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It’s Monday. That means a new weekly weather quiz question. Here it is. This time we’ll have a weather and the movies question. In the famous 1952 Gene Kelly movie “Singin’ in the Rain” the rain that fell wasn’t just water because the water didn’t show up well enough on film. What was added to the falling water to make it look more like rain? 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 HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY UNTIL 11 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST.
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Another upper air trough of low pressure (“U” shape on the yellow line) is moving toward the Pacific Northwest setting us up for a wet week with a possible break about midweek. A new frontal system will move into Oregon bringing some more rain with it.
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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 rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) today (Columbus Day), rain tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night, patchy fog late at night and Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, then just mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday night highs 62-65 lows 50-44. AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night, a (40%) chance of rain Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night and Saturday, a (30%) chance of rain Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday highs 68-60 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 67 low 42)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with rain and a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this AM (Columbus Day), showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms), showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Tuesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, and just mostly cloudy Wednesday night highs 60-68 lows 53-44. Mostly cloudy Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night, a (40%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night (colder), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday highs 72-65 lows 47-43. (seasonal averages high 69 low 46)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this AM (Columbus Day) and breezy (wind: SE 5-10 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph late AM and afternoon), showers and a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this afternoon (0.75 in. of rain possible), scattered evening coastal showers then showers likely (60%) late at night, showers likely (60%) inland tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Tuesday (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy Wednesday night highs 58-65 lows 53-48 warming to 53 Wednesday night. Mostly cloudy Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night, a good (50%) chance of rain and cooler Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) of rain Friday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday highs 60-67 lows 48-45. (seasonal averages high 62 low 47).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: SW 10-20 mph) today (Columbus Day), rain and breezy (wind: SW 10-20 mph gusts to 30 mph higher elevations) tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain and breezy (wind: SW 10-20 mph gusts to 30 mph higher elevations) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night snow level above 8,000 ft. today, 6,500 ft. tonight through Tuesday night, above 8,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night highs 49-46 warming to 53 Wednesday lows 38-35. A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night and Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Thursday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, 5,500 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 5,000 ft. Saturday night, then 5,500 ft. Sunday highs 57-44 lows near 34.
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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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