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We have a Winner!
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Congratulations to Dave Haverstock who is the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weather quiz question. Here is my new weekly weather quiz question for the last time. In meteorology what does the acronym “AFOS” stand for? Here is Dave’s correct answer: “AFOS- the Automation of Field Operations and Services; AFOS is the computer system that links National Weather Service offices and other computer networks, such as the NOAA weather wire, to transmit weather information.” 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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A upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U” shape) has moved in offshore and is changing the airflow to southwest. A frontal system has pushed through the Pacific Northwest. A high pressure ridge will take over Thursday and fade Friday. This frontal system will move in late in the week increasing the chance of rain once again into the weekend. For skiers Mt. Ashland and Hoodoo are open and Willamette Pass is still waiting for 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 patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with sun breaks and a good (50%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) this afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy evening fog, more areas of fog late tonight and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with evening rain likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night (0.15 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of AM showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night highs 44-40 warming to 45 Friday lows 32-39. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday, rain in the evening, showers at night, showers likely (60%) Sunday, rain likely (60%) Sunday night through Monday, rain Monday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Tuesday highs 48-45 lows 38-34 warming to 40 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft. rising to 2,500 ft. in the afternoon), a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight and Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft.), then a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night highs 44-46 lows 35-39. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday, rain at night, rain and snow showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Sunday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Monday, rain Monday night, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Tuesday highs 47-44 warming to 49 Monday and cooling to 46 Tuesday lows 40-37 warming to 40 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, AM snow level 2,000 ft.), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, rain likely (70%) Thursday night (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%) Friday, a (70%) chance of showers in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night highs 48-50 lows 37-43. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday, rain at night, showers Sunday, rain likely (60%) Sunday night, rain Monday and Monday night, then mostly cloudy with showers Tuesday highs near 50 lows near 43-40 warming to 45 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with snow showers today (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of isolated snow showers this evening, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow in the evening, snow showers likely (60%) late Thursday night and Friday AM, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Friday night snow level at the surface today and tonight, free air freezing level at the surface Thursday, snow level 3,000 ft. Thursday night, then 2,500 ft. Friday, then at the surface again Friday night highs 30-27 lows 20-26 cooling to 22 Friday night. Cloudy with a snow likely Saturday, rain and snow in the evening, snow showers at night and Sunday, snow likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday, rain and snow Monday night and Tuesday snow level at the surface Saturday, 3,000 ft. Saturday night, at the surface Sunday through Monday, 3,500 ft. Monday night, then 3,000 ft. Tuesday highs 34-30 warming to 35 Tuesday lows 25-22 warming to 30 Monday 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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