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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 moved through Oregon giving us a short burst with chances for rain. An upper level high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on the yellow line) will take control over the Pacific Northwest this afternoon through the rest of the week. Toward the weekend the upper air flow will be coming more from the Northwest bringing a frontal system and the chances of rain back for at least part of the weekend. 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: Patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of sprinkles, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog late at night and Wednesday AM,colder, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night with patchy fog and freezing fog late and Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog late Thursday night highs near 43 lows 26-30. AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog 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 near 45 lows 29-32. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight 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 and at night with areas of patchy fog and freezing fog late at night highs 46-50 lows 33-27. Patchy AM fog and freezing fog Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Friday night with patchy fog late, mostly cloudy with 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 (30%) chance of showers Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) highs 49-45 lows 29-35. (seasonal averages high 49 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy this AM with a slight (20%) chance of rain, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, partly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight through Wednesday night, AM fog and freezing fog Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy Friday night highs 46-54 lows 37-33. 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 57-48 lows 34-40. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, just mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Thursday night snow level 3,000 ft. today, free air freezing level 5,000 ft. tonight, 5,500 ft. Wednesday, 7,000 ft. Wednesday night, 8,000 ft. Thursday, then 7,000 ft. Thursday night highs 35-40 lows 20-25. Partly cloudy Friday and Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow 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 6,500 ft. Friday, 7,000 ft. Friday night, snow level 6,000 ft. Saturday, 4,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, 3,500 ft. Sunday night, then 3,000 ft. Monday highs 38-35 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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