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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, scattered showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), cloudy with showers Wednesday AM, scattered showers Wednesday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible) and evening, showers likely (60%) Wednesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, small hail possible, Thursday (0.25 in. of rain possible) and Thursday evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night (0.10 in. of rain possible) through Friday evening, then just mostly cloudy Friday night lows 46-42 warming to 45 Friday night highs 58-66. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night, AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon and evening, a mix of clouds and sun Monday (Memorial Day), mostly cloudy Monday evening, then partly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday highs 69-65 warming to near 70 Tuesday lows 45-43. (seasonal averages high 68 low 44)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with evening showers, a (30%) chance of showers late tonight (snow level 3,500 ft., under 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., 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with showers Thursday (snow level 3,000 ft., 0.25 in. of rain possible), showers in the evening, and Thursday night (0.15 in. of rain possible) and Friday (warmer), mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday night lows 45-50 cooling to 45 Friday night highs 64-57 warming to 67 Friday. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday, mostly cloudy with with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday (Memorial Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday AM, then just mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon highs 70-75 lows 47-43. (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 scattered showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday evening, showers likely (60%) late Wednesday night (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with showers Thursday (0.40 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) in the evening, a (30%) chance of showers late Thursday night (0.20 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy and warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy Friday evening, then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday night lows near 48 highs near 56. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday, a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday (Memorial Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday AM, then increasing clouds to mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon highs 57-60 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 60 low 48).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with showers this evening, rain and snow showers likely (60%) late tonight (1 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers Wednesday (2 in. of snow possible. 0.25 in. of rain possible), showers in the evening, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday night, showers Thursday and Thursday evening with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms (small hail possible), then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Thursday night, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday and Friday evening, then a slight (20% chance of showers late Friday night snow level 6,000 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Wednesday, 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, 4,500 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 4,000 ft. rising to Friday afternoon, then 7,000 ft. Friday night lows 32-33 highs 43-40 warming to near 50 Friday. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday and Friday evening, a (40%) chance of showers late Friday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers 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 58-60 lows near 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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