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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. Which U.S. President had the coldest inauguration day and how cold was it? 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 HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM FRIDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST.
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A frontal system brought clouds and some rain back. There will be a dry period for the weekend. Another frontal system will be pushed in by an upper level low (“U” shape on yellow line) early next week, then some more dry days after that. The snow levels still will not come down low enough to increase the possibility of some serious mountain snow. Mt. Ashland is closed now due to poor snow conditions. Hoodoo is officially open this week (as usual closed Wednesdays). 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 a good (50%) chance of isolated showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) this today, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, patchy late night and AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the Friday afternoon, cloudy with rain likely (60%) in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night highs 50-42 warming to 45 Saturday lows 36-33. Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday evening, mostly cloudy Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday and Monday night, then partly cloudy Tuesday through Wednesday highs 49-45 lows near 34. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, mostly cloudy tonight, patchy AM fog, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon and in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Friday night, then areas of AM and late night fog, partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night (areas of freezing fog possible late at night) highs 48-44 warming to near 48 Saturday lows 34-30. Partly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and at night with patchy fog late at night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of rain Monday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, then partly cloudy with with areas of late night and early AM fog with lingering afternoon fog Tuesday night and Wednesday highs near 50 lows 32-40. (seasonal averages high 49 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, a good (50%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy tonight, patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain Friday afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Friday night, then AM clouds, partly cloudy with patchy early AM and late night fog Saturday and Saturday night highs near 50 lows 38-35. Partly cloudy with areas of fog Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, then partly cloudy with areas of fog Tuesday night and Wednesday highs near 52 lows 36-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with rain and snow showers this AM, cooler with scattered rain and snow showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late tonight, mostly cloudy Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow in the evening, a (30%) chance of showers of rain and snow showers late Friday night, then just partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night snow level 5,500 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. this afternoon, 3,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 5,000 ft. Friday, snow level 3,500 ft. Friday night, free air freezing level 4,500 ft. Saturday, then 6,500 ft. Saturday night highs near 37 lows 27-23 warming to 27 Saturday night. Partly cloudy Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain and snow Monday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday, 5,500 ft. Monday night, 4,500 ft. Tuesday, then free air freezing level 8,000 ft. rising to 9,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 44-40 lows 29-25.
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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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