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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 into Oregon. A frontal system has pushed its way through the Pacific Northwest and is being followed by another disturbance. The upper level trough of low pressure will then move eastward away from us and high pressure that’s in the Gulf of Alaska will start take over Monday and decreasing the chance of showers by the middle of next week.
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Advisories: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY ABOVE 2,000 FT. FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY, THEN NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3,000 FT. FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY ABOVE 2,000 FT. FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOUS MOUNTAINS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR NORTHERN, EASTERN AND WESTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog, some sun breaks, and a good (50%) chance of showers this AM, rain this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) Monday (0.15 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night highs 45-50 lows 36-42. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy at night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday, then mostly cloudy Friday night then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday highs 47-43 lows 38-32. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35)
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with rain and snow showers this AM, rain and snow this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,500 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. in the afternoon), rain and snow tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible, 2-3 in. of snow possible, snow level 2,000 ft.), rain and snow in the AM, rain and snow likely (70%) Monday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 2,000 ft. rising to 2,500 ft. in the afternoon) a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft.), then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon (snow level 2,500 ft. rising to 3,000 ft.), Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night with patchy fog late Tuesday night highs 45-50 lows near 37. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers with patchy fog Wednesday and Wednesday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night with patchy fog late again, mostly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Friday night, then mostly cloudy Saturday highs 48-52 lows 37-35. (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 showers this AM, rain this afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft.), rain tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible, snow level 2000 ft.), cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night highs 47-52 lows 39-42 cooling to 38 Tuesday night. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of showers at night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night, then mostly cloudy Friday through Saturday highs near 55 lows 42-38. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with snow showers this AM, snow this afternoon (2-4 in. of snow possible), snow tonight (6-10 in. of snow possible), snow Monday AM, rain and snow likely (70%) in the afternoon (1-4 in. of snow possible), cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Monday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday, then rain and snow likely (70%) Tuesday night snow level at the surface today and tonight, 2,500 ft. Monday, 3,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night highs 30-33 lows 21-26. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Thursday, mostly cloudy at night, then a mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy Friday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday snow level 4,500 ft. Wednesday, 5,500 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, free air freezing level 5,500 ft. Thursday night, 6,000 ft. Friday, then 7,500 ft. Friday night, then snow level 6,500 ft. Saturday highs 39-42 cooling to 38 Saturday lows 24-19 warming to 25 Friday 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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