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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 4 PM TODAY UNTIL 4 PM FRIDAY FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE ABOVE 1,000 FT, THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES FOOTHILLS ABOVE 1,000 FT, THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS OF LANE COUNTY ABOVE 1,000 FT, AND THE NORTHERN CASCADES INCLUDING THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TODAY THROUGH 4 AM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 4 PM FRIDAY ABOVE 2,500 FT. FOR EASTERN CURRY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES AND THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TODAY UNTIL 4 PM FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTH SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 4 PM FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM TODAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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Here is a look at your Saturday College Football Forecasts:
Beavers vs Washington at Reser Stadium: Kickoff 12:30 PM -Cloudy with a 40%-50% chance of showers and cool near 40 warming to 42 by the end of the game. You will definitely need to bundle up and wear rain gear.
Ducks vs. USC at Autzen Stadium: Kickoff 5:00 PM – Cloudy with a 40%-50% chance of showers and cool 40 cooling to the 30s by the end of the game. You will definitely need to bundle up and wear rain gear.
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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 has moved through 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 later 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 showers (0.10 in. of rain possible) likely (60%) today, showers (0.25 in. of rain possible) and colder tonight, showers Friday (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Friday evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Friday night (snow level 1,000 ft.), cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night highs 46-40 lows 34-30. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night, then rain likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night, then showers likely (60%) Wednesday highs 46-50 lows 35-40. (seasonal averages high 52 low 38)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with showers (0.15 in. of rain possible) today (snow level 2,500 ft. this afternoon), rain and snow showers (2-3 in. of snow possible, 0.20 in. of rain possible) and colder late tonight (snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 2,000 ft. at night), rain and snow showers (0.20 in. of rain possible) Friday (snow level 2,000 ft. falling to 1,500 ft. in the afternoon, 1-2 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday night (snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft late at night), cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday (snow level 1,000 ft. 1,500 ft. in the afternoon), then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night highs 50-42 lows 38-32. Just mostly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday, then rain Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 44-50 lows 37-42. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with showers today (0.20 in. of rain possible), showers (0.40 in. of rain possible) tonight (snow level 2,000 ft. late), coastal showers with rain and snow showers inland (0.40 in. of rain possible) Friday (snow level 1,500 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. in the afternoon), coastal showers likely (60%) with rain and snow showers likely (60%) inland Friday night, AM rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon and evening, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Saturday night highs 50-44 warming to 48 Saturday lows 40-34. Just mostly cloudy Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night, rain likely (60%) Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 50-54 lows 38-45. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers today (1-3 in. of snow possible, o.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: W 15-25 mph), rain and snow showers this evening, snow showers (3-7 in. of snow possible, 0.50 in. of rain possible) breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph) and and colder late tonight, snow showers Friday, snow showers likely (60%) Friday night and colder, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers Saturday night snow level 4,000 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. this afternoon, then at the surface tonight through Saturday night highs 34-23 warming to 28 Saturday lows 23-15 rising to near 20 Saturday night. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night and Tuesday, then rain and snow likely (60%) Tuesday night and rain and snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday free air freezing level at the surface Sunday, 4,000 ft. Sunday night, snow level 3,500 ft. Monday, 4,000 ft. Monday night, 4,500 ft. Tuesday, 5,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 4,000 ft. Wednesday highs 32-38 lows 25-30.
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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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