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Preview Weather Forecast for the Pac-12 Championship Game Friday:
Ducks vs UCLA at Autzen Stadium Kickoff 5 PM – Mostly cloudy 45 cooling into the 30s throughout the game. Bundle up, it will get quite chilly.
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It’s time for my weekly weather quiz question. The Hurricane season officially ends today 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: A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 4 AM TUESDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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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 just a chance of precipitation mainly early today, 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 a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, breaking out to a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight, a mix of clouds and sun with patchy fog Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, then partly cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night, patchy AM fog then mostly sunny Friday, and mostly cloudy with with patchy fog late Friday night highs 52-45 warming to 48 Friday lows 32-29. AM fog, mostly cloudy Saturday, then partly cloudy with late night and early AM fog Saturday night through Tuesday highs 45-50 cooling to 45 Tuesday lows near 29. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Patchy fog with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM (snow level 3,500 ft.), partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM (freezing fog possible), sunny in the afternoon with patchy lingering fog, mostly clear with patchy fog late Thursday night and Friday AM (freezing fog possible), sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear with areas of fog late Friday night highs 48-44 lows near 32. Patchy early AM fog and freezing fog, sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog Saturday night and Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of patchy fog Sunday night and Monday AM, then partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday highs near 48 lows 30-35. (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, a (30%) chance of AM coastal showers late this AM, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers inland late this AM then mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight and Thursday AM (fog and freezing fog inland), sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of fog late Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night highs 50-55 cooling to near 50 Friday lows 34-37. Partly cloudy with patchy AM and late night fog Saturday through Sunday night, mostly cloudy with areas of fog Monday AM, then partly cloudy Monday afternoon through Tuesday highs 53-55 lows 35-39. (seasonal averages high 52 low 41).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers this AM, breaking out to a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, mostly clear tonight, sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night, then partly cloudy Friday and Friday night snow level 4,000 ft. today, free air freezing level 5,000 ft. tonight, 7,500 ft. Thursday, 8,000 ft. Thursday night, and Friday, and 6,000 ft. Friday night highs 36-39 lows 24-30. Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night through Tuesday free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 8,000 ft. Saturday, 9,000 ft. Saturday night, 10,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, then 10,000 ft. Tuesday highs 39-45 cooling to near 40 Tuesday lows 34-30.
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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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