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Sorry no winner this week for my weekly weather quiz question.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What natural disaster struck New York City in 1888? Here is the answer. It was the “Blizzard of 1888? that crippled the city of New York in March of that year. Some snow drifts reached 20 feet high and ice covered cables with 80 mph winds caused the closing of the Brooklyn Bridge. It was also a marine disaster being called the “Great White Hurricane.” Winds over 60 mph whipped seas sinking, grounding or wrecking more than 200 vessels from the Chesapeake Bay up the New England coast. 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: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A trough of low pressure (“U” shape on the yellow line) is moving in behind the high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on the yellow line) that’s pushed eastward away from us. A frontal system (still offshore) will bring back the rainy weather Sunday. The recent heavy snows in the mountains have greatly improved local area ski conditions. Please check the ski resort 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: Partly cloudy this evening, cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog late tonight, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain Sunday, rain in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible) and Sunday night (0.50 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers (0.10 in. of rain possible) Monday, a (40%) chance of showers Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) Tuesday, then a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night lows 32-40 cooling to 35 Monday night, then warming to near 40 Tuesday night highs near 50. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday and Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday night and Saturday highs 49-52 lows 35-32. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight with patchy fog late at night and early AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday AM, rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) likely (60%) in the afternoon, rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Monday and Monday evening, a (40%) chance of rain Monday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday AM, then showers likely (60%) Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night lows 36-42 cooling to 38 Tuesday night highs 55-50. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday and Thursday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday through Saturday highs 52-57 lows near 38. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain Sunday, afternoon coastal rain and afternoon rain (0.15 in. of rain possible) likely (60%) inland, rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Monday, a good (50%) chance of showers in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain (0.10 in. of rain possible) late Monday night, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night lows 40-45 cooling to 42 Tuesday night highs near 53. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday and Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday through Saturday highs 53-58 lows 40-43. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (60%) Sunday afternoon, rain or snow (3-6 in. of snow possible, 0.50 in. of rain possible), Sunday night, rain or snow showers likely (60%) Monday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain or snow in the afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain or snow showers Monday night, a good (50%) chance of rain or snow Tuesday, then rain and snow likely (60%) Tuesday night free air freezing level 9,000 ft. falling to 8,000 ft. late tonight, snow level 6,000 ft. Sunday, 4,500 ft. Sunday night, 3,500 ft. Monday, then 4,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, then snow level 3,500 ft. lows 28-25 highs 42-36. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain or snow showers Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain or snow showers Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, then a (30%) chance of rain Friday night and Saturday snow level 4,000 ft. Wednesday, 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, 7,000 ft. Thursday through Friday, 7,500 ft. Friday night, then 7,000 ft. Saturday highs 36-42 lows 26-29.
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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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