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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. This is your last chance to win this week. 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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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Your Saturday College Football Forecast: The Beavers vs Arizona at Reser Stadium: Kickoff 12:30 PM Partly cloudy, light winds, temperature near 60 warming to near 68 by the end of the game. With any luck it will stay dry until the evening when the precipitation chance returns.
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An upper air trough of low pressure (“U” shape on the orange jet stream line) is moving to the east and high pressure (“arch” shape) will help dry us out for just a bit on Saturday. A frontal system will move in over the weekend along with another low pressure trough setting up along the coast bringing back more clouds and precipitation.
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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 with a slight (20%) chance of rain this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) late Saturday night (under 0.01 in. of rain possible) and Sunday AM, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, a (40%) chance of rain late Sunday night, cloudy with rain Monday (Columbus Day), then a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night lows 45-50 highs 68-60. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday through Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday highs 64-60 lows 49-46. (seasonal averages high 69 low 43)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and drizzle this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight, partly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) of rain late Saturday night, a (30%) chance of showers Sunday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain late Sunday night, cloudy with rain Monday (Columbus Day), then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday night lows 46-50 highs 70-60. Mostly cloudy and warmer Tuesday with a (40%) chance of showers, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night through Thursday night, then partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday highs 70-63 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 71 low 46)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and drizzle this evening, patchy fog late tonight, mostly cloudy Saturday AM with patchy fog, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal rain then rain likely late at night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of late rain inland Saturday night, a slight (20%) chance of AM rain Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night, cloudy with rain Monday (Columbus Day), then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday night lows 46-53 cooling to 46 Sunday night then back to 53 Monday night highs near 60. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, rain likely (60%) Tuesday night and Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Wednesday night through Friday highs 65-58 warming to near 64 Thursday and Friday lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 62 low 47).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain this evening, mostly cloudy Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late Saturday night, showers likely (60%) Sunday AM, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain in the evening, a (40%) chance rain late Sunday night, cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday (Columbus Day), then a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night snow level above 8000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Saturday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night through Monday night lows 35-39 highs 55-47. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday through Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Thursday, then 7,500 ft. Thursday night, and 8,000 ft. Friday highs 52-45 lows 36-32.
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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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