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Sorry, no winner this week. Here is my new weekly weather quiz question for the last time. In times of active weather the “Mesonet” comes in handy. What is it? Here is the correct answer. “The Mesonet is a regional network of observing stations (usually surface stations) designed to diagnose mesoscale weather features and their associated processes.” I’ll have a new weekly 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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High pressure ridge centerer offshore.The leading edge of an upper level high (Shaded “Arch” shape) is sending colder air down from Canada which is driving snow levels down. A frontal system pushes through Oregon bringing colder air down from aloft. A warm front will brush by us to the North this AM with the cold front moving in later today. High pressure will dry us out for a short time Monday and Tuesday. Low pressure and another frontal system will slide toward us Wednesday increasing the rain chances. See the pattern here of frontal systems (this one shown on Friday) that will march through the Pacific Northwest.
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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: Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog and scattered frost, mostly cloudy this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening rain, rain late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers Monday (0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy late Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night highs 50-46 warming back to near 50 Tuesday lows 38-32 warming to 37 Tuesday night. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night, a (40%) chance of rain Thursday and Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, then partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday highs 49-56 lows 37-40. (seasonal averages high 52 low 35)
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), AM showers, rain and snow showers likely (70%) Monday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday evening (snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,000 ft.), patchy fog late at night, mostly cloudy Tuesday, a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night highs 52-48 warming back to 50 Tuesday lows 40-34 warming to 37 Tuesday. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday AM, showers in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers and warmer Friday, just partly cloudy Friday night, then mostly cloudy Saturday highs 53-63 lows 36-43. (seasonal averages high 55 low 38)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy today, a (40%) chance of evening rain, rain late tonight (under 0.20 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph), showers Monday (0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers Monday evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Tuesday night highs 50-46 warming to 50 Tuesday lows 42-35 warming to 42 Tuesday night. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday AM, showers in the afternoon, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and warmer Friday, just mostly cloudy Friday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday highs 52-58 cooling to 55 Saturday lows 40-43. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Just mostly cloudy today and a bit warmer, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow this evening, rain and snow late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2-5 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, snow showers Monday afternoon (2-5 in. of snow possible) and breezy (wind: W 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph), a (40%) chance of evening snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night free air freezing level at the surface rising to 4,000 ft. this afternoon, snow level 4,500 ft. tonight, 2,500 ft. Monday and Monday night, free air freezing level at the surface Tuesday, then snow level 3,500 ft. Tuesday night highs 36-30 warming to 36 Tuesday lows 25-20 warming to 26 Monday night. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers at night, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Thursday, a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, then just partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday snow level 3,500 ft. Wednesday, 4,500 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 7,000 ft. Thursday night, 8,000 ft. Friday, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Friday night, then 10,000 ft. Saturday highs 36-46 lows 26-32.
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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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