Here again is this week’s weather quiz question. What is the “snow eater”? Please place your answer as a comment after the forecasts on this page. The first person to post the correct answer will win one week of free forecasts tailored to your personal needs. Good luck.

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The jet stream is still bringing the air to us from the Northwest as you can see with the shaded area and the blue arrows. A frontal system will be moving  into Oregon.

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Advisories:  A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:  Mostly cloudy with isolated showers early this evening then a slight (20%) chance of rain overnight low 35 . Mostly cloudy with periods of rain Thursday then  rain likely (60%) Thursday night high 52 low 45. Mostly cloudy with rain Friday changing to afternoon showers then showers likely (60%) and colder Friday night high 50 low 34. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday and partly cloudy at night high 53 low 35. A mix of clouds and sun and dry Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night high 56 low 42. A mix of clouds and sun Monday and becoming mostly cloudy Monday night high 60 lows 40.  Mostly cloudy Tuesday with a (40%) chance of rain high near 57. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday low 38 high 56.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with periods of rain and snow showers this evening and a slight (20%) chance of rain late snow level 2,000′ in the evening low 35. Mostly cloudy Thursday with a (20%) chance of rain in the morning and likely (60%) in the afternoon high 56. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday night and rain and breezy (winds South 15-25 mph decreasing to South 10-15 mph in the afternoon) Friday snow level 2,500′ Friday afternoon low 45 high 54. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night and a slight (20%) chance Saturday snow level 1,500′ Friday night low 36 high 55.  Just mostly cloudy and dry Saturday night through Monday night lows 40-44 highs 59-63. Mostly cloudy Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of rain high 59. Sunday night and mostly cloudy Monday low 40 high near 63. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday low 42 high 59. A (40%) chance of evening rain then a (40%) chance of rain and snow late Tuesday night low 40. A (30%) chance of morning rain and snow showers Wednesday then a (40%) chance of rain showers in the afternoon high 56.

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and breezy this evening (winds 15-25 mph at the coast and South 10-20 mph inland)late tonight low 43. Mostly cloudy and windy (winds South 20-30 mph at the coast and South 15-20 mph inland) Thursday with morning rain likely (60%) and rain in the afternoon at the coast, a (40%) chance of morning rain then likely (60%) in the afternoon inland high 54. Rain along the coast and likely (60%) in the evening inland then rain late Thursday night low  44. Cloudy Friday with rain and windy (winds South 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph decreasing to South 15-20 mph in the afternoon) snow level 2,000′ in the afternoon high 54. Mostly cloudy and breezy (winds South 15-25 mph decreasing to Southwest 10-15 mph late) with a good (50%) chance of  showers along the coast and a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers then a (40%) chance of showers late Friday night inland snow level 2,000′ low 39.  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday high 55. Mostly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday night lows 42 high 55. Mostly cloudy Monday high 57. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Monday night l0ws near 45 . Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night high 56 low 39. Mostly cloudy Wednesday with a (40%) chance of showers high 55.

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy with scattered showers this evening snow level 2,500′ tonight low 23. Rain and snow likely (60%) and breezy Thursday (winds Southwest 15-25 mph) snow level 4,000′ rising to 4,500′ 3-5″ of snow possible high 40. Mostly cloudy and breezy (winds South 15-25 mph) with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night snow level 5,000′ low 34.  Mostly cloudy and breezy (winds Southwest 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph in the morning) Friday with rain turning to showers snow level 5,000′ falling to 4,000′ in the afternoon high 35. Snow showers and colder Friday night snow level 2,500′ low 24. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Saturday and mostly cloudy at night snow level at the surface Saturday and the free air freezing level 4,000′ Saturday night high 35 low 25. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday and partly cloudy Sunday night free air freezing level 5,500′ rising to rising to a height of 6,500′ high 44 low 32. A mix of clouds and sun Monday and partly cloudy Monday night free air freezing level 8,000′ rising to 10,000′ high 49 low 30. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday snow level 7.000′ high 46. A (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night and a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday snow level 5,500′ falling to 4,500′ low 30 high 45.

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