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Preview Weather Forecast for the Pac-12 Championship Game today:
Ducks vs UCLA at Autzen Stadium Kickoff 5 PM – Partly cloudy 45 cooling into the upper 30s throughout the game with light wind. Bundle up, it will get quite chilly.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. The Hurricane season officially just ended 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: A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM NEXT 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 over us and the airflow will dry us out and return the sunshine. So, for the better part of the next 5 days we’ll see sunshine after the late night and early AM fog clears out. That also means that our air quality will suffer with the sinking air of high pressure holding on to the pollutants at the surface. Early to mid next week we’ll see the chance of precipitation returning.
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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: Partly cloudy with patchy fog and frost this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday afternoon, then partly cloudy with patchy late night and early AM fog Saturday night through Sunday night highs 46-49 lows near 30-32. Partly cloudy with early AM and late night patchy fog Monday and Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night (snow level 1,000 ft.), then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday highs 48-44 lows 33-36. (seasonal averages high 47 low 35)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Clear with areas of fog and freezing fog this AM, partly cloudy with some lingering fog this afternoon, clear with patchy fog tonight and freezing fog Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Saturday night with patchy fog late Saturday night, AM freezing fog Sunday, sunny with lingering patchy fog in the afternoon, then clear with patchy fog late Sunday night highs 43-49 lows 30-33. AM fog, sunny Monday afternoon, clear Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday and Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday highs 48-42 lows near 35. (seasonal averages high 49 low 38)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy with areas of fog this AM and possible freezing fog inland, clearing out to sunny this afternoon, clear with areas of patchy fog late tonight, partly cloudy with areas of AM fog Saturday, sunny in the afternoon, clear with patchy fog late Saturday night, partly cloudy with patchy AM fog and freezing fog, sunny Sunday afternoon, then clear with patchy fog again Sunday night highs 49-53 lows 32-36. Mostly cloudy with early AM fog Monday, partly cloudy in the afternoon, clear Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday highs 54-48 lows near 38. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy today, mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night free air freezing level 6,000 ft. today, 5,000 ft. tonight, 5,500 ft. Saturday, 7,500 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, then 8,000 ft. Sunday night highs 37-40 lows 25-30. Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) of rain and snow Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Wednesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Thursday free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Monday, 9,000 ft. Monday night, 10,000 ft. Tuesday, snow level 4,000 ft. Tuesday night, 3,000 ft. Wednesday, then at the surface Wednesday night and Thursday highs 40-32 lows 28-22.
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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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