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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What was the longest drought period ever for the Eugene-Springfield area? 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) will be moving away from the Pacific Northwest with a low pressure trough (“U” shape on the yellow line) pushing in behind it. that means we will be going back to a wet weather pattern. A frontal system has pushed through returning the clouds and chance for rain. Yet another frontal system will make landfall Friday, assuring us that we’ll have clouds and rain continuing.
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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 rain tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible), showers Wednesday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain late Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday AM, rain in the afternoon (0.30 in. of rain possible) and Thursday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, then a slight (20%) chance of of showers Friday night lows 43-50 cooling to 45 Friday night highs 57-67. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night through Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday highs 68-72 cooling to near 57 Tuesday lows 45-49 falling to 43 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 61 low 40)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Wednesday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain Thursday (0.20 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, then just partly cloudy Friday night lows 46-49 highs 60-75. Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and patchy fog Saturday night and Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday evening, then just partly cloudy Tuesday highs 77-63 lows 48-44. (seasonal averages high 63 low 42)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Wednesday AM, a good (50%) of showers in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible) and evening, showers likely (60%) late Wednesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy with rain Thursday (0.40 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph), cloudy with coastal rain Thursday evening with inland rain likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of rain late Thursday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, then just mostly cloudy Friday night lows 54-49 highs 55-62. Patchy fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Saturday night and Sunday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, then just partly cloudy Tuesday highs 62-54 lows 46-43. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow tonight (1-3 in. of snow possible, 0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Wednesday (1 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday night, rain Thursday and not as cool, rain Thursday night, mostly cloudy Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night lows 29-42 highs 43-60 snow level 4,500 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 6,500 ft. rising to 8,000 ft. Thursday, then above 8,000 ft. Thursday night through Friday night lows 29-42 highs 42-60. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night through through Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday night, 7,500 ft. Monday, then 6,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday highs 63-66 cooling to near 50 Monday and Tuesday lows 42-46 cooling to near 50 Tuesday.
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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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