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Sorry, but no winner for this week’s weather quiz question.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. 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? Here is the answer. The longest period on record without a hurricane hitting the United States is 3 years and 7 days from when Hurricane Allen hit Brownsville, Texas August 10,1980 to Hurricane Alicia that hit Galveston, Texas August 17, 1983. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. 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.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Weak, short lived high pressure will dry us out a bit tonight and Sunday. A strong upper air trough of low pressure (“U” shape in the jet stream will be rolling through Oregon keeping the moisture level up. A frontal system will push southward into Washington and Oregon bringing colder air south producing falling temperatures and falling snow levels so be aware that driving conditions could get slippery, particularly when overnight temperatures are near or below freezing.
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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 showers tonight with patchy fog late tonight and Sunday AM, also possible AM freezing fog, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night, rain Monday, then rain likely (60%) Monday night through Tuesday night lows 28-43 cooling to 39 Tuesday night highs 40-53. Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night, rain Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), then rain likely (60%) Thursday night through Saturday highs 47-52 lows 38-40. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow this evening (snow level 2,500 ft.), mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (AM snow level 3,500 ft.), rain likely (60%) Monday night, rain likely (60%) and breezy Tuesday, evening rain likely (60%), then rain late Tuesday night lows 32-45 highs 45-52. Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday and Wednesday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), rain likely (60%) Thursday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Friday, rain likely (60%) Friday night, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday highs 52-47 then back to 50 Saturday lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy tonight a (30%) chance of inland rain this evening, a (30%) chance of coastal rain tonight, mostly cloudy Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late inland, a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain late Sunday night, coastal rain Monday, a good (50%) chance of AM rain then afternoon rain likely (60%) inland, rain Monday night and windy (wind: S 20-25 mph increasing to S 25-35 mph at the shore and S 15-25 mph inland), rain and windy Tuesday, then rain and breezy Tuesday night lows 35-47 cooling to 42 Tuesday night highs 48-55. Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Wednesday and Wednesday night, rain Thursday (Thanksgiving Day) and Thursday night, then rain likely (60%) Friday through Saturday and breezy Saturday highs 56-50 warming lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of snow this evening, becoming partly cloudy late tonight through Sunday evening, mostly cloudy late Sunday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday AM, rain and snow likely (60%) in the afternoon, rain and snow likely (60%) Monday night, cloudy and breezy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday, then rain likely (60%) Tuesday night free air freezing level at the surface tonight, rising to 3,500 ft. Sunday afternoon, 4,000 ft. Sunday night, snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 4,000 ft. Monday afternoon, 5,000 ft. Monday night, 6,000 ft. Tuesday, then 6,500 ft. Tuesday night lows 18-32 highs 32-40. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Wednesday, rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday night, rain and snow Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), snow likely (60%) Thursday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow Friday, rain and snow likely (60%) Friday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday snow level 5,000 ft. Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night, falling to 3,000 ft. Thursday through Friday night, then 3,500 ft. Saturday highs 38-33 warming to 38 Saturday lows near 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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