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It’s Monday and that means a new weekly weather quiz Question. Since it has been so hot I thought I’d give you a question that might cool you off. Here it is. What location in the world set the record for the most snowfall in one season? Extra congratulations if you know the total snowfall measured and when it occurred. Please post your answer as a comment after the forecasts. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.
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An upper level High Pressure ridge is weakening (See the “Arch” shaped area). A trough of low pressure will develop and move toward us (See “U” shape ) with a cold front moving through Oregon Thursday that will be cooling us back down again.
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Advisories: A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM TODAY EVENING FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY (SALEM TO THE NORTH), THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS OF NORTHWEST OREGON.
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The summer Pollen Count Forecast season for the Eugene-Springfield area is over. From Allergy and Asthma Research Group.
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Here are your detailed forecasts. **
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly sunny and warmer today, but not as warm as Saturday, (Eugene set a record high of 101 Saturday), clear tonight, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday and even cooler through Thursday, and mostly clear Thursday night highs 92-82 lows 52-50. A mix of clouds and sun Friday, mostly clear in the evening and mostly cloudy Friday night and Saturday night, AM clouds then a mix of clouds and sun Saturday and mostly sunny Sunday highs 79-77 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 82 low 51)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Sunny today, with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, mostly clear tonight, sunny Tuesday AM, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, and mostly cloudy late at night highs 96-89 lows 60-56 . Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, becoming partly cloudy Wednesday night through Sunday highs 86-83 lows near 53-50. (seasonal averages high 86 low 55)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: AM clouds then partly cloudy at the beaches, patchy AM fog then sunny in the afternoon inland today, partly cloudy tonight inland, partly cloudy at the shore with patchy fog late tonight high 62 low 52. Partly cloudy AM coastal fog Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms at the shore, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms inland, mostly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of evening rain with patchy fog late at the shore, partly cloudy in the evening inland and mostly cloudy late at night high 62 low near 40. Mostly cloudy Wednesday AM with patchy coastal fog, then sunny inland, just mostly cloudy Wednesday night (patchy fog Wednesday night and Thursday) through Sunday highs 63-60 lows 46-48. (seasonal averages high 68 low 53).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Sunny today, and clear tonight free air freezing level 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. tonight high 85 low near 50. Mostly sunny and cooler Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, and mostly clear at night, mostly sunny Wednesday through Friday, and mostly clear nights free air freezing level 14,000 ft. falling to a snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday and back to a free air freezing level of 14,000 ft. Wednesday, then 13,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday highs 82-73 lows near 48. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday and Sunday, and partly cloudy Saturday night free air freezing level 11,000 ft. lowering to 10,000 ft. Saturday night highs 75-73 lows near 44.
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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.