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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 frontal system will move in increasing the chances for rain and mountain snow. A series of frontal systems will march through this week into the weekend 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 slight (20%) chance of rain this evening, a good (50%) chance of rain 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 (0.50 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with showers and cooler Thursday and colder Thursday night, showers Friday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night (snow level 1,000 ft.) lows 42-46 cooling to 30 Friday night highs 55-30. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Saturday, a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, then rain likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday highs 38-50 lows 30-36. (seasonal averages high 52 low 38)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: 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 Thursday (snow level 3,000 ft. in the afternoon) and Thursday evening, rain and snow showers and colder late Thursday night (snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft. late at night), rain and snow showers Friday, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday night lows 45-49 cooling to 32 Friday night highs 54-42. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday AM, rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday night, just mostly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, showers likely (60%) Monday night, then rain likely (60%) Tuesday highs 43-53 lows 32-40. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain this evening, rain likely (60%) late tonight, rain Wednesday and Wednesday night, windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph decreasing to SW 15-20 mph late Wednesday night), showers Thursday and Thursday night, showers Friday, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday night lows 48-35 highs 56-54. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday AM, rain likely (60%) in the afternoon and evening, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late Saturday night, just mostly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, cloudy with showers likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday highs 47-55 lows 35-45. (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 tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and snow (1-3 in. of snow possible) Wednesday AM, rain Wednesday afternoon (0.75 in. of rain possible), rain (0.75 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) Wednesday night, rain and snow showers and breezy Thursday (SW 15-25 mph shifting W 10-15 mph in the afternoon), rain and snow showers Thursday evening, then snow showers and colder Thursday night, snow showers Friday, then mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (60%) Friday night snow level 4,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. rising to 6,500 ft. Wednesday afternoon, 6,000 ft. Wednesday night, 4,500 ft. falling to 3,500 ft. Thursday afternoon, then at the surface Thursday night through Friday night lows 30-34 cooling to 16 Friday night highs 38-23. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of snow Saturday night, just mostly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday, then rain and snow likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday snow level at the surface Saturday and Saturday night, free air freezing level at the surface Sunday and Sunday night, snow level 3,000 ft. Monday, 3,500 ft. Monday night, then 5,000 ft. Tuesday highs 25-38 lows 18-28.
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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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