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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 moving through as the high pressure ridge moves on. Another more complex will hit the coast toward the weekend continuing the chance for 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 with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Thursday (0.20 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) Thursday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (50%) chance of rain Friday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of of showers Friday evening, then partly cloudy late Friday night through Saturday night lows 44-50 cooling to 46 Saturday night highs 62-72. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night, a (30%) chance of rain Monday, a (30%) chance of showers Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) of showers Tuesday night, then a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday lows 45-49 falling to 43 Monday night highs 73-60. (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), patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with rain Thursday, rain Thursday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday AM, then just partly cloudy Friday night through Saturday night lows 48-52 cooling to 48 Saturday night highs 66-78. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms Sunday and Sunday night, a (40%) chance of showers of rain and cooler Monday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 77-63 warming to 79 Wednesday lows 54-44. (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 (under 0.20 in. of rain possible), patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with rain Thursday (0.20 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night, patchy fog late at night and Friday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy Friday evening, then mostly cloudy Friday night through Saturday night lows 48-62 cooling to 45 Saturday highs 57-63 cooling to 56 Saturday. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and cooler Monday and Monday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday highs 62-50 warming to 55 Wednesday lows 49-42. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers this evening, rain likely (60%) late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Thursday (0.50 in. of rain possible), cloudy with rain Thursday evening, rain likely (60%) late at night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night snow level 5,500 ft. tonight, 8,000 ft. Thursday, above 8,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, then free air freezing level 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night lows 30-42 highs 50-67. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night, a (40%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of showers Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Saturday , above 8,000 ft. Sunday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night, 8,000 ft. Monday, 6,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 7,500 ft. Monday, 6,500 ft. lows 44-34.
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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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