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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the difference between a “Typhoon” and a “Hurricane”? 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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Don’t forget to “Fall Back” to Standard Time at bedtime Saturday night. The official time change is at 2 AM Sunday, but you don’t have to stay up that late to set your clocks back one hour. The Fire Department suggests that you check the batteries in your smoke detectors and replace them if necessary and the same goes for CO2 detectors and Radon detectors. Make sure they are working properly.
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An upper level low (shaded “U” shape) has been sending copious amounts of moisture at us. That moisture is coming from Hawaii and it is nick-named “The Pineapple Express.” A strong frontal system is being pushed through the Pacific Northwest dropping significant rain on us. There will be a break from the rain as weak high pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows offshore) takes over late tonight through Friday. We’ll be back to a chance of showers for the weekend into next week.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Friday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon and Friday night with patchy fog late night and Saturday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance rain with patchy fog late Saturday night and Sunday AM, mostly cloudy Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog Sunday night lows 45-50 highs 62-72. Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog Monday, mostly cloudy Monday night, patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night and Thursday highs 65-53 lows 48-44. (seasonal averages high 59 low 42)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Friday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) rain in the afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain Friday night and Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then patchy fog with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Saturday night and Sunday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night lows near 52 highs 60-66. Mostly cloudy Monday with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, mostly cloudy Monday afternoon and Monday night, patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night, patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night and Thursday highs 62-52 lows 52-46. (seasonal averages high 58 low 45)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, partly cloudy late tonight, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night and Saturday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night through Sunday night snow level 6,500 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Friday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night through Sunday night lows 34-40 highs 50-58. Partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday night, partly cloudy Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly cloudy at night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday, 11,000 ft. Tuesday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday, 7,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 4,500 ft. Thursday highs 59-40 lows 40-30.
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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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