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This is your last chance to answer 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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Saturday College football games forecast preview: They are both away games this week.
Ducks vs Colorado in Boulder, CO – Kickoff 12:30 PM : Sunny near 62 warming to near 67.
Beavers vs Washington State in Seattle, WA – kickoff 7:30 PM : Cloudy with rain changing to showers 57 holding steady and then dropping by a couple of degrees by the end of the game.
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The National Weather Service has designated this week as “Winter Weather Awareness Week.” There are different sets of information set up for each day this week that you need to know to be prepared for winter’s surprises. Here is the URL for their site. The entire week of information can be viewed anytime at your leisure.
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An upper air trough of low pressure (“U” shape on jet stream line) is moving through and a frontal system off shore will stall over the Northern reaches of the area waiting until Saturday or Sunday push through to keep the chance of rain and cooler temperatures with us . High pressure will take over and bring back the sun, for a while at least, early next week.
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WEEKEND METEOR SHOWER: Today Earth has entered a stream of debris from Halley’s comet, source of the annual Orionid meteor shower. Forecasters expect the shower to peak on Saturday morning with more than 15 meteors per hour. Check http://spaceweather.com for links to a live meteor radar, sky maps and observing tips. Good luck finding them through the clouds, but remember you need to be away from the city lights to se much of anything.
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 rain tonight through Saturday night, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday AM, a (30%) chance of rain in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers and colder Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night lows 48-33 highs 68-56. Patchy AM frost, mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy at night, patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, mostly cloudy at night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday highs 58-65 cooling to near 60 Friday lows 34-45. (seasonal averages high 61 low 40)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain then patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM, sunny Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain then patchy fog late Saturday night and early Sunday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday, then mostly clear with patchy frost late Monday night lows 47-37 highs 68-58. AM frost, mostly sunny Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night with patchy frost late at night and early Wednesday AM, sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday highs 56-65 lows 37-43. (seasonal averages high 63 low 44)
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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 rain tonight with patchy fog late night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal showers with patchy fog, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy at night with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain and a slight (20%) chance of inland rain late at night, patchy AM fog Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday, then mostly clear Monday night lows 48-55 cooling to 47 by Monday night highs 65-57. Mostly sunny Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night, sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday highs 48-42 warming to 46 Thursday night lows 43-48. (seasonal averages high 60 low 45).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers and colder late Sunday night, mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night free air freezing level 10,000 ft. tonight, 11,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday, 7,000 ft. Sunday night, 5,000 ft. Monday, then free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Monday night lows 38-28 highs 58-40. Mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night through Thursday, mostly cloudy Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday free air freezing level 6,500 ft. Tuesday, 7,500 ft. Tuesday night, 10,000 ft. Wednesday, 11,000 ft. Wednesday night, 12,000 ft. Thursday, 11,000 ft. Thursday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday highs 46-56 lows 28-37.
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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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