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It’s time for a new weekly weather quiz question. The Hurricane season officially ends Wednesday so I thought one more hurricane question was in order. Here it is. Only two Category 5 hurricanes with winds over 155 mph hit the USA between 1900 and 1996. What were their names? 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: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on the jet stream) is moving away from us and the airflow behind it is feeding moisture our way. Upper air low pressure (“U” shape on the jet stream) will move eastward sending a cold front through Oregon returning the moisture flow for a chance of precipitation tonight and Wednesday, then it’s back to high pressure and partly cloudy skies.
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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 areas of fog this AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers in the evening, showers (0.10 in. of rain possible) late tonight, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night, patchy AM fog, then mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, then partly cloudy with patchy fog lateThursday night highs 48-46 lows 35-26. A mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night through Monday highs near 46 lows near 29. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with areas of patchy fog this AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (snow level 3,500 ft.), a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly clear with patchy fog late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then clear with patchy fog late Thursday night highs 52-42 lows 39-30. Patchy early AM and late night fog Friday through Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night, partly cloudy Sunday after patchy AM fog, then partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday highs 45-49 lows 32-35. (seasonal averages high 50 low 38)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight and Wednesday AM, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly clear Wednesday night, sunny Thursday, then clear Thursday night highs 54-50 warming to 55 Thursday lows 42-34. Partly cloudy Friday, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night and Saturday AM, then partly cloudy Saturday afternoon through Monday highs near 54 lows near 38. (seasonal averages high 52 low 41).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy today, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers this evening, rain and snow showers (1-3 in. of snow possible, 0.25 in. of rain possible) likely (60%) late tonight, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon, becoming partly cloudy Wednesday night, mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night free air freezing level 8,000 ft. today, snow level 3,500 ft. tonight, 4,000 ft. Wednesday, 5,500 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. late Wednesday night, free air freezing level 6,000 ft.Thursday, then 7,500 ft. Thursday night highs 45-36 warming to near 43 Thursday lows near 28. Partly cloudy Friday and Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night through Monday free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Friday, 8,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 7,500 ft. Saturday night, 8,000 ft. Sunday, 9,000 ft. Sunday night, then 7,000 ft. Monday highs 42-45 cooling to near 42 Sunday lows near 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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