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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question one more time. What are the differences among freezing rain, sleet, and hail? Now the correct answer. Freezing Rain is rain that falls as a liquid but freezes into glaze upon contact with the ground or other cooler surfaces. Sleet is defined as pellets of ice composed of frozen or mostly frozen raindrops or refrozen partially melted snowflakes. These pellets of ice usually bounce after hitting the ground or other hard surfaces. And lastly, Hail is showery precipitation in the form of irregular pellets or balls of ice more than 5 mm in diameter, falling from a cumulonimbus cloud. Slice hail open and you casn see how it is built of layers of frozen 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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ADVISORIES:

• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1PM UNTIL 11 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF OREGON.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM UNTIL 11 PM TODAY FOR THE I-5 CORRIDOR FROM PORTLAND SOUTH THROUGH EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THROUGH 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTILL 11 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 11 PM TODAY FOR  THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM TODAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL,  AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 11 PM TODAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
• A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TODAY UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TODAY UNTIL UNTIL 11 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TODAY THROUGH  5 AM MONDAY FOR THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.

A Blue-Green Algae warning has been lifted for Dorena Reservoir and Dexter Reservoir,  but continues for Fern Ridge Reservoir, Walterville Pond, and farther away at Devils Lake. Water monitoring has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae that can produce toxins, state public health officials said. The algae levels are likely associated with dangerous cyanotoxin concentrations in the water that can be harmful to humans and animals. Swallowing or inhaling water droplets, as well as skin contact with water, should be avoided according to the authorities.

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An upper level low sitting over the Pacific Northwest is helping to return the wet weather. A frontal system moved through Oregon bringing rain and increased winds. The remnants of Typhoon Pabuk from the Western Pacific will be pushed our way by a frontal system and that could mean a lot of rain for us.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Cloudy with showers this AM, rain, heavy at times, today (1.00 in. of rain possible) and windy (Winds: S 5-15 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph in the afternoon), evening rain, heavy at times, then showers late tonight (1.00 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 25-30 mph gusts to 50 mph shifting W 15-20 mph late).
• Cloudy with showers Monday (0.50 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) at night (0.25 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then a (30%) chance of showers late Tuesday night.
• highs near 63 lows 52-47.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, just mostly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 63-69 cooling to 66 Saturday lows 45-49 (seasonal averages high 72 low 44)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Rain today (1.10 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph gusts to 45 mph increasing to 55 mph in the afternoon), rain, heavy at times in the evening, (1.25 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: SW 25-35 mph gusts to 55 mph decreasing to SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph late) tonight.
• Cloudy with coastal showers Monday while AM showers inland and showers likely (70%) in the afternoon (0.30 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night (0.20 in. of rain possible).
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM showers Tuesday (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy late Tuesday night with a (30%) of showers.
• highs near 63 lows 55-46.
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Wednesday night through Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 65-67 cooling to 64 Saturday lows 48-53. (seasonal averages high 64 low 48)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:

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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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