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Time for my 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 8 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 11 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST.
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A weak high pressure ridge (“arch” forming on the orange jet stream line) will build up just long enough to give us two dry days. A frontal system pushed through Oregon bringing some pretty heavy showers 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 a (30%) chance of showers this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers and patchy fog late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night lows 46-42 warming to 46 Friday night highs 65-60. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday highs near 63 lows 42-45. (seasonal averages high 67 low 42)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening with patchy fog late tonight and Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy Wednesday afternoon through Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday night lows 45-49 highs 70-67. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday through Monday, partly cloudy Monday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday highs 65-69 lows 45-48. (seasonal averages high 69 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 showers this evening with fog late tonight, AM fog, mostly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain Thursday night, a (40%) chance of rain Friday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday night lows 50-47 highs 59-64 cooling to near 60 Friday. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday through Monday, partly cloudy Monday night, then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday highs 58-64 lows near 47. (seasonal averages high 62 low 46).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday afternoon and Thursday, partly cloudy Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night, a (40%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night snow level 7,000 ft. tonight, above 8,000 ft. Wednesday, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday night through Friday night lows 34-38 cooling to near 34 Friday night highs 53-57 cooling to near 50 Friday. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday snow level 8,000 ft. Saturday, 6,500 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night, then 8,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday highs 45-48 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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