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Just in case you missed the announcement Monday, we did have someone post the correct answer to my weekly weather quiz question. Here it is again. 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: AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening with a slight (20%) chance of showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain or showers Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy, some sun breaks, with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday (Memorial Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday evening, then partly cloudy with patchy fog late Monday night highs 68-6o lows 45-49 cooling to near 42 Monday night. Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, becoming mostly cloudy Thursday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday highs 66-74 lows 46-50. (seasonal averages high 69 low 45)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy this AM with a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers, a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers this afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight, mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday (Memorial Day), then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday evening highs near 69 lows 48-45. Partly cloudy Tuesday through Thursday AM, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon through Friday highs 73-80 cooling to near 77 Friday lows 47-52. (seasonal averages high 72 low 49)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers today, partly cloudy this evening and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, a (30%) chance of  showers Sunday afternoon and evening, a (30%) chance of rain late Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday (Memorial Day), just partly cloudy Monday night highs 57-60 lows 48-50 cooling to 45 Monday night. Mostly cloudy Tuesday through Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon highs 59-65 cooling to 60 Friday lows 46-50. (seasonal averages high 60 low 48).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, a (40%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle Sunday and Sunday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday (Memorial Day) and Monday evening, then just partly cloudy late Monday night snow level 6,500 ft. today, 7,500 ft. tonight, 6,500 ft. Sunday, 7,000 ft. Sunday night, 6,000 ft. Monday, then 7,500 ft. Monday night highs near 55 lows 35-37 cooling to 33 Monday night. Partly cloudy Tuesday through Thursday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Friday free air freezing level 7,000 ft. rising to 8,000 ft. in the afternoon Tuesday, 9,000 ft. Tuesday night, 10,000 ft. Wednesday, 11,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 12,000 ft. Thursday through Friday highs 58-70 cooling to 64 Friday lows 37-42.

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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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