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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) is moving in and pushed a frontal system through the Pacific Northwest. This frontal system will move in to begin the workweek. For skiers Mt. Ashland and Hoodoo are open and Willamette Pass is still waiting for more snow and hopes to open soon.
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Advisories: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 10 PM SATURDAY FOR NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, small hail possible), mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight, cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain, cloudy with rain Saturday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers Saturday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), rain Sunday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph) Sunday night (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain Monday, then showers Monday night lows 32-42 cooling to 35 Monday night highs 42-48. Mostly cloudy with showers Tuesday, rain likely (60%) Tuesday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night, then rain likely (60%) Friday highs 42-48 lows 36-40 cooling to 38 Thursday night. (seasonal averages high 45 low 34)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday AM, rain and snow in the afternoon (0.10 in. of snow possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,000 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. in the afternoon), evening showers, rain and snow showers late Saturday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with rain and snow Sunday AM, rain in the afternoon (snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. in the afternoon, 0.15 in. of rain possible), rain (0.30 in. of rain possible) and breezy (SW 15-25 mph) Sunday night, rain Monday, then rain and snow showers Monday night lows 35-42 cooling to 34 Monday night highs 43-48 cooling to 44 Monday. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday, cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday, then rain likely (60%) Wednesday night through Friday highs 42-45 lows 34-40. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)
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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, coastal rain with AM inland rain likely (70%) and rain Saturday afternoon (0.30 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 10-15 mph increasing S 15-25 mph in the afternoon at the shore), showers Saturday night (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: SW 15-20 mph decreasing to SW 5-10 mph late at night), rain Sunday (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain (0.75 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph at the shore while SW 15-25 mph inland) Sunday night, mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Monday, then mostly cloudy with showers Monday night lows 37-45 cooling to 38 Monday night highs 48-50. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Tuesday AM with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, rain and snow showers in the afternoon, rain and snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday night, rain likely (60%) Wednesday, rain likely (70%) Thursday and Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with rain Friday highs 46-50 lows 38-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers this evening, mostly cloudy tonight, a slight (20%) chance of AM snow, snow Saturday afternoon (1-4 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers Saturday night (3-7 in. of snow), AM rain and snow showers, rain and snow Sunday afternoon and breezy (wind: SW 5-15 increasing to S 15-25 mph), rain and snow Sunday night and breezy, rain and snow Monday and windy, then snow showers Monday night snow level at the surface tonight and Saturday, 2,500 ft. Saturday night, 3,000 ft. Sunday, 4,500 ft. Sunday night, 4,000 ft. Monday, then 2,500 ft. Monday night lows 22-30 cooling to 22 Monday night highs 30-35. Mostly cloudy with snow showers Tuesday, snow likely (60%) Tuesday night and Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and Thursday night and Friday snow level at the surface Tuesday through Wednesday, 3,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 3,500 ft. Thursday night, then 3,000 ft. Friday highs 23-35 lows 22-28.
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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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