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The Winter Solstice will occur at 9:30 o’clock tonight officially beginning Winter.
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It’s time for my new weekly weather quiz question. Here it is. How did George Washington use his weather knowledge to escape when the British apparently had his army trapped on January 2, 1777? 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 9 PM THIS TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 9 AM THURSDAY.
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A cold front moved through the Pacific Northwest bringing a chance of rain with it.A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on the jet stream) will move toward us Wednesday bringing the fog with possible freezing fog around again. Low pressure follows, bringing back the chance of rain again. It looks like we will fall into a wetter weather pattern starting the day after Christmas. Still not enough snow for Willamette Pass or Hoodoo to open for skiing, but Mt. Ashland has opened.
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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 this AM, partly cloudy with some lingering fog this afternoon and evening, colder with areas of fog and freezing fog late tonight and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Thursday night and Friday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with patchy fog Friday night highs 40-44 lows 25-32. Mostly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday (Christmas Day) and Sunday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of rain Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday highs 42-46 lows 33-38. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, partly cloudy with patchy lingering fog this afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog late tonight and Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday AM, then mostly cloudy Friday afternoon and night highs 40-44 lows 26-34. Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog Saturday AM, mostly cloudy Saturday afternoon and Saturday night with patchy fog late, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday (Christmas Day) and Sunday night, a (40%) chance of showers Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday highs 45-48 lows 34-39. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Patchy fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear with fog with freezing fog late tonight, partly cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, then just mostly cloudy Friday night highs near 49 lows 28-35. Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy Saturday night, a (40%) chance of rain Sunday (Christmas Day), a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night, then cloudy with rain likely (60%) Tuesday highs near 52 lows 37-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon through Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening, more clouds with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Friday, then partly cloudy Friday night free air freezing level at the surface today and tonight, 4,500 ft. Thursday, 6,000 ft. Thursday night, snow level 3,500 ft. Friday, then free air freezing level 5,500 ft. Friday night highs 35-37 lows 20-26. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, mostly cloudy Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Sunday (Christmas Day), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night through Monday night, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday free air freezing level 6,500 ft. Saturday, 7,500 Saturday night, snow level 4,500 ft. Sunday (Christmas Day), 4,000 ft. Sunday night, 3,500 ft. Monday and Monday night, then 3,000 ft. Tuesday highs 37-40 lows 26-30.
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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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