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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 high pressure ridge (“arch” on the orange jet stream line) is strengthening up to give us some more dry days. High pressure at the surface will combine with the upper air ridge to clear us out for some more sunshine today. Another upper level low (“U” shape on jet stream line) will start to move in By Wednesday and a frontal system will move in 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: Partly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain or drizzle Wednesday AM, just mostly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday and Thursday night highs 72-64 lows near 47. Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday night, cloudy 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 showers Monday highs 66-69 cooling 64 Tuesday lows near 47. (seasonal averages high 63 low 41)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Patchy AM fog, sunny and warmer today, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight, 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 highs 75-65 lows 50-46. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night, patchy AM fog, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday highs near 65 lows near 49. (seasonal averages high 65 low 44)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy with patchy AM coastal fog today, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of showers inland tonight, 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 highs 68-62 lows 52-48. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night and Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, patchy AM fog, mostly sunny with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers 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: Sunny today, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and drizzle with patchy fog late tonight, patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain or drizzle in the AM, partly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon, 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 14,000 ft. today, then snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight and Wednesday, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Wednesday night, 10,000 ft. Thursday, then snow level 8,000 ft. Thursday night highs 63-53 lows 40-37. 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 55-60 cooling to 54 Monday lows 38-35.
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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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