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This 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 (more sun than clouds), near 60 warming to near 64 by the end of the game.
The Ducks vs. Arizona State at Autzen Stadium – Kickoff: 7:15 PM partly cloudy, near 58 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 and push to the North a bit just long enough to give us some dry days. High pressure at the surface will combine with the upper air ridge to clear us out for some sunshine, really. 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 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 a (30%) chance of rain tonight, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy at night, mostly sunny early AM, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, patchy fog late at night and early Monday AM, mostly sunny Monday, then mostly clear Monday night lows 45-40 warming to 45 Monday night highs 64-60 warming to near 72 Monday. Mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday highs 70-62 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 65 low 41)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and early Saturday AM, mostly cloudy Saturday afternoon and Saturday night, partly cloudy Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday, then mostly clear Monday night lows 52-42 highs 70-65 warming back to near 70 Monday. Partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday highs 67-62 warming back to near 67 Friday lows near 48. (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 a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight, patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM, mostly cloudy Saturday afternoon and Saturday night, partly cloudy Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday, then mostly clear Monday night lows 53-44 warming to 49 Monday night highs 62-66. Partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers and cooler Wednesday and Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday through Friday highs 67-62 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy this evening and mostly cloudy tonight with a slight (20%) chance of rain, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening and mostly cloudy at night with a slight (20%) chance of rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear Sunday night, sunny Monday, then mostly clear Monday night snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Sunday, 10,000 ft. Sunday night, then 14,000 ft. Monday and Monday night lows 42-32 highs 54-50 warming to 56 Monday. Mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Tuesday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night through Thursday highs 57-47 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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