No winner this week. Here is the question again. On average how much pollen is released into the atmosphere in the United States each year? Here is the answer. Each year American vegetation spews forth some two billion pounds of pollen into the air we breathe. That’s roughly ten pounds of pollen per sneezing, wheezing, and sniffing human in the U.S.. Another weekly quiz question will start next Monday. The first person to post the correct answer will win one free week of personalized forecasts tailored to your needs.
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A new frontal system is moving down from the northwest spreading rain ahead of it. A series of frontal systems will follow to keep us wet well into next week.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Forecast for the Central and Southern Willamette Valley: Mostly cloudy with rain tonight low near 40. Mostly cloudy Saturday with showers in the morning and likely (60%) chance in the afternoon with rain likely (60%) chance Saturday night high in the low 50s low 40. Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday and Sunday night high near 50 low near 40. Rain likely (60%) Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) and Monday night highs still near 50 lows about 41. Rain Tuesday through Thursday night highs near 50 lows in the upper 30s. Rain likely (60%) Friday high in the upper 40s.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain this evening and likely (60%) late at night low 38. Showers likely (60%) Saturday then rain likely (60%) at night high 55 low 40. Showers Sunday, rain and breezy Sunday night high 50 low 40. Rain Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) through Thursday night high in the upper 40s lows in the upper 30s. Rain likely (60%) Friday high in the mid 40s.
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast: Evening rain likely (60%) along the coast and a good (50%) chance inland then rain late and windy tonight low 45. Showers along the coast and likely (60%) inland Saturday high 52-54 and rain likely (60%) and breezy Saturday night low near 45. Rain and windy Sunday and Sunday night high 52 low 47. Rain Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) through Wednesday highs near 53 lows near 43. Rain and breezy Wednesday night and Thursday highs 50-53 lows 42-44. Rain likely (60%) Friday high 52.
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain tonight snow level 5,500′ falling to 5,000′ 3-7″ of snow. Mostly cloudy with showers Saturday snow level 5,500′ 1-3″ of snow. Rain likely (60%) Saturday night snow level 5,000′ 1-3″ of snow. Rain Sunday and Sunday night snow level holding at 5,000′. Rain and snow likely (60%) Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) snow level 4,500′. Rain and snow Monday night through Wednesday night, snow level 4,500′ Monday night falling to 3,500′ Tuesday and holding through Wednesday night. Snow and rain likely (60%) Thursday through Friday snow level 4,000′ Thursday and Friday and 3,000′ Thursday night.
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