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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What does the following description actually describe? “Very energetic electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths intermediate between 0.01 and 10 nanometers (0.1-100 Angstroms) or between gamma rays and ultraviolet radiation. Essentially all of them from space are absorbed in the Earth’s upper atmosphere.” 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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Another upper level high pressure ridge (the shaded “Arch” shape) is now moving toward the Pacific Northwest and will dry us out for a while as that trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape) moves away from us.
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Advisories: A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 9 AM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight, cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog Saturday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of patchy evening drizzle then patchy fog late Saturday night and Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night and Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night lows 30-35 cooling to near 32 Monday night highs 48-44. A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday, mostly cloudy Wednesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Thursday and Friday with partly cloudy skies at night highs 45-50 lows near 33. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, patchy fog Saturday night, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of AM fog late Sunday night, partly cloudy in the afternoon Sunday, then partly cloudy with patchy fog late Sunday night, mostly cloudy with areas of fog Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with areas of fog Monday night lows 33-39 highs near 50. Mostly cloudy with areas of fog Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday, just mostly cloudy Wednesday night, then partly cloudy Thursday through Friday highs 52-56 lows 38-33. (seasonal averages high 52 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight, patchy coastal fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late at night and Saturday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of areas of drizzle in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of areas of evening coastal drizzle, patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late Saturday night, mostly cloudy with patchy AM coastal fog, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog Sunday night and Monday AM, patchy drizzle in the afternoon and evening, then areas of fog late Monday night lows 37-43 cooling to near 37 Monday night highs near 50. Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday, just mostly cloudy at night, then partly cloudy Thursday through Friday highs 52-55 lows 42-36. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night through Monday night free air freezing level at the surface tonight and Saturday, 4,500 ft. Saturday night, 5,500 ft. Sunday, then 6,500 ft. Sunday night lows 17-25 highs 32-42. Partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night and Wednesday, mostly cloudy Wednesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Thursday and Friday with partly cloudy skies Thursday night free air freezing 6,000 ft. Tuesday, snow level 5,500 ft. Tuesday night, 4,500 ft. Wednesday, then free air freezing level 5,500 ft. Wednesday night, 5,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, then 4,500 ft. Friday highs near 40 lows near 25.
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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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