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM UNTIL 9 AM TODAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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A trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue lines) will swing through the Pacific Northwest continue bringing clouds and cooler temperatures. A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue lines) will move in behind the trough and warm us up for the holiday weekend. The Beavers will be home against Sacramento State Saturday at 1PM the weather will be bright, sunny, warm, and dry with high temperature in the mid 80s. The Ducks will play against LSU in Arlington, Texas with game time at 5 PM and it will be hot with high temperature about 100 degrees. Don’t know if the roof there will be open or closed.
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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: Cloudy this AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night, mostly sunny and warmer Friday, then mostly clear Friday night highs 70-80 lows 46-50 falling to 44 Friday night. Sunny Saturday through Monday (Labor Day) with mostly clear nights, mostly clear Monday night, then mostly sunny Tuesday highs 86-92 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 81 low 50)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon through Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, clear Thursday night, sunny Friday, then clear Friday night highs 70-84 lows 48-55. Sunny Saturday and Sunday with clear nights, then mostly sunny Monday (Labor Day) and Tuesday with mostly clear nights highs near 90 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 83 low 54)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy at night with patchy fog late and Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night, sunny Friday, then mostly clear Friday night highs 62-67 cooling to near 64 Friday lows 48-52. Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night, sunny Sunday, clear in the evening, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday (Labor Day), partly cloudy Monday night, then sunny Tuesday highs 72-65 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy this AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight, partly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny and warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night, mostly sunny Friday, then clear Friday night snow level above 8,000 ft. today and tonight, free air freezing level of 10,000 ft. Thursday, 13, 000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, then 14,000 ft. Friday night highs 52-69 lows 36-47. Sunny Saturday through Monday (Labor Day) with clear nights, then sunny Tuesday free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 13,000 ft. Sunday through Monday, then 14,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday highs 80-82 cooling to 76 Tuesday 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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