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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is an “Alberta Clipper?” 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: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain and drizzle with some patchy fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late tonight, partly cloudy Thursday through Friday night highs 68-76 lows 42-50 cooling to 46 Friday night. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday and Sunday, partly cloudy Saturday night, then partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday highs 79-72 warming to near 75 Tuesday lows 53-50. (seasonal averages high 72 low 47)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and drizzle this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight, mostly cloudy Thursday AM, becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night through Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday night highs 72-78 lows 48-52. Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night, then just partly cloudy Sunday through Tuesday highs 83-87 cooling to near 80 Monday warming to 82 Tuesday lows 58-52. (seasonal averages high 75 low 51)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal showers and drizzle today, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland AM rain, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late tonight, AM clouds then partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday night highs 60-63 lows 46-50. Partly cloudy Saturday through Tuesday highs 66-60 lows 52-49. (seasonal averages high 61 low 50).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and drizzle this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late tonight, partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon and Friday, partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday night snow level above 8,000 ft. today, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, 10,000 ft. Thursday, 11,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, then 10,000 ft. Friday night highs 56-66 lows 36-43. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night through Tuesday night night free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Saturday, 10,000 ft. Friday night, 13,000 ft. Saturday night through Monday, then 12,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday highs 64-62 lows 46-42.
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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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