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Here is my 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: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on the jet stream) is moving away from us taking the fog and freezing fog along with it. An upper air trough of low pressure (“U” shape on the jet stream) has returned the clouds and chances for rain (which also means warmer at night) by tonight as a new weak frontal system splits in half and moves in. High pressure returns Friday to bring back the cold and fog with possible freezing fog. Still not enough snow for Willamette Pass or Hoodoo to open for skiing, but Mt. Ashland has enough snow that they announced they will open Friday.
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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 rain beginning this evening, rain (0.10 in. of rain possible) late tonight, showers likely (60%) Thursday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with areas of patchy fog late at night and Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night, patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun with areas of lingering fog Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night lows 35-29 highs 43-38 warming to 42 Saturday. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, mostly cloudy Monday and Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday through Wednesday highs 43-47 lows 34-37. (seasonal averages high 45 low 34)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain tonight, snow late tonight turning to snow showers (snow level 2,500 ft., 1 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers likely (60%), isolated showers Thursday afternoon (snow level 2,500 ft. rising to 3,000 ft.), mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, patchy AM freezing fog, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy freezing fog late Friday night and Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night lows near 35 highs 45-42. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, just mostly cloudy Monday through Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday highs near 46 lows 32-37. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with rain tonight, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday AM, isolated showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, with patchy coastal fog and patchy freezing fog inland in the AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with areas of coastal fog late Friday night, and Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night lows 40-34 highs 48-54 cooling to near 50 Saturday. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, just mostly cloudy Monday through Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday highs near 52-49 lows near 37. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with rain or snow beginning this evening and continuing tonight (3-6 in. of snow possible, 0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with showers Thursday decreasing in the afternoon (2 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday, just partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain or snow Saturday night snow level 3,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Friday, 5,000 ft. Friday night, 9,000 ft. Saturday, then snow level 4,500 ft. Saturday night lows 29-24 rising to 27 Saturday night highs 35-43. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain or snow Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday, mostly cloudy Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain or snow Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain or snow Tuesday night, then mostly sunny with a (30%) chance of rain or snow Wednesday snow level 4,000 ft. Sunday, 3,500 ft. Sunday night, free air freezing level 4,500 ft. Monday, 5,500 ft. Monday night, then snow level 4,500 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday highs 38-43 lows near 27.
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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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