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We have a winner! Congratulations Rosemary. You were the first person to post the correct answer to my weather quiz question.
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Here’s the question for the last time. What does it mean when flocks of seagulls are seen hanging around the parking lots of schools and grocery stores in the Willamette Valley. Rosemary’s answer: ” When the weather is stormy and the surf is rough, the seagulls come inland to get food.” My detailed answer: The seagulls move inland on the higher winds ahead of a storm moving onshore. With rough seas and strong winds it is easier for the seagulls to fly eastward and stop off at grocery store parking lots and school parking lots where they can find discarded food scraps. I’ll have a new weather quiz question for you next Monday. 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.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with showers this evening, showers increasing and cooler late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday AM, rain Tuesday afternoon (0.30 in. of rain possible), rain in the evening, showers likely (60%) late Tuesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday AM, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night through Thursday night lows 47-44 highs 57-60. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon and Friday night, 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 and Monday (Memorial Day) with mostly cloudy skies and a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night highs 65-70 falling to 65 Sunday rising to 69 Monday lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 68 low 44)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%), this evening, a (30%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Tuesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with evening showers, a (30%) chance of showers late Tuesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday (AM snow level 3,500 ft., under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night (snow level 3,500 ft., under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night lows 52-45 warming to 49 Thursday night highs 63-60. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night and Saturday, then mostly cloudy with with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night through Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, then partly cloudy in the afternoon Monday (Memorial Day) highs 67-75 lows near 47. (seasonal averages high 71 low 48)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Tuesday (0.15 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Tuesday night (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday (0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night lows 52-47 highs near 55. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday through Monday (Memorial Day) highs 57-60 lows 48-45. (seasonal averages high 59 low 48).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with showers this evening, showers increasing late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain and snow in the evening, rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Tuesday night (1-3 in. of snow possible, 0.25 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday through Thursday evening, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Thursday night snow level 7,500 ft. falling to 6,000 ft. late tonight, 6,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, 5,500 ft. Tuesday night, 4,500 ft. Wednesday, 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 4,500 ft. Thursday and Thursday night lows 35-30 highs 44-40 warming to 46 Thursday. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday and Friday evening, a (40%) chance of showers late Friday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday through Monday (Memorial Day) snow level 4,000 ft. Friday, 6,000 ft. Friday night, 7,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday, then above 8,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday highs 50-60 cooling to 55 Monday lows 34-37.
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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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