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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: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight and Sunday AM, mostly cloudy and cooler Sunday afternoon (Father’s Day), 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, just mostly cloudy Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night lows 54-45 warming to 47 Tuesday night highs 72-62 warming to near 70 Tuesday. Partly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and Saturday and partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night highs 75-80 cooling to 70 Friday and warming to 74 Saturday lows 48-50. (seasonal averages high 73 low 48)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and drizzle late tonight and Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon (Father’s Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and drizzle late Sunday night, a (30%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, then partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night lows 60-46 highs 80-68 warming to 74 Tuesday. Partly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night through Friday evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Friday night and Saturday highs 81-85 cooling to 72 Saturday 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 with a slight (20%) chance of inland rain and drizzle late tonight and a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain and and drizzle late at night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal rain and drizzle and a slight (20%) chance of rain and drizzle Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland AM rain and drizzle and partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers Sunday (Father’s Day), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal evening showers with a slight (20%) chance of rain and drizzle late Sunday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance inland evening showers and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and drizzle late at night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, then just mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night lows 56-47 highs 63-60. Partly cloudy Wednesday through Friday AM, mostly cloudy Friday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Friday night and Saturday highs 63-66 cooling to near 60 Friday night lows 47-50 warming to 53 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 62 low 51).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight and 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, a (30%) chance of showers Monday evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, partly cloudy to mostly cloudy Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, then just partly cloudy Tuesday night snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Sunday night, 6,500 ft. Monday and Monday night, 6,000 ft. Tuesday, then free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Tuesday night lows 46-36 highs 62-50 warming to 53 Tuesday. Partly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night and, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and Saturday and a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Wednesday, 14,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday night through Saturday highs 66-75 cooling to near 60 Saturday lows 43-46 cooling to 42 Friday night.
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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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