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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 UNTIL 9 AM TODAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY. A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TODAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, CENTRAL DOUGLAS 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 (the next “U” shape on the yellow line) 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 – A mix of clouds and sun with a slight chance of showers 53 warming to 60 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: Partly cloudy with patchy fog and frost early this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Friday AM, increasing clouds with rain likely (60%) Friday afternoon, cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday evening, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night highs 58-60 lows 33-45 cooling to near 40 Saturday night. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday and Wednesday with partly cloudy skies Tuesday night highs 60-55 lows 43-36. (seasonal averages high 59 low 40)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy with patchy fog and frost early this AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, then just partly cloudy Saturday night highs 60-64 lows 36-47 cooling to 43 Saturday night. Mostly cloudy Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday, mostly cloudy Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday highs 63-59 lows 47-38. (seasonal averages high 61 low 43)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Sunny this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Friday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with coastal showers likely (60%) in the evening and a (30%) chance of showers at night, a good (50%) chance of showers inland Friday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night highs 63-57 warming to 63 Saturday lows 42-52 cooling to 45 Saturday night. Mostly cloudy Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, just mostly cloudy Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday highs 60-56 lows 52-44. (seasonal averages high 59 low 45).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight, a mix of clouds and sun in the AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy with evening rain likely (60%), showers likely (60%) late Friday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night, then partly cloudy Saturday night free air freezing level 9,000 ft. today and tonight, snow level 8,000 ft. Friday, 7,000 ft. Friday night, 8,000 ft. Saturday, then free air freezing level 13,000 ft. falling to 12,000 ft. late Saturday night highs 52-48 lows 27-34. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy Monday night through Tuesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Sunday, snow level 8,000 ft. Sunday night, 7,000 ft. Monday, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Monday night, 6,500 ft. Tuesday, 8,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 7,500 ft. Wednesday highs 52-42 lows 33-30.
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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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