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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time 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 provincesof 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, a good (50%) chance of showers Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday evening, just mostly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Wednesday night lows 50-44 highs 63-75. Mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Sunday and a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night highs 80-65 warming to 74 Saturday lows 53-50. (seasonal averages high 73 low 48)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight, a (30%) chance of showers Monday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy Monday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and drizzle Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Tuesday night, then just partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night lows 55-47 warming to 52 Wednesday night highs 68-79. Partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night, partly cloudy and cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Friday through Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday highs 85-68 warming to 74 Sunday lows near 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 with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy Monday evening, just mostly cloudy Monday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and drizzle Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, then partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night lows 53-46 warming to near 50 Wednesday night highs 60-63. Partly cloudy Thursday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) of showers late Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, a (40%) chance of showers Friday night and Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday highs 64-60 lows near 50. (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 showers late tonight, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday (0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of showers Monday evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, partly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, just partly cloudy Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Wednesday night snow level above 8,000 ft. late tonight, 6,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, 6,500 ft. Tuesday, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Tuesday night, 11,000 ft. Wednesday, then 13,000 ft. Wednesday night lows 38-35 warming back to 44 Wednesday night highs 46-66. Mostly sunny Thursday, a slight (20% ) chance of showers near Willamette Pass in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening with a slight (20%) chance of showers, a (30%) chance of showers late Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon and evening, a (30%) chance of showers late Saturday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday through Friday night, 7,500 ft. Saturday, then 8,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday highs 73-52 warming to near 63 Sunday lows 43-40.
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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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