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This is your last chance this week 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 is moving in bringing the rain chance back, for a short time though. An area of high pressure (“Arch” shape on yellow line) will clear us out a bit Saturday afternoon, but a large upper level low (the next “U” shape on the yellow line) will take over along with a frontal system (position shown on Monday) on Sunday that will bring back more chances of rain to the Pacific Northwest. A REMINDER: We will go back to Standard time NEXT WEEKEND (officially at 2 AM Sunday November 6th).
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It’s pretty obvious you’ll need the rain gear for the Friday night High School Football games tonight in Western Oregon. Just take a look at the current National Weather Service radar pictures.
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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 in the AM before the game, then just partly cloudy 53 warming to near 62 by the end of the game but it wouldn’t hurt to wear water resistant clothing.
Beavers vs Utah in Salt Lake City: Kickoff 5:00 PM Mountain time – Partly cloudy 57 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: Mostly cloudy with rain beginning this evening, showers likely (60%) late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Saturday night, rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night, mostly cloudy Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night lows 45-33 highs 62-54. Partly cloudy Tuesday through Wednesday, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday highs 55-50 lows 29-36 cooling to 33 Thursday night. (seasonal averages high 59 low 40)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy rain likely (60%) tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Saturday night, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday AM, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday AM, then just partly cloudy Monday night lows 49-38 highs 63-60. Mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear Tuesday night and Wednesday night, a (30%) chance of rain Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday highs 59-50 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: Cloudy with rain likely (60%) this evening, a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Saturday night, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of coastal rain and partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of inland rain in the AM, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late Sunday night, then just mostly cloudy Monday and Monday night lows 52-48 highs 60-57. 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, a (40%) chance of rain Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday highs 58-53 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 59 low 45).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with evening rain, occasional showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with showers likely Saturday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night, partly cloudy with a (20%) chance of rain Sunday AM, rain in the afternoon, showers likely (60%) Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers, then just partly cloudy Monday night snow level 7,000 ft. tonight, 8,000 ft. Saturday, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Saturday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday, 8,000 ft. falling to 7,000 ft. late Sunday night, 5,000 ft. Monday, then free air freezing level 5,500 ft. Monday night lows 32-35 cooling to 28 Monday night highs 52-55 cooling to 43 Monday. Mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night, showers likely (60%) Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday 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 45-35 lows near 28.
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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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