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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. This is your last chance to win this week. What is needed in the stratosphere, but is considered a dangerous pollutant in the lower atmosphere near the earth’s surface? 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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS OF LANE COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY. * A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SIUSLAW RIVER NEAR MAPLETON.*
FOR OTHER FLOOD WARNINGS OUTSIDE OF THE SOUTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY AREA GO TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE WEBSITE AT: THIS ADDRESS
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The jet stream has positioned itself to send a strong fetch of moisture to the Pacific Northwest. A frontal system is spreading even more rain over Oregon. The rain chance diminishes Saturday and Sunday as weak high pressure slides in for a short visit. Another frontal system will move in to start off the first week of the New Year with even more rain. Mt. Ashland is closed today due to snow conditions. Hoodoo is closed for December 29-30, but will be open Saturday December 31st and Sunday January 1st with limited operations. Still not enough snow yet for Willamette Pass to open for skiing. Please check their web sites for details and updates.
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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 showers likely (60%) this evening, a (40%) chance of showers and colder late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy Saturday night (New Year’s Eve) and Sunday (New Year’s Day), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday night lows 30-40 highs 39-48. Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night, rain likely (60%) Wednesday, then a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night and Thursday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday highs 48-52 cooling to near 45 Thursday lows 42-39. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) this evening (snow level 2,500 ft.), patchy AM fog and mostly cloudy, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog late Saturday night (New Year’s Eve) and Sunday AM, mostly cloudy Sunday afternoon (New Year’s Day), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night with areas of patchy fog late at night and early Monday AM, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, then a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night with areas of fog late Monday night lows 34-39 highs 43-48. Areas of fog Tuesday AM, cloudy Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late Tuesday night and early Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday highs 49-45 lows near 38. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) this evening, patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night (New Year’s Eve), patchy fog late night and early Sunday AM, mostly cloudy Sunday afternoon (New Year’s Day), mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a (30%) chance of rain late Sunday night and Monday AM, a (40%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night with fog late at night lows 38-34 warming to 42 Monday night highs 48-52. AM late night and early AM fog and cloudy Tuesday afternoon and night with areas of fog Wednesday AM, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday, then cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday highs 54-49 lows 42-45 cooling to near 40 Friday. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with snow showers this evening, snow showers likely (60%) late tonight (3-7 in. of snow possible, 0.50 in. of rain possible) and colder tonight, mostly cloudy and colder Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Saturday night (New Year’s Eve) and Sunday AM (New Year’s Day), a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night snow level at the surface tonight, free air freezing level at the surface rising to 4,000 ft. Saturday afternoon, 5,500 ft. Saturday night, 6,500 ft. Sunday, snow level 6,500 ft. Sunday night and Monday, then 6,000 ft. Monday night lows 20-32 highs 32-42 cooling to 37 Monday. Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night, a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday night, then rain and snow likely (60%) Friday snow level 8,000 ft. Tuesday, above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, 5,000 ft. Thursday, 3,000 ft. Thursday night, then 2,500 ft. Friday highs 40-45 cooling to 35 Friday lows 33-30.
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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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