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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. We recently turned our clocks forward by one hour to start Daylight Saving Time. What was the original purpose of having our clocks turned ahead by one hour? 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 the yellow line ) gave us just a slight chance of sprinkles Saturday and Easter Sunday. The ridge will be replaced by a low pressure area (“U” shape on the yellow line) which will increase the chance of rain for the rest of the week. A frontal system is moving through Oregon. Yet another frontal system (position shown is Thursday) will approach the coast and push through more rain.
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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 tonight, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers Tuesday, afternoon showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) likely (60%), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers (0.10 in. of rain possible) Tuesday night through Thursday night, lows 45-39 highs 63-56. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday, a (40%) chance of showers Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Monday highs 56-63 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 60 low 39)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday (0.10 in. of rain possible), shower likely (60%) Tuesday night (0.15 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday (0.15 in. of rain possible), showers Wednesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible) and Thursday, mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday evening, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Thursday night, showers likely (60%) Friday, a (40%) chance of showers Friday night, then partly cloudy with Saturday night through Monday highs 56-67 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 61 low 41)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with rain this evening, a good (50%) of rain late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), coastal rain likely (60%) Tuesday (0.10 in. of rain possible), a (60%) chance of AM rain inland then inland rain likely (60%) Tuesday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of coastal showers Tuesday night with evening showers likely (60%) inland Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of rain late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible), then rain likely (60%) Wednesday, coastal showers likely (60%) with inland showers Wednesday night, showers Thursday, then showers likely (60%) Thursday night lows 45-40 highs 54-52. Showers likely (60%) Friday, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, just partly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday night, then mostly cloudy Monday highs 53-59 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy this evening, partly cloudy tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday afternoon, showers likely (60%) Tuesday night and Wednesday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) at night free air freezing level 7,500 ft. tonight, snow level 6,000 ft. Tuesday, 6,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 5,000 ft. Wednesday, 4,500 ft. Wednesday night, 4,500 ft. Thursday, then 4,000 ft. Thursday night lows 38-25 highs 53-38. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday, a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of snow Monday snow level 4,500 ft. Friday, 4,500 ft. Friday night, 4,500 ft. Saturday, 5,000 ft. Saturday night, free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Sunday, 7,000 ft., then snow level 6,000 ft. Monday highs 38-50 lows near 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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