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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 a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible) and Friday evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Friday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, then just partly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday night lows 45-40 warming to near 50 Monday night highs 62-70. Partly cloudy Monday and Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, mostly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy at night, then a mix of clouds and sun and cooler Thursday highs 75-66 lows 53-48. (seasonal averages high 71 low 46)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday AM, showers in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, showers likely (60%) late Friday night (some hail possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday, just partly cloudy Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night lows 47-45 highs 62-77. Partly cloudy Tuesday, then mostly cloudy Tuesday night through Thursday highs 84-68 lows 50-55 cooling to near 50 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 74 low 50)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Friday AM, showers in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible), showers and a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms in the evening, showers likely (60%) late Friday night (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, just partly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday night lows 49-45 highs 58-62. Partly cloudy Monday, mostly cloudy Monday night through Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon highs 63-58 lows 48-52 cooling to near 50 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 61 low 50).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday (1 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible), showers with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, showers likely (60%) late Friday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night, then just partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night snow level 6,500 ft. falling to 5,500 ft. late tonight, 5,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 4,500 ft. Saturday, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Saturday night, 9,000 ft. Sunday, then 11,000 ft. Sunday night lows 32-27 warming to 37 Monday night highs 47-60. Partly cloudy Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with as slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Thursday free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday night, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Thursday highs 56-65 cooling to near 62 Wednesday lows 35-43.
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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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