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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last chance to win this week. What is an “Alberta Clipper?” Here is the answer. An Alberta clipper (also known as a Canadian Clipper) is a fast moving low pressure area (with a warm front moving ahead of it and a cold front pushing colder air in behind it) which generally affects the central provinces of Canada and parts of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions of the United States. Most clippers occur between December and February, but can also occur occasionally in the month of November. Alberta clippers take their name from Alberta, Canada, the province from which they appear to descend, and from clipper ships of the 19th century, one of the fastest ships of that time. I’ll have another weekly weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. 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.
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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: A mix of clouds and sun today, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight, 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, a good (50%) chance of showers Monday and a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night highs 83-63 lows 55-46. A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night through 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: Mostly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight and Sunday (Father’s Day), partly cloudy Sunday evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night, a (30%) chance of showers Monday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night highs 90-68 lows 60-50. Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon 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: Mostly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers late tonight 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 slight (20%) chance coastal showers late at night and a (30%) chance of showers inland late Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night highs 67-60 lows 56-48. 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 60-66 lows 47-50. (seasonal averages high 62 low 51).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy today, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight, 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 good (50%) chance of showers Monday, then a (30%) chance of showers Monday night free air freezing level 15,000 ft. today, snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Sunday night, 6,500 ft. Monday and Monday night lows 47-36 highs 72-52. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, 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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