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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 UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY ABOVE 2,000 FT. FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY, THE 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, NOT INCLUDING THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT 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 UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOUS MOUNTAINS, 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 rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain likely (70%) Monday (0.25 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday through Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday night lows 36-42 highs 45-49 cooling to 45 Wednesday. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, just mostly cloudy at night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy with patchy fog at night, then a mix of clouds and sun Saturday and Sunday with mostly cloudy skies and patchy fog Saturday night highs 46-42 lows 36-32. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35)
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with rain and snow tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible, 3-4 in. of snow possible, snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 2,000 ft.), rain and snow in the AM, rain and snow showers 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 good (50%) chance of showers in the evening, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.), cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday (snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night with patchy fog late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night with patchy fog in the afternoon and at night lows near 37 highs 45-50. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night with patchy fog late again, just mostly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Friday night, mostly cloudy Saturday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog at night, then mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday highs 48-53 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 rain tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible), cloudy with coastal rain likely (70%) Monday AM with a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon while AM rain inland with with showers likely (60%) 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), a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, then partly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night lows near 40 highs 49-55. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night, just mostly cloudy Friday through Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday highs near 56-52 lows 40-36. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with snow tonight (5-10 in. of snow possible), snow Monday AM, rain and snow in the afternoon (3-6 in. of snow possible), cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Monday night (1-4 in. of snow possible), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow, rain and snow likely (70%) late Tuesday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night snow level at the surface tonight, 2,500 ft. Monday, 3,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, 3,500 ft. Tuesday night, 4,000 ft. Wednesday, then 5,000 ft. Wednesday night night lows 22-26 highs 30-40. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, just mostly cloudy at night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday, then partly cloudy Friday night through Sunday snow level 5,000 ft. Thursday, free air freezing level 5,500 ft. Thursday night, 6,000 ft. Friday, then 7,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 7,500 ft. Saturday night, then 6,500 ft. Sunday highs 39-42 cooling to 35 Sunday lows 22-27.
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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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