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Here is my 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: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night with patchy fog late at night and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night lows 44-50 highs 67-75. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday then partly cloudy Sunday night through Wednesday highs 79-73 warming to near 76 Wednesday lows 53-50. (seasonal averages high 72 low 47)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy Thursday AM, becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Friday night, then partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night lows 50-48 warming to 58 Saturday night highs 74-88. Partly cloudy Sunday through Tuesday AM, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear at night, then mostly sunny Wednesday highs 85-77 warming to near 82 Wednesday lows 54-50. (seasonal averages high 75 low 51)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight with patchy coastal fog late at night and Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, and Friday night, then partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night lows 48-53 highs 62-68. Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, mostly cloudy Monday through Tuesday AM, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 64-66 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 61 low 50).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy late tonight and Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, 10,000 ft. Thursday, 11,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, 14,000 ft. Friday night, 15,000 ft. Saturday, then 16,000 ft. Saturday night lows 36-43 highs 56-68. Partly cloudy Sunday through Tuesday night, then mostly sunny Wednesday AM and partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Sunday through Monday, 14,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday, 13,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 12,000 ft. Wednesday highs 69-62 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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