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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: A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST, AND THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON.
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The upper air flow is swinging from the northwest over the Pacific Northwest to bring us more moisture. A series of 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: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain this AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and breezy (wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph in the afternoon) Wednesday (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph) Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) and cooler Thursday and Thursday night Thursday night highs 50-55 cooling to 45 Thursday lows 42-46 cooling to 33 Thursday night. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Friday and Friday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, showers likely (60%) Saturday night, a (30%) chance of showers Sunday, a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night, then showers likely (60%) Monday highs 42-47 lows near 33. (seasonal averages high 52 low 38)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) today, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain this evening, rain likely (60%) tonight, rain Wednesday and Wednesday night, showers Thursday (snow level 3,000 ft. in the afternoon), mostly cloudy with showers in the evening, then rain and snow showers and colder late Thursday night highs 50-55 then 52 Thursday lows 44-48 cooling to 37 Thursday night. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday and Friday night (colder), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday highs 42-45 lows 37-32 warming to 37 Monday. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) today, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain this evening, rain likely (60%) late tonight, rain Wednesday, rain and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph) Wednesday night, showers likely (60%) Thursday, then mostly cloudy with showers and colder Thursday night highs 52-55 cooling to 50 Thursday lows 49-40. 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: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow this AM, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible) a good (50%) chance of rain and snow tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and snow (2-4 in. of snow possible) and breezy (wind: SW 10-15 mph increasing to SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) Wednesday, rain and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph) rain and windy (SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph) Wednesday night, rain and snow showers and breezy Thursday (W 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), then snow showers Thursday night snow level 3,500 ft. today, 4,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. Wednesday, 6,000 ft. Wednesday night, 4,000 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. Thursday then 2,500 ft. Thursday night highs 37-40 cooling to near 33 Thursday lows 30-33 cooling to 24 Thursday night. 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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