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Another Monday means another weekly weather quiz question. Here is this week’s question. Oregon’s Cape Foulweather was named that because of a particularly strong storm that produced high winds and “thick and hazy conditions” that lasted for about two weeks. Who gave the Cape its fitting name? 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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A weak high pressure ridge (“arch” on the orange jet stream line) will 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 today and Tuesday, really. Another upper level low (“U” shape on jet stream line) will set up off the coast and a frontal system will move in to possibly bring back the rain by the middle and end of the 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: AM clouds and patchy fog, mostly sunny and warmer this afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night, mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler in the afternoon, then just mostly cloudy Wednesday night highs 68-75 cooling to near 66 Wednesday lows 43-49 cooling to near 44 Wednesday night. A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night, a (30%) chance of rain Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night and Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night, then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday highs 62-65 lows 47-43. (seasonal averages high 64 low 41)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, clear tonight, sunny Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Tuesday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, then just mostly cloudy and cooler in the afternoon and Wednesday night highs 74-80 cooling to near 68 Wednesday lows 44-52 cooling to 45 Wednesday night. Mostly cloudy Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, a (30%) chance of rain Friday night and Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Sunday highs 64-68 cooling to near 64 by Sunday lows 50-46. (seasonal averages high 66 low 44)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Sunny today, mostly clear with patchy coastal fog tonight with a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late, patchy AM coastal fog Tuesday AM, mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers at night, a slight (20%) chance of AM showers Wednesday, then mostly cloudy in the afternoon and Wednesday night highs 68-72 cooling to 64 Wednesday lows 47-54 cooling to near 64 Wednesday. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday through Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday highs near 63 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny today, mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today, 15,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Tuesday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night highs 63-67 cooling to near 56 Wednesday lows 38-34. A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, a (40%) chance of rain Friday night and Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Thursday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday through Sunday highs 53-46 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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