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It’s another Monday and time for my weekly weather quiz question. Since the Hurricane season for this year is almost over (it ends November 30th) I thought this would be an interesting question. What is the longest period of time on record without a hurricane hitting the United States? 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.
Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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An upper air trough of low pressure (“U” shape on yellow line) has angled the airflow over the Pacific Northwest to bring us more moisture. More frontal systems will march through this week to keep us wet and we will seriously cool down by Wednesday.
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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 scattered showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon and Tuesday night, rain likely (60%) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph) Wednesday, then rain Wednesday night highs 52-48 warming to 55 Wednesday lows 38-46. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday through Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night and Saturday, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Saturday night and Sunday highs 47-43 lows near 35. (seasonal averages high 53 low 38)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers today, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (snow level 3,000 ft), a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday and Wednesday night highs 53-50 warming to 55 Wednesday lows 42-45. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Thursday night through Saturday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday highs 50-42 warming to 47 Sunday lows near 39. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers today, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers tonight and Tuesday AM, rain likely (60%) in the afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday AM and rain Wednesday afternoon inland with rain at the beaches, then rain and breezy Wednesday night highs 52-55 lows 45-48. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday through Friday evening, rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Friday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night, then showers likely (60%) Sunday highs 50-45 warming to 52 Sunday lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with scattered rain and snow showers likely (60%) today, rain and snow showers likely (60%) tonight (1-3 in. of snow possible, 0.25 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday AM, rain and snow likely (60%) in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night, rain Wednesday, then rain and breezy Wednesday night snow level 3,500 ft. today, 4,000 ft. tonight and Tuesday, 5,000 ft. Tuesday night, 5,500 ft. Wednesday, falling to 4,500 ft. Wednesday night highs 36-42 lows 28-33. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Thursday, snow showers Thursday night and Friday, then snow showers likely (60%) Friday night through Sunday snow level 3,500 ft. Thursday, then at the surface Thursday night through Sunday highs 33-25 warming to near 32 Sunday lows 27-20.
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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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