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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “halo?” 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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This is Winter Weather Safety and Awareness Week and the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Portland website has tips for you to keep safe during the upcoming Winter season. Just go to: WINTER AWARENESS WEEK.
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Advisories: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TODAY ABOVE 2,000 FT. FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
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An upper level trough of low pressure (the shaded ”U” shape on the jet stream) slowly moving through the Pacific Northwest producing the chance of rain and thunderstorms with small hail while lowering mountain snow levels down to the passes where some snow has been falling. Weak high pressure will dry us out a bit Thursday, but low pressure returns for more rain Friday through the weekend. A frontal system will bring increasing chances of rain for the weekend into next week.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with showers today (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. this AM), showers likely (60%) this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.01 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft. late), a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, then a (30%) chance of showers Friday night highs 53-57 cooling to 54 Friday lows 37-46. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday and Saturday night, rain likely (60%) Sunday through Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday highs Monday 62-65 cooling to 60 Tuesday lows 51-47. (seasonal averages high 63 low 43)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms today while showers inland this this afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening and showers likely (60%) at night at the shore while showers likely (60%) inland tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday night highs 54-58 lows 43-52. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday, a (40%) chance of rain Friday night through Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday through Tuesday highs 62-59 lows 52-50. (seasonal averages high 60 low 45)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers today (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible), cloudy with rain and snow showers this evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1.00 in. of snow possible), a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night snow level 3,500 ft. today and tonight, free air freezing level 4,500 ft. Thursday, 6,000 ft. Thursday night, snow level 5,000 ft. Friday, then 7,000 ft. Friday night highs 36-45 lows 26-33. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, cloudy with a good (50%) rain Saturday night, then rain likely (60%) Sunday through Tuesday snow level 7,500 ft. Saturday, above 8,000 ft. Saturday night through Tuesday highs 45-50 lows 37-32.
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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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