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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 weak high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on yellow line) will be moving over and then away from the Pacific Northwest with a low pressure trough (“U” shape on the yellow line) pushing in behind it. That means we are back to a wet weather pattern. A frontal system is holding offshore because of that high pressure ridge. The front will head into Oregon Thursday 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 showers this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon with a good (50%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Thursday (0.30 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) Thursday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday AM, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of of showers Friday evening then partly cloudy Friday night highs 57-67 lows 43-50 cooling to 45 Friday night. Partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun 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 showers early this AM, showers likely (60%) this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers this evening, showers likely (60%) tonight 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday AM, rain Thursday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, then just partly cloudy Friday night highs 60-75 lows 46-49. Mostly cloudy Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance thunderstorms Sunday evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, 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 coastal showers likely (60%) early this AM, inland showers early this AM, a good (50%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy with rain Thursday (0.20 in. of rain possible), cloudy with coastal rain Thursday evening with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy Friday night with a slight (20%) chance of showers highs 53-62 lows 46-48. Mostly cloudy Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers 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 showers today (1 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers this evening, showers likely (60%) late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Thursday and just a touch warmer (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain Thursday night, cloudy with a (%) chance of rain Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday night highs 43-60 lows 32-42 snow level 4,000 ft. today, 5,000 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. late tonight, 7,000 ft. Thursday, above 8,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, then free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Friday night highs 43-60 lows 29-42. Partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun 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 free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night, snow level 8,000 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 35 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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