Here is this week’s weather quiz question. Hot air ballooning began on June 4, 1783 as two brothers demonstrated the first free balloon flight. Give me the last name of the brothers and for extra credit tell me where the flight took place. Please place your answer as a comment after the forecasts on this page. 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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The stormy wet weather is far from over with more rain possible into mid week. The coast and particularly the mountains could see much heavier amounts of precipitation and the mountains will see snow in the higher elevations down to pass levels. Be particularly watchful if you live near a creek, stream, or river as the levels could rise rapidly with sustained moderate to heavy rainfall.
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The upper level airflow has turned from the west and northwest and has changed our weather to very wet with bursts of windy. A second strong frontal system pushed through Oregon Sunday bringing some heavy amounts of rain and strong winds with it, not to mention mountain slow levels that fell to pass levels dropping measurable snow on the roadways. It’s not over yet. Another frontal system will push through Oregon between Thursday and Friday.
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Advisories: A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM TODAY ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES INCLUDING THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM TODAY ABOVE 4,500 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON CASCADES. A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST.
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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: Cloudy with AM showers (up to 0.50 in) today and breezy (SW 15-25 mph decreasing to SW 10- 15 mph in the afternoon), showers (about 0.25 in.) and a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, showers likely (60%) late tonight (amounts to 0.50 in.), showers likely (60%) Tuesday (another 0.25 in possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday evening highs 55-53 lows 41-34. Just mostly cloudy Wednesday, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night through Sunday highs 50-57 lows 42-38. (seasonal averages highs 61 low 39)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) today, showers tonight, showers likely (60%) Tuesday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday evening, just mostly cloudy Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night highs 54-63 lows 42-35. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday, a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, a (40%) of showers Friday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday highs 55-52 lows 42-48. (seasonal averages high 65 low 42)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with showers likely (60%) today, showers tonight, mostly cloudy Tuesday a good (50%) chance of AM showers then showers likely (60%) in the afternoon at the shore and a good (50%) chance of showers inland, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday evening highs near 60 lows 48-40. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday AM, rain Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night , a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday and Saturday evening, then a good (50%) chance of showers late Saturday night and Sunday highs 62-54 lows 48-50. (seasonal averages high 61 lows 45).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Rain and snow showers and breezy (winds: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph over the ridges) today, rain and snow showers and breezy (winds: SW 15-30 decreasing to SW 10-15 mph overnight) tonight ( 5-9 in. of snow), rain and snow showers Tuesday (4-8 in. of snow), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night snow level 3,500 ft. today through Tuesday night highs 36-33 lows 27-24. Rain and snow showers Tuesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night through Saturday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday free air freezing level 5,000 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon, snow level 6,500 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 5,500 ft. Thursday night, 6,000 ft. Friday night through Saturday, falling to 4,500 ft. Saturday night, and 4,000 ft. Sunday highs 34-50 lows 25-39.
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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.