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It’s 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.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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The upper air flow is swinging from the northwest over the Pacific Northwest to bring us more moisture. A frontal systems will march through this week to keep us wet and we will seriously cool down by late in the week.
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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 showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph) Wednesday, rain and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph) Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday and Thursday night lows 42-46 cooling to 33 Thursday night highs 50-55 cooling to 46 Thursday. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Friday and Friday night (snow level 1,000 ft.), a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday (snow level 1,000 ft.), showers likely (60%) Saturday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday highs 42-47 lows near 33. (seasonal averages high 53 low 38)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (snow level 3,500 ft), rain likely (60%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night, rain likely (60%) Wednesday AM, rain in the afternoon and Wednesday night, showers Thursday, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers and colder Thursday night lows 42-45 cooling to 38 Thursday night highs 50-55 then 52 Thursday. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday and Friday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday through Sunday, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday highs 42-45 lows 34-39. (seasonal averages high 54 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 tonight, rain likely (60%) Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of inland showers Tuesday night, a good (50%) chance of evening coastal rain then rain likely (60%) late Tuesday night, coastal rain Wednesday, AM rain likely (60%) then inland rain Wednesday afternoon, rain and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph) Wednesday night, showers likely (60%) Thursday, then mostly cloudy with showers and colder Thursday night lows 46-49 cooling to near 40 Thursday night highs 52-55 cooling to 50 Thursday. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Friday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Friday night and Saturday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon and Saturday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday, then showers likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday highs 45-50 lows near 37. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday (0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and snow Wednesday AM, rain Wednesday afternoon, rain and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph in the evening) Wednesday night, rain and snow showers Thursday, then snow showers likely Thursday night snow level 3,500 ft. tonight, 4,000 ft. Tuesday, 4,500 ft. Tuesday night, 4,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 3,500 ft. Thursday then 2,500 ft. Thursday night lows 28-33 cooling to 24 Thursday night highs 36-42 cooling to near 33 Thursday. Mostly cloudy with snow showers Friday, snow showers likely (60%) Friday night through Sunday night, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday snow level at the surface Friday through Sunday, 2,500 ft. Sunday night, then 3,500 ft. Monday highs 24-35 lows 19-23.
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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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