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Today is the last day to answer 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: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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The jet stream shows a trough of low pressure (“U” shape on yellow line) bringing clouds and rain back. A frontal system will bring the rain chance back today. An area of high pressure (“Arch” shape on yellow line) will clear us out a bit Saturday, but a large upper level low (the next “U” shape on the yellow line) will take over along with a frontal system Sunday that will bring back more chances of rain to the Pacific Northwest.
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It looks like you’ll need the rain gear for the Friday night High School Football games tonight in Western Oregon.
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Your College Football preview weather Forecasts for Saturday:
Ducks vs Washington State at Autzen Stadium: Kickoff 12:00 PM – Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers before the game, then just partly cloudy 53 warming to near 60 by the end of the game.
Beavers vs Utah in Salt Lake City: Kickoff 5:00 PM Mountain time – Partly cloudy 56 cooling down into the upper 40s by the end of 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 AM fog, mostly cloudy with rain becoming likely (60%) by this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with evening rain, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and night, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday AM, becoming mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, then a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night highs 58-60 lows 45-38 warming to 42 Sunday night. A mix of clouds and sun Monday, partly cloudy Monday night through Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday highs 58-54 lows 37-45. (seasonal averages high 59 low 40)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog early this AM, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain this afternoon, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, just partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday AM, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night highs near 63 lows 49-42 warming to 48 Sunday night. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday AM, mostly cloudy Monday afternoon and night, mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear Tuesday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday highs near 60 lows 38-42. (seasonal averages high 61 low 43)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy mainly coastal fog this AM, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain in the afternoon, cloudy with rain likely (60%) in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night, partly cloudy in the AM, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, showers likely (60%) in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night highs 58-62 lows 52-46 warming to near 50 Sunday night. Just mostly cloudy Monday and Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night, mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night, then a (40%) chance of rain Thursday highs near 58 lows 44-47. (seasonal averages high 59 low 45).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: A mix of clouds and sun this AM, mostly cloudy and breezy (wind: S 5-10 mph increasing to SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph in the afternoon) with a slight (20%) chance of rain this afternoon, mostly cloudy with evening rain, showers likely (60%) late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Saturday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, then a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night snow level 7,000 ft. today and tonight, 8,000 ft. Saturday, then free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Saturday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday, then 8,000 ft. Sunday night highs 52-55 lows 33-30 warming to 34 Sunday night. A mix of clouds and sun Monday with a slight (20%) chance of showers, partly cloudy Monday night through Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday snow level 6,000 ft. Monday, free air freezing level 7,000 ft. Monday night, 7,500 ft. Tuesday, 9,000 ft. Tuesday night, 6,500 ft. Wednesday, snow level 7,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 6,000 ft. Thursday highs 45-40 lows 30-33.
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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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