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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Wasatch Wind?” Here is the correct answer. A Wasatch Wind is a strong easterly wind blowing out of the mouths of the canyons of the Wasatch Mountains onto the plains of Utah. Also called canyon wind. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question 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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An upper level high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch” shape) that has been dominating our weather pattern will move away from us slowly. We’ll have more warmer than normal yet cooler temperatures in the upper 70s Saturday. Here’s the cold front that will help get mom wet on her day tomorrow. An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape) will move up to the Oregon coast shifting the airflow from the southwest just in time for Mother’s Day on Sunday. Another cold front should be approaching the Oregon coast by Wednesday.
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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 this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly cloudy tonight, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, rain ( under 0.10 in. of rain possible) likely (60%) and cooler Sunday afternoon (Mother’s Day), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday ( 0.15 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night highs 78-66 lows 55-44.A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly cloudy at night through Wednesday evening, mostly cloudy at night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Friday highs 65-69 lows 43-45. (seasonal averages high 66 low 43)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy today, mostly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday (Mother’s Day), and a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) highs 86-68 lows 58-46. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (0.15 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and colder at night, mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night, partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday through Friday highs 70-73 cooling to 68 Friday lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 69 low 46)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with areas of patchy fog this AM, just partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain ( under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Sunday (Mothers Day), cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday (0.15 in. of rain possible) and Monday evening, then just a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night lows 56-48 highs 66-57. Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear at night, partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday highs near 60-62 lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 59 low 46)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, just mostly cloudy late tonight, mostly cloudy and cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon (Mother’s Day) and at night, a (40%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (60%) Monday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Sunday night, 7,500 ft. Monday, then 6,000 ft. Monday night highs 72-55 lows 46-34. A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night through Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Friday free air freezing level 7,000 ft. Tuesday, 8,000 ft. Tuesday night, 10,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, then 7,000 ft. Friday highs 55-62 cooling to 54 Thursday, then warming to 57 Friday lows 36-40.
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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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