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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Wasatch Wind?” Here is the correct answer. A “Wasatch Wind” is a strong easterly wind blowing out of the mouths of the canyons of the Wasatch Mountains onto the plains of Utah. It is also called a canyon wind. I’ll have a new 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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The upper air flow is moving from the northwest as a high pressure ridge has formed over the Gulf of Alaska. A frontal system pushed through the Pacific Northwest so we’ll see colder and sometimes drier air take over and some well deserved sunshine breaks. Here is a look at a frontal system that will move in for next weekend increasing the chance of rain again. For skiers Mt. Ashland and Hoodoo are open and Willamette Pass is still waiting for quite a bit more snow before they can open.
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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: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and possible peeks of sunshine today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday AM, a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, then just mostly cloudy Monday night highs 46-44 warming to 50 Monday lows 35-38. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday, showers likely (60%) Tuesday night and Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with just a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, a (40%) chance of rain at night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday highs 49-43 lows 38-34. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: AM fog, with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, just mostly cloudy this afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night, patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Monday, then mostly cloudy Monday night highs 48-53 lows 37-39 cooling to 36 Monday night. Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday, rain Tuesday night, showers likely (60%) Wednesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night, then rain likely (60%) Friday highs near 49-45 warming to 50 Friday lows near 38. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy today with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, just mostly cloudy this afternoon and tonight, mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night, mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Monday afternoon, then mostly cloudy Monday night mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, then just mostly cloudy Monday night highs 52-50 warming to 54 Sunday lows 40-42 and cooling to near 40 Monday night . Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday, cloudy rain Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with showers Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday highs 54-50 warming to 54 Friday lows 42-39 rising to 42 Thursday night. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers today, a slight (20%) chance of snow showers this evening, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, then just mostly cloudy Monday night snow level 3,000 ft. today and tonight, 6,500 ft. Sunday afternoon, 7,000 ft. Sunday night, 6,000 ft. Monday, then free air freezing level 7,000 ft. Monday night highs 32-38 lows 24-30. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, just mostly cloudy Monday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) of rain and snow Tuesday, showers Tuesday night, snow showers likely (70%) Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of snow Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with with a slight (20%) chance of snow Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Thursday night, then rain and snow likely (60%) Friday snow level 5,500 ft. Tuesday, 4,000 ft. Tuesday night, 2,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, at the surface Thursday, then 2,500 ft. Thursday night and Friday highs 40-27 warming to 34 Friday lows 28-24 warming to 33 Thursday 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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