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Sorry, but no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is lake-effect snow? Here is the answer. Lake-effect snow is produced during cooler atmospheric conditions when cold winds move across long expanses of warmer lake water, providing energy and picking up water vapor which freezes and is deposited on the leeward shores usually over a relatively narrow area. I’ll have another weekly weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. 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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The jet stream shows a trough of low pressure (“U” shape on yellow line) bringing clouds and rain back. A frontal system is moving through bringing the slight rain chance back, for a short time though. An area of high pressure (“Arch” shape on yellow line) will dry us out a bit this 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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Your College Football weather Forecasts for today:
Ducks vs Washington State at Autzen Stadium: Kickoff 12:00 PM – Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers before and during the game, then partly cloudy late in the afternoon with a slight chance of sprinkles 53 warming to near 62 by the end of the game. It would be a good idea to wear water resistant clothing, just in case.
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 a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM and this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight, rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night, mostly cloudy Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night highs 62-54 lows 47-33. 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 with rain likely (60%) this AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy tonight, mostly 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 in the afternoon and Monday night highs 64-58 lows 49-36. Mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday night,showers likely Thursday and Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday highs 55-59 cooling to near 50 Friday lows 36-42. (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 rain likely (60%) this AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight, 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 highs 60-57 lows 52-40. Sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60% )Wednesday night, showers likely (60%) Thursday and Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers 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 showers likely this AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight, mostly 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 8,000 ft. today, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday, 8,000 ft. falling to 7,000 ft. late Sunday night, 6,500 ft. Monday, then free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Monday night highs 52-55 cooling to 43 Monday lows 33-28. 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 free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 5,500 ft. Wednesday, snow level 5,500 ft. Wednesday night, 4,000 ft. Thursday, then 4,500 ft. Friday 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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