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Here is this week’s weather quiz 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 by Thursday to bring back the rain and cooler temperatures.
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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: Clear this evening, patchy fog late tonight and Tuesday AM (possibly lingering a while again), sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler in the afternoon, just mostly cloudy Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night lows 40-46 highs 72-60. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday highs near 63 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 63 low 41)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Clear tonight, sunny and warmer Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, just mostly cloudy Wednesday afternoon through Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night lows 44-53 cooling to 48 Thursday night highs 75-65. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night, patchy AM fog, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday and Saturday night, patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday through Monday highs 66-62 lows 45-50. (seasonal averages high 65 low 44)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly clear with patchy coastal fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late tonight, partly cloudy with patchy AM coastal fog Tuesday, mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy Wednesday afternoon through Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night lows 47-56 cooling to near 50 Thursday highs 68-62. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night, patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night, patchy AM fog, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday highs 63-59 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Clear tonight, mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late at night, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, then partly cloudy Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night free air freezing level 15,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Tuesday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Wednesday night, 10,000 ft. Thursday, then snow level 7,000 ft. Thursday night lows 35-40 highs 64-49. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday through Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday and Monday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday through Monday highs 47-52 cooling to 47 Monday lows 37-33.
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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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