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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. Today is your last chance to win this week. 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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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Partly cloudy tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, mostly cloudy and cooler Sunday afternoon (Father’s Day), then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night through Monday night lows 50-57 cooling to 46 Monday night highs 83-63. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night through Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday highs 68-79 cooling to 76 Friday lows 48-52. (seasonal averages high 73 low 48)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night and Sunday (Father’s Day), partly cloudy Sunday evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, a (30%) chance of showers Monday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night lows 54-60 cooling to 52 Monday night highs 90-70. Mostly cloudy Tuesday through Wednesday AM, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear Wednesday night, mostly sunny Thursday, mostly cloudy Thursday night, then sunny Friday AM and partly cloudy Friday afternoon highs 74-82 cooling to 78 Friday lows 49-52. (seasonal averages high 76 low 52)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers late Saturday night and a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers late at night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday (Father’s Day), partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night lows 52-56 cooling to near 50 Monday night highs 67-60. Mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly clear Wednesday night, mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night, sunny Friday AM, then partly cloudy Friday afternoon. highs 62-66 lows 51-49. (seasonal averages high 62 low 51).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Saturday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, just mostly cloudy Sunday afternoon (Father’s Day), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and colder late Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, then a (30%) chance of showers Monday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, 15,000 ft. Saturday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night, 7,500 ft. Monday, then 8,000 ft. late Monday night lows 47-54 cooling to near 36 Sunday night highs 73-52. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night through Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, then partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday snow level 7,500 ft. Tuesday, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Tuesday night, 11,000 ft. Wednesday, 14,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 13,000 ft. Thursday through Friday highs 53-70 lows 38-46.
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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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