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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is the difference between “weather” and “climate?” Here is the correct answer. The state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc. Weather refers to these conditions at a given point in time (e.g., today’s high temperature), whereas Climate refers to the “average” weather conditions for an area over a long period of time (e.g., the average high temperature for today’s date). I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you on 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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Note: Don’t forget that we go to Daylight Saving Time tonight. The skies should be clear enough to enjoy the extra daylight Sunday. Remember to turn your clocks ahead one hour at bedtime tonight (Officially at 2 AM Sunday). It’s also time to check the batteries in your smoke detectors, CO detectors, and any other safety detectors you might so says the fire department.
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A new high pressure ridge has taken over and will keep the storms away but we might see some drizzle or light rain Sunday afternoon into Monday afternoon before the serious chance of rain returns Monday night. An upper level trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape) will approach the Pacific Northwest by midweek returning more clouds and the chance of precipitation. A frontal system looks like it will get stuck as a stationary front well north of us early in the week and start moving in midweek.
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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 clear with patchy fog late tonight and Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle Sunday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night, patchy AM fog, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday and Monday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night lows 34-45 highs 62-58 warming back to 62 Tuesday. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday and Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday and Thursday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday highs 59-62 cooling to near 55 Saturday lows near 43. (seasonal averages high 55 low 37)
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Sunday night and Monday, cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night, patchy AM fog with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain at night lows 36-46 highs 60-65. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday through Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday highs 67-52 lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 57 low 39)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Sunday AM patchy frost possible inland, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Sunday night, patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Monday afternoon, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain Monday night, patchy fog late at night and Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night lows 39-47 highs near 56. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday and Wednesday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday and Thursday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday highs 58-48 lows 45-43. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Sunday, mostly cloudy at night, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain in the evening, then a slight (20%) chance of rain late Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night free air freezing level 6,500 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. late tonight, 7,500 ft. Sunday, 8,000 ft. Sunday night, snow level 7,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, then 6,500 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night lows 26-33 highs 47-52. Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night, a (40%) chance of rain Thursday and Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday snow level 7,000 ft. Wednesday, 8,000 ft. at night, 7,000 ft. Thursday, 6,500 ft. Thursday night, 6,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 5,500 ft. Saturday highs 50-43 lows 35-32.
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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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