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It’s time for my weekly weather quiz question. Here it is. What is lake-effect snow? 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. Good luck.
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Advisories: A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 9 AM THURSDAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY. A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 9 AM THURSDAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
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The jet stream shows a trough of low pressure (“U” shape on yellow line) has moved away from Oregon and has been followed by a short lived area of high pressure (“Arch” shape on yellow line). A large upper level low will take over late in the week we’ll see a frontal system that will bring back more chances of rain to the Pacific Northwest.
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Your College Football preview weather Forecasts for Saturday:
Ducks vs Washington State at Autzen Stadium: Kickoff 12:00 PM – Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers 55 warming to 62 by the end of the game.
Beavers vs Utah in Salt Lake City: Kickoff 5:00 PM Mountain time – Partly cloudy 60 cooling down in the 50s throughout the game.
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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: Patchy fog and frost with possible freezing fog early this AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy and not as cold tonight, partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a (40%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, then showers likely (60%) Friday night highs 56-62 lows 29-45. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday highs 62-57 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 60 low 40)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Areas of patchy fog and frost this AM, sunny and pleasant this afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy tonight with patchy frost late at night and early Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, then a (30%) chance of showers Friday night highs 63-66 lows 33-45. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday through Monday, mostly cloudy Monday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday highs 64-59 lows 48-42. (seasonal averages high 62 low 43)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy with areas of coastal fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly cloudy this evening, partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with areas of inland frost late at night and early Thursday AM, mostly cloudy Thursday night with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers late at night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, a (40%) chance of showers Friday night highs 59-64 cooling to near 58 Friday lows 39-50. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night through Monday, just mostly cloudy Monday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday highs 62-57 lows 50-48. (seasonal averages high 59 low 45).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly cloudy this evening, partly cloudy tonight, mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Friday night free air freezing level 9,000 ft. today through Thursday, 10,000 ft. Thursday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday, then 8,000 ft. Friday night highs 44-54 lows 30-37. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, and partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers each night snow level 8,000 ft. Saturday, above 8,000 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night, 6,500 ft. Monday, 6,000 ft. Monday night, then 5,500 ft. Tuesday highs 49-53 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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