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Sorry, nobody posted the correct answer to my weather quiz question this week.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Haboob”? Here is the answer. A “Haboob” is a thick dust storm or sandstorm that blows in the deserts of North Africa and Arabia or on the plains of India. Origin: 1895–1900; < Arabic -a strong wind. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next Monday.
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Advisories: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TODAY UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY ABOVE 3,000 FT. FOR THE FAR NORTH OREGON CASCADES (NOT INCLUDING THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY).
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An upper air trough of low pressure (“U” shape on yellow line) moved away from us as high pressure (“Arch” shape on yellow line) took over to dry us out. Now low pressure returns and a frontal system brought back the wet weather, then another frontal system will push through between today and Sunday (position shown Monday). Even more frontal systems will march through next week to keep us wet.
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Here are your College Football Forecasts for today:
Beavers vs California in Berkeley, CA Kickoff: 3:30 PM -Sunny start, then clear, 63 cooling into the 50s by the end of the game.
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Ducks vs. Stanford in Palo Alto, CA Kickoff: 5 PM -Sunny start, then clear, near 60 cooling to near 52 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: Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, rain likely (60%) this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain tonight, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday (0.25 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, then rain Monday night highs 50-54 cooling to 50 Monday lows 42-39. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Tuesday through Wednesday night, then showers likely (60%) Thursday through Friday highs near 50 lows 39-43. (seasonal averages high 53 low 38)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers today (snow level 3,000 ft.), rain tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night (evening snow level 3,500 ft.), a good (50%) chance of showers Monday (AM snow level 3,500 ft.), then mostly cloudy with rain Monday night highs 52-55 lows 40-44. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday highs 52-55 cooling to 46 Friday lows 43-39. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers today, rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night, a (40%) chance of showers Monday, then rain Monday night highs near 53 lows 43-46. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday highs 52-48 lows 44-40. (seasonal averages high 56 low 43).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of scattered snow showers this AM, rain and likely (60%) and colder this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and snow tonight (3-6 in. of snow possible, 0.25 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers Sunday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, then rain and snow Monday night snow level 3,500 ft. today and tonight, 6,000 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. Sunday afternoon, then 4,000 ft. Sunday night, 3,000 ft. Monday, then 4,000 ft. Monday night highs 34-38 lows 30-27. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Tuesday through Wednesday night, rain and snow showers Thursday, then mostly cloudy with snow showers Thursday night and Friday snow level 4,500 ft. Tuesday, 4,500 ft. Tuesday night, 3,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 3,000 ft. Thursday, then at the surface Thursday night and Friday highs 38-30 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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