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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. 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.” The correct answer is “X-Rays.” I’ll have a new weather quiz question for you starting 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. 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. A weak disturbance will sneak in giving us a slight chance of some drizzle.
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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: Cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog this AM, mostly cloudy with some sun breaks this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of patchy evening drizzle then patchy fog late tonight and Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night and Monday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night highs 48-44 lows near 34. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy Wednesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Thursday and Friday with partly cloudy skies at night highs 46-50 lows 35-30. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, cloudy this afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain with patchy fog late tonight, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of partly cloudy with patchy fog late Sunday night and Monday AM, partly cloudy to mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with areas of fog late Monday night highs 48-52 lows near 35. Mostly cloudy with areas of fog Tuesday AM, 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 53 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Patchy coastal fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle this AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of areas of coastal drizzle this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight, 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 highs near 50 lows near 38. 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 cloudy today and tonight, AM clouds, partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday, the mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Monday night free air freezing level at the surface today, snow level 2,500 ft. tonight, free air freezing level at the surface rising to 4,500 ft. Sunday, 6,000 ft. Sunday night, 4,500 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. Monday, then snow level 4,000 ft. Monday night highs 33-42 lows 20-26. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday through Wednesday, mostly cloudy Wednesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Thursday and Friday with mostly cloudy skies Thursday night snow level 4,000 ft. Tuesday, 5,000 ft. Tuesday night, 4,500 ft. Wednesday, free air freezing level 5,500 ft. Wednesday night, 7,000 ft. Thursday, then 5,500 ft. Thursday night and 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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