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It’s Monday, so here is my new weekly weather quiz question. Neither Willamette Pass nor Hoodoo have enough snow to be open for skiing. Here is a snowfall question. Based on 1961-1990 averages from National Weather Service reporting stations what was the snowiest U.S. location outside of Alaska? (We’ve already gotten good but incorrect answer. Give it a try.) 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 WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 9 AM TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL UNTIL 9 AM TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NITE UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN LAKE COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
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A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on the jet stream) has continued the fog and freezing fog to start the workweek. An upper air trough of low pressure (“U” shape on the jet stream) will return the clouds and chances for rain (which also means a bit warmer at night) by Wednesday night as a new frontal system moves in.
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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: Clear this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy with patchy lingering fog Tuesday afternoon, patchy evening fog, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy with some patchy lingering fog in the afternoon, becoming cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night, cloudy Thursday AM and a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon with a good (50%) chance of showers, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night lows 25-32 highs 36-43. Partly cloudy with areas of fog Friday and Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun with areas of fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, a (30%) chance of rain Saturday night through Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday highs 40-46 lows 30-35. (seasonal averages high 45 low 34)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Clear this evening, partly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny with patchy lingering fog Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of freezing fog late Tuesday night, areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy Wednesday, cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely (60%) late Wednesday night (snow level 3,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon, then a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday night lows 27-38 cooling to 32 Thursday night highs 40-46. Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog Friday, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy freezing fog Friday night and Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday highs 42-45 lows 32-36 cooling to 28 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Clear this evening, partly cloudy with areas of patchy frost and freezing fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy areas of fog late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy Wednesday afternoon, cloudy with evening coastal rain likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of evening rain inland and inland rain late Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday AM, a (40%) chance of showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night lows 29-42 falling to 37 Thursday night highs 45-50. Mostly cloudy Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, AM fog and mostly cloudy Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday highs near 48-52 lows 34-39 warming to 34 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Tuesday night, partly cloudy Wednesday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow in the evening, rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Wednesday night and Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers Thursday night free air freezing level at the surface tonight, 6,500 ft. falling to 6,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, 5,500 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. late Tuesday night, 5,000 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. Wednesday afternoon, snow level 4,000 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. late Wednesday night, snow level 3,000 ft. Thursday, then at the surface Thursday night lows 22-30 cooling to 23 Thursday night highs 39-32. A mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Saturday night and Sunday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Monday free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Friday, 8,000 ft. Friday night, rising to 9,000 ft. Saturday, snow level 4,500 ft. Saturday night, 3,500 ft. Sunday, then 3,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday highs 35-42 lows 25-28.
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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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