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Sorry, no winner this week.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question one last time. 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? Here is the answer. Paradise Ranger Station in Washington averaged 683 inches of snow during that time period for the snowiest. Crater Lake, Oregon came in second with 489 inches of snow. I’ll have a new weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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.
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Advisories: A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 8 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
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Another high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on the jet stream) is moving through bringing back the fog with possible freezing fog. Still not enough snow for Willamette Pass or Hoodoo to open for skiing, but Mt. Ashland has opened. There may be a little precipitation by the end of the weekend into the middle of next week.
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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 patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight, patchy fog with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday AM, mostly cloudy Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog in the evening and areas of fog late Sunday night and Monday AM, mostly cloudy Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog Monday night, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night lows 36-30 warming to near 36 Tuesday night highs 44-40 warming to 44 Tuesday. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, mostly cloudy Friday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Saturday highs 44-40 lows near 34. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy with areas of patchy fog late tonight, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon and Sunday night with areas of fog Sunday night and Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night, then areas of fog and freezing fog late Tuesday night lows 36-30 warming to 35 Tuesday night highs 43-40 warming to 43 Tuesday. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and night with a slight (20%) chance of showers late night and early Friday AM and areas of fog and freezing fog, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Friday night, then mostly cloudy Saturday highs 44-40 warming to near 45 Saturday lows 32-34. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, AM fog inland, partly cloudy with areas of fog late Sunday night and Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night then fog late lows 36-32 warming to 35 Tuesday highs 48-52. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night, mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night, then just mostly cloudy Saturday highs near 52-50 lows near 34-36. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy Sunday night through Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night free air freezing level 10,000 ft. tonight, snow level 7,000 ft. Sunday, 5,500 ft. Sunday night, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Monday, then 9,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, then snow level 6,500 ft. Tuesday night lows near 28 highs 40-43. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Friday, mostly cloudy Friday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Saturday snow level 3,000 ft. Wednesday, free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 4,500 ft. Thursday night, snow level 4,000 ft. Friday, then free air freezing level 6,500 ft. Friday night and Saturday highs 35-38 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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