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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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TODAY UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES (NOT INCLUDING THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY, AND UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 6 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST, AND THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 3 PM THURSDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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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 is moving 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 rain and windy (wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 20-25 mph in the afternoon) today (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain and windy (wind: SW 20-25 mph, gusts to 35 mph this evening) tonight, showers late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with showers and cooler Thursday (0.25 in. of rain possible) and colder Thursday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers Friday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night highs 55-40 lows 46-30. 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 rain today (0.15 in. of rain possible), rain and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph) tonight (0.40 in. of rain possible), showers (0.15 in. of rain possible) Thursday (snow level 2,500 ft. in the afternoon) and Thursday evening, rain and snow showers (0.20 in. of rain possible) and colder late Thursday night(snow level 2,500 ft. at night), rain and snow showers (0.15 in. of rain possible) Friday (snow level 2,000 ft. falling to 1,500 ft. in the afternoon), then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday night highs 54-42 lows 49-32. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday AM, rain and snow showers 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 42-53 lows 32-40. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with rain today (0.60 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph this afternoon), rain (1.00 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph decreasing to W 10-20 mph late tonight) tonight, showers Thursday (0.20 in. of rain possible) and Thursday night (0.40 in. of rain possible) (snow level 2,000 ft.), coastal showers with rain and snow showers inland Friday (0.25 in. of rain possible), then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday night highs 56-45 lows 48-35. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday AM, showers 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 rain likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday highs 48-55 lows 35-45. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow (1-3 in. of snow possible) this AM, rain (0.75 in. of rain possible) this afternoon and breezy (wind: SW 10-15 gusts to 35 mph increasing to 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph in the afternoon), rain this evening, showers late tonight (1 in. of snow possible, 0.75 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph) tonight, rain and snow showers and breezy (wind: W 15-25 mph) Thursday (1-4 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers Thursday evening, then snow showers, breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph) and colder Thursday night, snow showers Friday, then mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (60%) Friday night snow level 4,500 ft. rising to 6,500 ft. this afternoon, 6,000 ft. rising to 6,500 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. falling to 3,500 ft. Thursday afternoon, 2,500 ft. Thursday evening, then at the surface Friday and Friday night highs 38-23 lows 33-16. 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 2,500 ft. Sunday, 3,500 ft. 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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