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Sorry, but no winner this week.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. It’s 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? Believe it or not they added milk to the water so that the drops would show up better on film. It looked more like real rain, but I wonder did it start to smell bad by the time they finished shooting? I’ll have another weekly weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. 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.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Your Saturday remaining College football forecast:
The Ducks vs. Arizona State at Autzen Stadium – Kickoff: 7:15 PM mostly cloudy this evening with possible fog, 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. The chance of showers should hold off until later tonight, but you might want to be prepared for a misty drizzle just in case.
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A weak high pressure ridge (“arch” on the orange jet stream line) will weaken tonight and Sunday then strengthen up again and give us some dry days. High pressure at the surface will combine with the upper air ridge to clear us out for some sunshine Monday and Tuesday, really. 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 a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly clear with patchy fog Sunday night, patchy fog early Monday AM, mostly sunny Monday afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog Monday night and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night lows 46-42 warming to near 47 Monday night and Tuesday night highs 66-73. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, a (30%) chance of rain at night, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday highs 66-62 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 65 low 41)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, mostly cloudy Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Sunday night, sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night lows 53-46 highs 66-74 cooling to near 70 Tuesday. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday through Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night through Saturday highs 65-68 cooling to near 62 Saturday lows 44-49 falling to near 45 Friday night. (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 coastal showers this evening, partly cloudy Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Sunday night, sunny Monday, mostly clear with patchy fog Monday night, mostly cloudy Tuesday, a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night lows 53-48 highs 64-68 cooling to 65 Wednesday. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday, a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday through Saturday highs 63-60 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday, clear Monday night, mostly sunny Tuesday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight and Sunday, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Sunday night, 13,000 ft. Monday, 14,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night lows 44-34 highs 56-64. Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of Wednesday night and Thursday, a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday through Saturday snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday through Saturday night highs 55-47 lows 36-33.
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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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