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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. This one is easy. What is the difference between a warm front and a cold front? 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 high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on yellow line) is helping to dry us out, but just for a day. A trough of low pressure (“U” shape on the yellow line) will be taking over returning the wet weather pattern. A frontal system pushed through to the southeast dragging rain along with it. There will be even more frontal systems (position shown is Friday) that will keep the showers around through the rest of the week.
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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 patchy fog this AM lingering into the afternoon, partly cloudy by late in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Thursday night and Friday AM, rain likely (60%) in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible)and evening, then showers late Friday night highs 45-52 lows 32-40 cooling to 36 Friday night. Mostly cloudy with showers Saturday, showers likely (60%) Saturday night, rain likely (60%) Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day) through Tuesday highs 46-52 lows 35-40. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with areas of fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday and Thursday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain in the evening, then rain and snow showers late Friday night highs 48-55 lows 33-40 cooling to 36 Friday night. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Saturday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Sunday, rain likely (60%) Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday (Presidents’ Day) and Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday highs 48-55 lows 35-40. (seasonal averages high 54 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Thursday and Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of coastal rain Friday AM and rain likely (60%) in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of AM inland rain with rain in the afternoon, then rain in the evening and showers Friday night highs 49-56 lows 38-43. Mostly cloudy with showers Saturday, showers likely (60%) Saturday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Sunday, rain likely (60%) Sunday night, mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Monday (Presidents’ Day) and Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday highs 49-55 lows 40-43. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow flurries this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain or snow Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain or snow Friday, rain or snow in the evening, then rain or snow showers late Friday night free air freezing level 3,500 ft. this afternoon, 5,500 ft. tonight, snow level 6,000 ft. Thursday, 5,000 ft. Thursday night, 6,000 ft. Friday, then 5,500 ft. Friday night highs 36-43 lows 24-30 cooling to near 22 Friday night. Mostly cloudy with snow showers Saturday, snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night through Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain or snow Monday (Presidents’ Day) through Tuesday snow level at the surface Saturday through Sunday, 3,000 ft. Sunday night, 4,000 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night, then 5,500 ft. Tuesday highs 33-40 lows 23-28.
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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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