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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. The weather has played an important role in Presidential Inaugurations in the United States. In what year was the hottest Inauguration day and who became President? 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 WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TODAY THROUGH 7PM THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TODAY UNTIL 7 AM FRIDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST.
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Here is a preview of the weather for the Oregon Civil War this Saturday at Autzen Stadium The Ducks vs The Beavers:
Kickoff 12:30 PM – Cloudy and dry, temperature hovering around 45. Dress appropriately for the chilly temperatures.
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A strong upper air trough of low pressure (“U” shape in the jet stream is setting up along the Oregon coast keeping the moisture level up. A frontal system pushed into Oregon bringing colder air south producing falling temperatures and falling snow levels as another frontal system pushes through over the weekend and there may be some new snow in the mountains for the skiers (Hoodoo will open Friday and Willamette Pass ski area hopes to open the season this Friday as long as they get enough additional snow. Check their websites for updates).
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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 patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) this afternoon (Thanksgiving Day), showers (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph then SW 10 mph late), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Friday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening and mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night and Saturday AM, cloudy Saturday afternoon, then mostly cloudy Saturday night highs 48-45 lows 39-35 and up to near 40 Saturday night. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday, showers likely (60%) Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday highs 52-48 lows 38-35. (seasonal averages high 50 low 36)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers then rain (snow level 3,000 ft., 0.10 in. of rain possible) this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) (Thanksgiving Day), rain (0.15 in. of rain possible) tonight (snow level 3,500 ft. late at night), a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday AM, just mostly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain with patchy fog late Friday night, patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night highs 50-56 lows 39-42. Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday, rain likely (60%) Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday through Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday highs near 50 lows near 38. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, rain (0.15 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 5-10 mph early AM, S 25-35 mph late AM and afternoon, S 15-25 mph inland late AM and afternoon) this afternoon (Thanksgiving Day), coastal rain in the evening then rain likely (60%) late tonight and rain inland (0.40 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph) tonight and windy at the shore (wind: SW 25-35 mph then W 10-15 mph late tonight), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday AM, mostly cloudy Friday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain with patchy fog late Friday night, patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night highs 50-58 lows 42-45. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday, rain and colder Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday through Tuesday night, then a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday highs near 53 lows 39-42. (seasonal averages high 53 low 42).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, rain and snow (2 in. of snow possible, 0.25 in. of rain possible) likely (60%) this afternoon (Thanksgiving Day), rain and snow tonight, a good (50%) chance of snow showers Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Friday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy Friday night through Saturday night snow level 3,500 ft. today and tonight, 3,000 ft. Friday, free air freezing level 6,500 ft. Friday night, 8,000 ft. Saturday, then 9,000 ft. Saturday night highs 30-35 lows 25-31. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, rain and snow showers Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, mostly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday, a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday snow level 7,000 ft. Sunday, 5,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, 7,500 ft. Monday night, 7,000 ft. Tuesday, then 6,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 43-39 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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