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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: AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, then mostly cloudy Saturday night highs 72-82 lows 42-55. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of an AM sprinkle, partly cloudy Sunday evening, mostly cloudy Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night through Wednesday highs 79-70 warming to near 77 Wednesday lows 52-48. (seasonal averages high 72 low 47)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this AM, becoming mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Friday and Friday night, mostly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening, then mostly cloudy late Saturday night highs 75-88 lows 49-60. Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon through Tuesday AM, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear at night, then mostly sunny Wednesday highs 82-77 warming to near 84 Wednesday lows 54-50. (seasonal averages high 75 low 52)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight through Friday evening, mostly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, then partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday evening, then mostly cloudy Saturday night highs 62-68 lows 48-54. 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 62-66 lows 48-50. (seasonal averages high 62 low 50).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy today and tonight, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night through Saturday evening, then mostly cloudy Saturday night free air freezing level 11,000 ft. today and tonight, 12,000 ft. Friday, 14,000 ft. Friday night, 15,000 ft. Saturday, then 16,000 ft. Saturday night highs 63-72 lows 38-50. Partly cloudy Sunday through Tuesday night, then mostly sunny Wednesday AM and partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon free air freezing level 16,000 ft. Sunday, 15,000 ft. Sunday night, 14,000 ft. Monday and Monday night,then 13,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday highs 69-60 warming to 66 Wednesday lows 44-40.
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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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