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Here is my new weather quiz question for this week. A measuring scale was devised for determining wind speed over land and over bodies of water without the use of instruments. What is it called and who devised it? 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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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with rain today (0.25 in. of rain possible), widespread evening showers, showers likely tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday (0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a (40%) chance showers Tuesday evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night highs 58-65 lows 44-40 warming to 45 Wednesday night. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday AM, rain likely (60%) in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain late Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday highs 64-67 cooling to 62 Saturday then warming to near 66 Sunday lows 47-43. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of scattered thunderstorms this AM, widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms this afternoon (gusty winds and heavy rain possible in storms, 0.25 in. of rain possible), showers this evening, showers likely (60%) late tonight (snow level 3,500 ft., 0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday (snow level 3,500 ft., 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night (snow level 3,500 ft., a mostly cloudy start, then partly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night highs 60-57 warming to 67 Wednesday lows 47-42 warming to 47 Wednesday night. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday through Saturday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, partly cloudy Sunday AM, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon highs 73-68 warming to near 73 Sunday lows 50-46. (seasonal averages high 73 low 50)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with rain this AM, showers and a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this afternoon, gusty winds and heavy rain possible in storms (0.30 in. of rain possible), cloudy with evening showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night highs 55-60 lows 48-44 warming to 48 Wednesday night. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday through Saturday, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night, partly cloudy Sunday AM, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon highs 58-62 lows 52-48. (seasonal averages high 61 low 49).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain today (0.50 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers and colder tonight (2 in. of snow possible, 0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Tuesday (2 in. of snow possible, 0.25 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Tuesday night, mostly cloudy Wednesday AM with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night snow level 7,500 ft. today, 4,500 ft. tonight, 4,000 ft. Tuesday, 3,500 ft. Tuesday night, 4,500 ft. Wednesday, then 6,500 ft. Wednesday night highs 47-40 warming to 52 Wednesday lows 28-26 warming to 35 Wednesday night. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday AM, afternoon rain likely (60%), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night, a (40%) chance of showers Friday, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday snow level 7,000 ft. Thursday, above 8,000 ft. Thursday night, 6,000 ft. Friday, 5,500 ft. Friday night, 4,000 ft. Saturday, 4,500 ft. Saturday night, then 5,000 ft. Sunday highs 56-60 cooling to 52 Saturday 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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