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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 UNTIL 11 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST.
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Your Saturday College football forecasts:
The Beavers vs BYU at Reser Stadium – Kickoff: 1:00 PM Partly cloudy, just a slight chance of a shower 58 warming to 66 by the end of the game.
The Ducks vs. Arizona State at Autzen Stadium – Kickoff: 7:15 PM near 62 falling through the 50s as the game ends.
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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. Now the ridge is clearing us out for some sunshine, but that will fade by the end of the week as another upper level low (“U” shape on jet stream line) sets up off the coast.
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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 patchy fog this AM, breaking out to a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night highs 65-62 lows near 43. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday highs 62-66 lows 42-45. (seasonal averages high 66 low 42)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog late this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon through Friday, then cloudy Friday night highs 70-67 lows 44-49. Mostly cloudy Saturday through Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night through Tuesday highs 65-69 lows 45-43 warming to 49 Monday night. (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 AM fog, mostly cloudy this afternoon through Thursday through Friday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday night highs 60-64 cooling to near 60 Friday lows 52-47. Mostly cloudy Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night, just mostly cloudy Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night through Tuesday highs 59-64 lows 45-50. (seasonal averages high 62 low 46).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: A mix of clouds and sun this today (a slight (20%) chance of showers to the far north) and Thursday, mostly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night, a (40%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night snow level 8,000 ft. this AM, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. tonight and Thursday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday night through Friday night highs 53-57 cooling to near 50 Friday lows 37-34. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday through Tuesday snow level 8,000 ft. Saturday, 7,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, 6,500 ft. Sunday night, then above 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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