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Here is this week’s weather quiz question. Who was the first scientist to use the term “greenhouse effect” to describe how the earth is able to keep warm? 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: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A weak cold front moves through Oregon giving us a short burst with chances for rain. An upper level high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on the yellow line) will hold control over the Pacific Northwest for the rest of the week. The snow levels still will not come down low enough or long enough to increase the possibility of some serious mountain snow. Mt. Ashland is closed now due to poor snow conditions. Hoodoo is officially open (as usual closed Wednesdays). Willamette Pass will be open on a limited basis for the upcoming weekend Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 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 rain this evening, showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night with patchy fog late at night and colder, a mix of clouds and sun with patchy fog Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night with patchy fog late and Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Thursday night lows 35-24 warming to near 32 Thursday night highs near 43. A mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy Friday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) highs 48-44 lows near 32. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday AM (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with areas of fog late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon lows 37-32 highs near 45. partly cloudy with areas of patchy fog and freezing fog Thursday AM through Friday, mostly cloudy Friday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday night through Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) highs 49-45 lows 33-36. (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 rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy Tuesday AM with a slight (20%) chance of rain inland, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with areas of fog late Tuesday night through Friday, then mostly cloudy Friday night lows 45-32 warming to near 35 Friday night highs 46-52. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, a (40%) chance of rain Saturday night through Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) highs 52-49 lows 34-40. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain this evening, rain and snow showers late tonight (2 in. of snow possible, 0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, just mostly clear Tuesday night, mostly sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night, then partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night snow level 6,000 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. late tonight, 4,000 ft. Tuesday, free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday, 8,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night lows 27-23 highs 35-43. A mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy Friday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) free air freezing level 7,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, snow level 6,000 ft. Saturday, 5,500 ft. Saturday night, 5,000 ft. Sunday, 4,000 ft. Sunday night, then 3,000 ft. Monday highs 42-36 lows 27-22.
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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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