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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 hole 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: A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST, AND THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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The jet stream has positioned itself to send a strong fetch of moisture to the Pacific Northwest. A frontal system that is approaching the coast will move into Oregon late Sunday night and early Monday AM bringing more wet weather with it. Another frontal system will push in Tuesday so the first week of the New Year with see even more rain. Mt. Ashland was open today and plans to be open Sunday. Hoodoo is open today and Sunday 9 AM-9 PM and Sunday 9 AM-4 PM 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: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Sunday AM (New Year’s Day), mostly cloudy Sunday afternoon and night, cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday night, cloudy Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night lows 32-42 highs 44-50. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night through Saturday highs 52-45 lows 40-37. (seasonal averages high 45 low 34)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog late tonight and Sunday AM, mostly cloudy Sunday afternoon (New Year’s Day), mostly cloudy Sunday night with a slight (20%) chance of rain and areas of patchy fog late at night and early Monday AM, rain likely (60%) Monday AM, showers in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Monday night with areas of fog late at night and Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, then areas of fog late Tuesday night lows 35-39 highs 43-49. Areas of fog Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, rain Wednesday night, showers likely (60%) Thursday, cloudy and colder with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday and Friday night, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday 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 areas of patchy fog late tonight and early Sunday AM, mostly cloudy Sunday afternoon (New Year’s Day), party cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night (windy: SE 10-20 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph at the shore and SE 5-10 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph late at night inland), rain Monday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon and windy (S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph shifting to SW 15-20 mph in the afternoon), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers Monday night with areas of fog late at night and early Tuesday AM, just mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, then cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night with patchy fog late lows 34-43 highs near 54. Areas of fog Wednesday AM, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, rain Wednesday night, showers likely (60%) Thursday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday highs 54-49 lows 43-30. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday (New Year’s Day), partly cloudy Sunday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and breezy Monday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night, cloudy Tuesday, then cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night free air freezing level 5,500 ft. tonight, 9,000 ft. Sunday, 7,500 ft. Sunday night, snow level 6,000 ft. Monday, 5,000 ft. Monday night, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Tuesday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night lows 23-32 highs 39-42. Cloudy with 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, rain and snow likely (60%) Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday night, then rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday snow level above 10,000 ft. Wednesday, 7,000 ft. Wednesday night, 5,000 ft. Thursday, 3,000 ft. Thursday night, 2,500 ft. Friday, 3,000 ft. Friday night, then 2,500 ft. Saturday highs 45-34 lows 32-26.
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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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