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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. We have all heard the word “Eureka” used when someone makes an unexpected discovery. The question is who in history is quoted shouting “Eureka” when he made a discovery and what was the discovery? 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: ANONE AT THIS TIME.
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A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on the yellow line) has taken over bringing sunshine until the next trough of low pressure trough (“U” shape on the jet stream) approaches today returning the clouds. A frontal system (shown way out in the ocean ) will bring the rain back by late today. Another frontal system (position shown for Monday) will continue the threat of rain next 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: AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (60%) late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Saturday night (0.30 in. of rain possible), showers Sunday, then showers likely (60%) Sunday night highs 58-48 lows 39-35. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Monday then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday night through Thursday highs 50-52 lows 37-40. (seasonal averages high 55 low 37)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Sunny with patchy fog this AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) Saturday AM, showers in the afternoon (snow level 3,000 ft. in the afternoon, under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Saturday night (snow level 3,000 ft., 0.30 in. of rain possible), rain and snow Sunday AM, rain and snow showers in the afternoon, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday night highs 65-46 lows 39-35. Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain Monday afternoon, rain and snow Monday night, rain likely (60%) Tuesday, rain Tuesday night and Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night, then rain Thursday highs 50-54 lows 37-42. (seasonal averages high 57 low 39)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon, rain likely (60%) late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Saturday AM, showers in the afternoon (0.14 in. of rain possible), rain Saturday night (0.40 in. of rain possible) and Sunday AM, showers in the afternoon, rain and snow showers Sunday evening, then showers late Sunday night highs 56-47 lows 42-40. Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Monday and Monday night, then rain Tuesday through Thursday highs 48-52 lows 39-45 cooling to near 50 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny this AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain or snow tonight, cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow in the afternoon, rain and snow Saturday night, rain and snow showers Sunday AM, snow showers and breezy Sunday afternoon, snow showers Sunday night free air freezing level 10,000 ft. falling to 9,000 ft. this afternoon, snow level at the surface tonight, 5,000 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. Saturday, 3,500 ft. Saturday night, then at the surface Sunday and Sunday night highs 54-35 lows 30-22. Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (60%) Monday, then rain and snow likely (60%) Monday night through Thursday snow level 2,500 ft. Monday, 3,000 ft. Monday night, 4,000 ft. Tuesday, then 4,500 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, then 5,500 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday highs 36-40 cooling to 37 Wednesday lows 27-30.
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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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