Sorry, but nobody correctly answered this week’s weather quiz.  Here is the question once again. What is an ombrometer? Here is the answer. An ombrometer is the same as a micropluviometer. In plain english they are names for a very sensitive rain gauge. I’ll have another quiz question for you next Monday. The first person to post the correct answer will win one week of free personalized forecasts tailored to your personal needs.

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A high pressure ridge is slowly getting weaker and drifting eastward and a low pressure trough is moving in behind it.  A frontal system has pushed into Oregon with rain ahead of and behind it. High pressure will build again Sunday clearing up the skies.

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Advisories:   A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT  UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND EASTERN, CENTRAL, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY .

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:  Mostly cloudy with periods of evening rain then showers tonight low 42. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday decreasing through the afternoon and partly cloudy and colder with patchy fog late Saturday night high 55 low 34. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday after morning fog or low clouds and partly cloudy Sunday night with patchy fog late high 57 low 36. A mix of clouds and sun Monday morning then increasing clouds with rain likely (60%) at night high 58 low 37. Rain likely (60%) Tuesday high 54. Mostly cloudy with a good (40%-50%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday low 39 high 55. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night through Friday lows near 40 highs  53-57.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with evening rain then showers likely (60%) late tonight low 42. Mostly cloudy Saturday with AM showers likely then showers  in the afternoon high 55. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers then patch fog late Saturday night low 39. AM and late overnight clouds and fog then just partly cloudy Sunday and becoming mostly cloudy Sunday night high 57 low 40. Mostly cloudy Monday with AM fog high 59. Rain likely (60%) in the evening then rain late Monday night low 42. Rain likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night  high 57 low 40. Mostly cloudy with a (40%-50%) chance of rain Wednesday through Friday highs 56-59 lows 36-40.

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Evening rain inland then showers late tonight, showers and possible isolated thunderstorms this evening at the coast  then showers late (Winds South 15-25 mph along the coast and South 10-15 mph inland) low 44. Mostly cloudy with AM showers Saturday then a (40%) chance of afternoon showers high 52. Mostly cloudy Saturday evening then partly cloudy with areas of fog late low 43. Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday evening then mostly cloudy at night with AM and late night fog or clouds high 56 low 43.  Mostly cloudy with AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday high 56. Rain Monday night and Tuesday with rain likely (60%) Tuesday night lows 44 high 54. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday through Friday highs 56 low 46.

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Occasional evening rain and snow then rain and snow showers tonight snow level falling to 4,000′ late 3-6″ of snow low 30.  Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday snow level 3,500′ rising to 4,000′ high 40. A slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers then partly cloudy late Saturday night snow level 4,000′ low 28. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday and slightly warmer free air freezing level 4,000′ rising to 7,500′ in the afternoon high 47. Partly cloudy Sunday night free air freezing level 8,000′ rising to 9,000′ low 32. A mix of clouds and sun Monday morning then increasing afternoon clouds free air freezing level 8,000′ high 44. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow in the evening then rain and snow likely (60%) late Monday night snow level  4,500′ falling to 3,500′ late low 27.  Mostly cloudy with rain or snow likely (60%) Tuesday snow level 3,500′ high 42. Mostly cloudy with a (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday  night and Wednesday snow level 4,500′ falling to 4,000′ low 28 high 40. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night through Thursday night snow level stable at 4,500′ lows 30 highs. Mostly cloudy Friday with a good (50%) chance of rain, snow level 5,000′ high 45.

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