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Here it is Monday again and time for my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “meteoric water”? 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 moving over us now and will dry us out for a while. There will be some weak disturbances that will sneak in giving us a slight chance of some drizzle. This ridge is termed as a “dirty” high pressure ridge because it allows storms to slide through unlike the standard ridge which blocks out any storms from coming through.
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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 areas of fog again this AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle this afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain tonight, patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain late Tuesday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (30%) chance of rain in the evening, then mostly cloudy with areas of fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night highs 48-52 lows near 38. Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog Thursday, partly cloudy with areas of fog late at night, AM fog, partly cloudy Friday and Friday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday highs 52-56 cooling to near 48 Sunday lows 36-32. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with areas of fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night highs 50-56 lows 38-42. Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night, mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear at night, AM sun followed by mostly cloudy skies with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday highs 54-58 cooling to 5o Sunday lows 36-39. (seasonal averages high 53 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with areas of coastal fog this AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain this afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain with patchy coastal fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers, mostly cloudy with areas of coastal fog Tuesday night, areas of AM coastal fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday night highs near 52 lows near 42. Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday highs 55-57 cooling to 50 Sunday lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy today, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain and snow this evening, a (30%) chance of rain and snow late tonight (under 0.10 in.of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of light rain and snow Tuesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow and a (30%) chance of rain and snow late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, rain and snow likely (60%) in the afternoon, then a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late Wednesday night free air freezing level 4,000 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. today, snow level 3,500 ft. tonight, 4,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 5,000 ft. Wednesday, then 4,500 ft. Wednesday night highs 37-40 lows 22-27 cooling to 24 Wednesday night. A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, partly cloudy at night, mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy at night, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Sunday free air freezing level 5,500 ft. Thursday, 5,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, 6,500 Friday night, 7,000 ft. Saturday, then snow level 5,00 ft. Saturday night and Sunday highs near 43 lows 27-30.
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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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