Sorry, but nobody correctly answered my weekly quiz question. Here it is one more time. Has ice ever reached the Gulf of Mexico by way of the Mississippi River? If so, when?  The answer is yes, only twice in recorded history, 1784 and 1899, have ice floes drifted past New Orleans and entered the Gulf of Mexico. The freeze in 1899 was considered the coldest because the Mississippi River was frozen from its source to its mouth. The ice was reported to be 1″ thick at New Orleans. I’ll have another question for you Monday. The first person to post the correct answer will win one week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs.

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A  frontal system is poised offshore but will be held off by a short lived high pressure ridge that will give us sunshine and dry weather for Saturday, but a low pressure trough behind the ridge will replace it and send more storms our way beginning Saturday night . Yet another frontal system will come through on Monday and the parade of storms will continue through the week.

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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.

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Here are your detailed forecasts.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield: Partly cloudy tonight low near 40. A mix of clouds and sun  and warmer Saturday then partly cloudy in the evening and mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain at night high 66 low 45. Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday morning and afternoon showers likely (60%) high 57. Rain likely (60%) Sunday evening then rain at night, rain Monday and Monday night lows 45-43 high near 54. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night high 54 low 39. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday high near 50. Partly cloudy Wednesday night with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night lows near 40 high 57 . Rain likely (60%) Friday high 57.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Just mostly cloudy tonight and  partly cloudy and warmer Saturday low 40 high 66 . Partly cloudy Saturday evening then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late Saturday night low 42. Rain Sunday morning then rain likely (60%) Sunday afternoon and night high 60 low 45. Rain and breezy Monday and Monday night high 62 low 43. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday morning then a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon high 54. Rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday night and rain likely (60%) Wednesday low 40 high 56. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday morning then showers likely (60%) in the afternoon low 39 high 52. Rain likely (60%)Thursday night and Friday low 42 high 57.

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy tonight and  partly cloudy Saturday low 38 high 58. Partly cloudy and breezy Saturday evening then mostly cloudy with rain late at the coast and rain likely (60%) chance inland Saturday night low 45. Rain and breezy (winds Southwest 15-25 mph) Sunday then rain likely (60%) in the evening and rain late at the shore and rain likely (60%) inland Sunday night high 56 low 47. Rain and windy Monday and Monday night  high 54 low 44 . Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night and rain likely (60%) Wednesday highs 52-54 low 42. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday then rain likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday highs 49-52 low 45 .

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers then partly cloudy late tonight snow level 4,000′ low 25. A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Saturday free air freezing level 7,000′ rising to 8,000′ and then partly cloudy Saturday night free air freezing level falling from  8,000′ to 7,500′ late at night high 54 low 34. Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday morning then rain and snow showers likely (60%) in the afternoon then windy (winds Southwest 20-30 mph) with rain and snow likely (60%) Sunday night snow level 5,500′ falling to 4,500′ in the afternoon and 5,000′ at night high 45 low 33. Rain and windy Monday then rain and snow and breezy Monday night, snow level 5,500′ falling to 4,000′ at night high 49 low 30. Rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday through Wednesday snow level 3,500′ falling to 3,000′ Tuesday night highs 42 low 28. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday and a good (50%) chance of snow showers Wednesday night snow level holding at 3,000′ high 42 low 26. A (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday with snow and rain likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday snow level 3,000′ rising to 4,000′ Friday highs 47-49 low 28.

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