Congratulations to Sarah Collins for being the first person who answered this week’s Weather Quiz Question correctly. The question was as follows. What provides the energy to drive the Earth’s weather system? The answer she gave is the Sun. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you next Monday. The first person to post the correct answer will win one week of personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs.

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Another frontal system is moving through Oregon and that means more rain. The windy conditions will diminish to breezy. Another storm system will move  in late Saturday night and Sunday. There will be a break from the rain toward the middle of next week.

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Advisories:  A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST.

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Forecast for the Southern Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:   Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers tonight low 42. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday morning and a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, then rain likely (60%) Saturday night high 58 low 42. AM rain Sunday and a (40%) chance of showers in the afternoon high 55 low 38. A mix of clouds and sun Monday morning , Presidents’ Day, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon rain at night  high near 58 low 45. Mostly cloudy Tuesday showers likely (60%) and partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night high 56 low 43. A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday high near 60. Partly cloudy and cooler Wednesday night low 39. Mostly sunny Thursday high 62. Mostly clear Thursday night then a mix of clouds and sun low 43 high near 60.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with rain this evening and showers late tonight low 45. Mostly cloudy  with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday then rain likely (60%) Saturday night high 60 low 45.  Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday and a  (30%) chance  of showers Sunday night high 58 low 44. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day) and rain Monday night high 62 low 44. Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday and a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night high near 58 low 45.  Partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night high 64 low 45. Mostly sunny Thursday and Friday and partly cloudy Thursday night highs 60-65 low 44.

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Rain and breezy this evening then showers late tonight winds at the coast South 20-30 mph decreasing to 15-25 mph late, inland South 15-25 decreasing to 10-15 mph late low 46. Mostly cloudy and breezy Saturday with a (30%) chance of rain then rain likely (60%) and breezy Saturday night high 57 low 45. Rain Sunday with just a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night high 56 low 45. Mostly cloudy Monday (Presidents’ Day) with a good (50%) chance of rain high 58. Rain Monday night and likely (60%) Tuesday low near 47 high 57.  Partly cloudy Wednesday high 58. Mostly clear Wednesday night and mostly sunny Thursday low 47 high 62. Partly cloudy Thursday night and sunny Friday high near 62.

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Rain and snow showers likely (60%) this evening with rain and snow showers overnight snow level 4,000′ 1-3″ of snow winds Southwest 10-15 mph gusts to 30 mph low 33. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday morning with decreasing clouds by afternoon with a mix of clouds and sun snow level 7,000′ in the afternoon high 46. Partly cloudy in the evening then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday night snow level 7,000′ low 35 . Mostly cloudy with AM rain Sunday then afternoon showers likely (60%) and a good (50%) chance of showers at night snow level 5,500′ falling to 4,500′ high 40 low 32. Mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day) snow level rising to 5,500′ high 44. Rain Monday night and showers likely (60%) Tuesday snow level 6,500′ falling to 6,000′ low 35 high 42. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night snow level 6,000′ low 36. A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday free air freezing level 8,000′ high 46. Partly cloudy Wednesday night and mostly sunny Thursday free air freezing level 10,000′ low 36 high 49. Mostly clear Thursday night and mostly sunny Friday free air freezing level 10,000′ falling to 8,000′ low 32 high 47.

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