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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 (Shaded “Arch shape”) has formed over the Gulf of Alaska. A warm front (see red line with semicircle on it) that is shown moving in and the following cold front will fall apart as it slides in. Another cold front will move in early next week 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: Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog Monday, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the AM, becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, then rain Tuesday night highs near 50 lows near 40. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, mostly cloudy with rain becoming likely (60%) at night and Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday highs near 45 lows 39-34. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a (30%) chance of rain today, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight, patchy fog Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of fog late Monday night and Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy with patchy lingering fog and a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon, rain in the evening, then showers Tuesday night highs 52-46 lows 42-38. Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers in the evening, just mostly cloudy Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night, rain likely (60%) Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday highs 44-49 lows 35-40 cooling to 37 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, a (30%) chance of rain today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy Monday AM, partly cloudy Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late Monday night and Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal rain and afternoon rain likely (60%) with a good (50%) chance of afternoon rain inland, evening rain, then mostly cloudy with showers Tuesday night highs 55-52 lows 42-40 warming to 43 Tuesday night. Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (60%) Wednesday, a slight (20%) of showers in the afternoon, just mostly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday, mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday night rain Friday, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday highs 49-53 lows 39-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) this AM, a (40%) chance of rain and snow this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), AM clouds with a slight (20%) chance of showers, a mix of clouds and sun Monday afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow Tuesday night snow level 3,500 ft. rising to 5,000 ft. this afternoon, 7,500 ft. tonight, above 8,000 ft. Monday, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Monday night, snow level 7,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, then 4,000 ft. Tuesday night highs 38-42 lows 32-28. Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon, rain and snow Tuesday night, snow showers likely (70%) Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of snow showers Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, mostly cloudy with snow likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday night, then snow likely (70%) Saturday snow level 2,500 ft. Wednesday, at the surface Wednesday night, free air freezing level at the surface Friday, snow level 2,500 ft. Friday night, then 3,500 ft. Saturday highs 33-25 lows 23-27.
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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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