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Here it is my new weekly weather quiz question. This is an easy “Fall” question. What makes the leaves lose their green color and fall off of the trees? 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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Here is your Special Thursday night College Football Forecast:
The Ducks vs California at Autzen Stadium: Kickoff 6 PM Partly cloudy and dry 60 cooling through the 50s by the end of the game. Wind West 10-15 mph. You might want to bundle up. It will get chilly as the game goes on.
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Advisories: A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM UNTIL 8 AM THURSDAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
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An upper air trough of low pressure (“U” shape on the orange jet stream line) is sending even more moist cooler air our way. One frontal system came through already and a second even stronger one is sweeping through Oregon dropping more rain on us. There will be a break in the wet weather, but how long will it last?
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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 cloudy with AM showers, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms), a (40%) chance of evening showers, a (30%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night highs 57-65 lows 42-45. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night, a (40%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night, rain likely (60%) Monday (Columbus Day), then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday highs 66-64 lows 46-50. (seasonal averages high 70 low 43)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, showers likely (60%) with isolated thunderstorms this afternoon (small hail possible), a (40%) chance of showers tonight, patchy fog late at night and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy with areas of frost and patchy fog with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, mostly cloudy Thursday afternoon and evening, partly cloudy Thursday night, mostly cloudy Friday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night highs 56-69 lows 42-47. Mostly cloudy Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night, a (30%) chance of rain Monday (Columbus Day), a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, then a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday highs 72-64 lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 72 low 47)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with showers and isolated thunderstorms today with small hail possible, coastal showers likely (60%) in the evening, mostly cloudy and a good (50%) chance of showers tonight, a good (50%) chance of showers inland tonight, patchy fog late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, just mostly cloudy afternoon and through Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night highs 57-65 lows 45-49. Mostly cloudy Saturday with a slight (20%) chance of rain, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night, a (40%) chance of rain Monday (Columbus Day), a (40%) chance of showers Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday highs 64-66 lows 48-52. (seasonal averages high 63 low 47).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with rain and snow showers this AM, rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon thunderstorms (1 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers likely (60%) in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late tonight (1 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible), a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night night snow level 5,000 ft. today through Thursday, 7,000 ft. Thursday night, snow level above 8000 ft. Friday and Friday night highs 40-55 lows 32-36. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday (Columbus Day), then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday night, then a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Tuesday highs 54-59 lows 38-40.
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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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