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Check out my latest EDN Weather Or Not Column “It Just Doesn’t Matter”
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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “Permafrost?” Here is the correct answer. Permafrost is a layer of soil at varying depths below the surface in which the temperature has remained below freezing continuously from a few to several thousands of years. 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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An upper air high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) has taken over as our weather maker. A frontal system is slipping through with most of its energy again mainly to our north tonight and Sunday. Also an upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U” shape following the ridge) will move up sitting offshore early in the week as a new frontal system slides in between Tuesday and Wednesday.
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The Grass Pollen Count has gone through the roof and is listed at Very High at 471 according to Oregon Allergy Associates.
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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: Clear tonight, sunny again Sunday, mostly clear at night, mostly sunny Monday, clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night lows 48-42 warming to 47 Tuesday night highs 78-68. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy Wednesday night through Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Friday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Saturday highs 68-75 lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 71 low 47)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Clear tonight, sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night, partly cloudy Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy Monday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy Tuesday night lows 56-50 warming to 53 Monday night cooling to near 48 Tuesday night highs 85-70. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night through Saturday highs 73-78 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 74 low 51)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly clear tonight, sunny Sunday and breezy (wind: N 15-25 mph in the afternoon), mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Sunday night and breezy (wind: N 15-25 mph at the shore and N 15 mph decreasing to N 5-10 mph late at night inland), just partly cloudy Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, party cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Monday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy late Tuesday night lows 55-49 highs near 63-60. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, then mostly cloudy Friday night and Saturday highs 62-59 warming to 62 Saturday lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 61 low 50)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Clear tonight, sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night, mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy at night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday evening, then just partly cloudy Tuesday night free air freeing level 15,000 ft. tonight, 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. Sunday, 14,000 ft. Sunday night, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft Monday, 13,000 ft. falling to 11,000 ft. late at night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday, then 7,000 ft. at night lows 44-36 highs 68-55. A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday through Friday AM, just partly cloudy Friday afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Friday night and Saturday free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday evening, snow level 6,500 ft. late Wednesday night, 6,500 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. Thursday afternoon, above 8,000 ft. Friday AM, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. in the afternoon and evening, then snow level above 8,000 ft. late Friday night and Saturday highs 54-64 lows near 38.
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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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