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Sorry, no winner this week.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is needed in the stratosphere, but is considered a dangerous pollutant in the lower atmosphere near the earth’s surface? The answer is Ozone. Lack of Ozone in the upper atmosphere (that whole you have now doubt heard of) lets more of the Sun’s dangerous radiation reach the Earth, while on earth Ozone is a pollutant most of which is the product of burning fossil fuels. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next 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: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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The jet stream has positioned itself to send a strong fetch of moisture to the Pacific Northwest. A frontal system has spread even more rain over Oregon. The rain chance diminishes today 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 open today. Hoodoo is open today and Sunday with limited operations. Still not enough snow yet for Willamette Pass to open for skiing. Please check their web sites for the latest 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: some possible dense AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun late this afternoon, mostly cloudy tonight (New Year’s Eve) and Sunday (New Year’s Day), mostly cloudy Sunday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday night highs 42-48 lows 32-40. Cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, a good (50%) Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday, then 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 34)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog lingering into the afternoon and mostly cloudy this afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog late tonight (New Year’s Eve) and Sunday AM, mostly cloudy Sunday afternoon (New Year’s Day), mostly cloudy Sunday night with areas of patchy fog late at night and early Monday AM, mostly cloudy Monday afternoon, then a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night with areas of fog late Monday night highs 43-49 lows 35-39. 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 today and tonight (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 showers Monday night with fog late at night highs 49-54 cooling to near 50 Monday lows 34-43. 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 warming to near 52 Friday 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: A mix of clouds and sun today, mostly cloudy tonight (New Year’s Eve) and Sunday AM (New Year’s Day), a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night free air freezing level at the surface rising to 4,500 ft. this afternoon, 5,500 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Sunday, 7,500 ft. Sunday night, snow level 6,000 ft. Monday, then 5,000 ft. Monday night highs 32-42 cooling to 37 Monday lows 24-32. Cloudy 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 free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Tuesday, 10,000 ft. Tuesday night, snow level above 10,000 ft. 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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