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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. We have had rain and snow but let’s focus on total precipitation which includes rain and melted snow or other frozen precipitation. What US city has the highest normal annual precipitation in inches? Extra credit if you get the right total too. 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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Be careful driving during winter storms. Make sure you at least carry chains if you will be driving in the foothills or mountains and be aware that there could be some slippery conditions as far down as the valley floor. You need extra stopping distance when the roadway is slippery. Remember that bridges and overpasses cool down faster than the regular roadway which means that snow could pile up faster and conditions can get icy quicker than on the streets.
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Advisories: A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF OREGON, UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, THE NORTH CASCADE FOOTHILLS, THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES, AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST, THE I-5 CORRIDOR FROM PORTLAND TROUGH EUGENE AND SPRINGFIELD, THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY, AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6PM TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST, THE I-5 CORRIDOR FROM PORTLAND THROUGH SALEM. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 4 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, FROM 2 AM UNTIL 4 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE CNTRAL AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY ABOVE 1,000 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST, CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3,000 FT. FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 4 PM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIOUS MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST, AND THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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An upper level low pressure trough (“U” shape on yellow line) will be moving through and a surface low and frontal system pushes southward (later than expected) into Oregon for another chance for snow, rain and possible freezing rain. A very wet frontal system will bring some heavy rain to Oregon Thursday. Mt. Ashland is counting on this new storm to improve the snow conditions so they plan to open Thursday. Hoodoo is open (as usual closed Wednesdays). Willamette Pass reports they are closed as usual today for a Tuesday. Please check the ski resort web sites for the latest details and updates as the new storms could improve the snowpack for skiing.
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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 or snow showers today (1-3 in. of snow possible mainly above 500 ft., 0.25 in. of rain possible), rain or snow this evening, snow late tonight (1 in. of snow possible, 0.75 in. of rain possible), rain or snow Wednesday AM, rain (1 in. of rain possible), heavy at times, and windy (S 25-35 mph gusts to 65 mph in the afternoon) in the afternoon, rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph) Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with rain and windy Thursday and rain Thursday night highs 40-52 lows 35-43. Mostly cloudy with rain Friday through Monday highs 52-44 warming to near 48 Monday lows 40-35. (seasonal averages high 47 low 34)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers today (snow level 500 ft.rising to 1,000 ft. in the afternoon, 1-2 in. of snow above 1,500 ft. and 1 in. of snow possible lower, 0.15 in. of rain possible), rain and snow tonight (snow level 2,000 ft. falling to 500 ft. late, 3-5 in. of snow possible, 0.25 in. of rain possible), rain and snow Wednesday AM (snow level 500 ft.), rain (3-4 in. of snow possible, 0.50 in. of rain possible) in the afternoon and windy (wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 25-35 mph gusts to 50 mph), rain (0.70 in. of rain possible) Wednesday night and breezy (wind: S 20-25 mph gusts to 40 mph shifting SE 5-10 mph late), mostly cloudy with rain Thursday (0.35 in. of rain possible) and Thursday night highs 42-52 lows 33-42. Mostly cloudy with rain Friday and Friday night, then rain and snow Saturday through Monday highs 52-44 lows 43-34. (seasonal averages high 50 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with coastal showers and rain and snow showers inland today (snow level 500 ft. rising to 1,500 ft. in the afternoon, 0.40 in. of rain possible) and breezy (winds: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), rain (snow level 2,000 ft. late) tonight (0.75 in. of rain possible) and very windy (winds: SW 20-35 mph increasing to S 30-45 mph and SW 15-25 mph inland), rain (1.50 in. of rain possible) and very windy (winds: S 30-45 mph increasing to 40-55 mph at the shore, S 10-20 mph increasing to S 30-40 mph in the afternoon) Wednesday, rain (1 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 25-40 mph decreasing to S 15-25 mph late at the shore and S 20-30 mph decreasing to SE 10-15 mph late inland) Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with rain Thursday (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 25-35 mph gusts to 50 mph shifting SW 20-25 mph gusts to 40 mph in the afternoon), and rain Thursday night highs 45-52 lows 42-48. Mostly cloudy with rain Friday through Saturday evening, rain and snow late Saturday night and Sunday AM, rain Sunday afternoon, then rain and snow Sunday night and Monday highs 53-48 lows 44-39. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with snow showers today (4-8 in. of snow possible), snow tonight (6-12 in. of snow possible), rain or snow Wednesday (9-15 in. of snow possible, 1.5 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: SW 25-35 mph gusts to 50 mph in the afternoon), rain and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph) Wednesday night, rain and windy Thursday (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph decreasing to 40 mph in the afternoon), then rain and snow Thursday night snow level at the surface today and tonight, 5,500 ft. Wednesday afternoon, 7,500 ft. falling to 6,500 ft.late at night) Wednesday night, 6,000 ft. Thursday, then 5,500 ft. Thursday night highs 25-37 lows 24-30. Mostly cloudy with rain Friday, rain and snow Friday night through Sunday, then snow Sunday night and Monday snow level 6,500 ft. Friday, 5,000 ft. Friday night, 3,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 2,500 ft. Sunday, then at the surface Sunday night and Monday highs 35-29 warming to near 35 Monday lows 28-22 warming to 34 Monday.
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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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