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It’s Monday and that means it’s time for a new weekly weather quiz question. Here it is. Please define “Limnology.” Hint: it can be a deep subject. 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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Cold high pressure (shaded “Arch” shape) has positioned itself off the the Pacific Northwest coast. That ridge aloft along with high pressure (Blue “H”) at the surface will keep storm systems away from the Pacific Northwest for the next 7 days. Watch out for slippery roadways late night and early AM due to fog freezing on the surface of the road.
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Advisories: A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 9 AM TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 9 AM TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM THURSDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, JACKSON COUNTY, AND UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of flurries, drizzle, and maybe freezing drizzle this evening, patchy fog and freezing fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, cloudy in the afternoon, patchy fog and freezing fog Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog Wednesday night and Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, then cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog late Thursday night lows 28-32 highs 36-43. Cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with with areas of fog and freezing fog late at night and Saturday AM, then partly cloudy Saturday afternoon through Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) highs 50-52 lows near 33. (seasonal averages high 47 low 34)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with areas of patchy fog and freezing fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon with some lingering patchy fog, mostly clear with areas of patchy fog in the evening, areas of fog and freezing fog late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny with lingering patchy fog Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear with patchy evening fog, mostly clear with areas of patchy fog and freezing fog late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, patchy evening fog, then areas of fog and freezing fog late Thursday night lows 27-32 cooling to 27 Wednesday night and warming to 30 Thursday night highs 42-53. Patchy fog and freezing fog Thursday AM, mostly sunny with patchy lingering fog in the afternoon, lingering evening fog, mostly clear with patchy fog and freezing fog late Thursday night and early Friday AM, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, areas of fog and freezing fog again late Friday night and Saturday AM, partly cloudy with patchy lingering fog Saturday afternoon, areas of fog and freezing fog again late Saturday night and Sunday AM, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon, then partly cloudy with patchy fog again Sunday night and Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) highs near 52 lows 30-33. (seasonal averages high 50 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly clear tonight, sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear Tuesday night and Wednesday night, mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night lows 33-36 cooling to 34 Thursday night highs 51-55. Mostly sunny with patchy fog Saturday and Sunday, and mostly clear nights, mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, then mostly sunny Monday afternoon (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) highs 55-57 lows 37-40. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of flurries, drizzle, or freezing drizzle or a combination of them this evening, mostly clear late tonight, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, clear at night, sunny Wednesday and Thursday, clear Wednesday night and mostly clear Thursday night free air freezing level at the surface tonight, 11,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, 12,000 ft. Tuesday night, 11,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, then 10,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night lows 19-26 cooling to 24 Friday night highs 42-49. Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with mostly clear to partly cloudy skies each night, then mostly sunny Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 11,000 ft. Saturday through Monday highs 47-50 lows near 26.
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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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