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Today is your last chance to answer my 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: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Your Saturday College football forecasts:
The Beavers vs BYU at Reser Stadium – Kickoff: 1:00 PM A mix of clouds and sun (often more sun than clouds), near 60 warming to near 63 by the end of the game.
The Ducks vs. Arizona State at Autzen Stadium – Kickoff: 7:15 PM partly cloudy with increasing clouds, near 57 falling through the low 50s as the game ends. It will get a bit chilly so wear the proper clothing if you’re going to the game.
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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 a series of dry days. Too bad it didn’t do that Thursday like I expected. The high pressure at the surface will combine with the upper air ridge to start to clear us out for some sunshine, really. It looks like that will finally happen on Saturday just in time for the college football games. The question is when will it fade? Another upper level low (“U” shape on jet stream line) will set up off the coast and a frontal system will combine to possibly bring back the rain by the middle and end of next week.
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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 AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, mostly cloudy tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, mostly cloudy at night, partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night highs 65-60 lows 43-40. Partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday through Tuesday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night, then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday highs 65-62 lows 42-45. (seasonal averages high 65 low 41)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog early this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain and drizzle tonight, mostly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night, then partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night highs 70-63 lows 50-40. Partly cloudy Monday, mostly clear Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday through Thursday highs 67-62 lows 44-49. (seasonal averages high 67 low 45)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, just mostly cloudy this afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle late tonight, mostly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night, then partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night highs 65-60 lows 53-44. Partly cloudy Monday, mostly clear Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday highs 66-60 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers today and tonight, then partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday night snow level 8,000 ft. today and tonight, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Saturday, 10,000ft. Saturday night, 9,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night highs 57-50 lows 35-30. Partly cloudy Monday, mostly clear Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night, then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Monday, 12,000 ft. Monday night, 14,000 ft. Tuesday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night through Thursday highs 55-47 Wednesday 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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