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Sorry, but no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. Please define “Syzygy.” Hint: Think of shooting a game of pool. Here is the correct answer. In solar-terrestrial terms, syzygy is the instance (new moon or full moon) when the earth, sun, and moon are all in a straight line. 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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An upper level low (shaded “U” shape) has moved in along the coast. A frontal system has pushed its way through the Pacific Northwest and is being followed by another front. The upper level trough of low pressure will then move eastward across the Pacific Northwest pushing clouds and showers our way.
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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 showers and some sun breaks today (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with showers likely (70%) this evening, showers likely (60%) late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Sunday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, rain likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night highs 44-42 lows 34-39. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night through Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday highs 44-50 lows 35-32. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35)
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with showers this AM, rain and snow showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,000 ft.), rain and snow showers in the evening, rain and snow showers likely (60%) late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 2,000 ft. late), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday AM, rain and snow showers likely (70%) Sunday afternoon (snow level 1,500 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. in the afternoon), rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday night (snow level 2,000 ft,), cloudy with AM rain and snow showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday afternoon and Monday night highs 49-45 lows 35-40. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Wednesday night, a (30%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday highs 48-52 lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with coastal showers this AM, coastal showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon while showers inland today (0.15 in. of rain possible, afternoon snow level 2,000 ft.), showers likely (70%) Sunday (snow level 2,000 ft.), then showers likely (70%) Sunday night, cloudy with showers likely (60%) Monday AM, then a (70%) chance of showers Monday afternoon and Monday night highs 49-47 lows 39-42. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday through Wednesday night, a (40%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday highs near 52 lows near 39. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers today (0.10 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers likely (60%) this evening, snow showers likely (70%) late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible), cloudy with snow showers likely (60%) Sunday AM, a good (50%) chance of snow in the afternoon, snow likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday AM, snow showers likely (60%) in the afternoon, then a good (50%) chance of snow showers Monday night snow level 2,500 ft. today and tonight, at the surface Sunday through Monday, then 2,500 ft. Monday night highs 32-28 warming to 32 Monday lows 21-26. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday night through Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday snow 3,000 ft. Tuesday, 3,500 ft. Tuesday night, 3,000 ft. Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 3,500 ft. Thursday through Friday highs 26-36 lows 20-24.
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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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