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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An upper level trough of low pressure (“U” shaped area) will be swinging down along the coast to funnel more moisture our way. A frontal system is moving in and another frontal system (position shown is for Sunday) will increase the rain chances Saturday. Be prepared for wet weather for Halloween. Keep your “Trick-or-Treaters” dry.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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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 rain today (up to 0.25 in. possible), and mostly cloudy tonight with rain likely (60%), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday AM, and partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night highs 52-56 lows 40-44. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain, rain likely (60%) Saturday and Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday through Wednesday highs 58-65 cooling to 55 Wednesday lows 44-47. (seasonal averages highs 59 low 39)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Cloudy with rain today, rain likely (60%) tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers, and a (30%) chance of showers Friday night highs 53-57 lows 42-45. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, rain likely (60%) Saturday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday through Monday night, Tuesday through (40%) Wednesday highs 57-60 lows 45-48. (seasonal averages high 64 low 42)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with rain today, rain likely (60%) tonight, mostly cloudy with a (50%) chance of rain Friday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, and a (40%) chance of showers Friday night highs 55-59 lows 45-49. Rain likely (60%) Saturday and Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and breezy Sunday night and Monday, mostly cloudy a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night, and mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday highs 56-62 cooling to 58 Wednesday lows 45-50. (seasonal averages high 61 lows 44).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with rain likely (60%) today and tonight (0.25 in.), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday, and a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday evening, a (40%) chance of showers Friday night snow level 7,000 ft. today, 6,500 ft. tonight, 6,000 ft. Friday, and 7,000 ft. Friday night highs 38-43 lows 30-34. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday (0.25 in.), rain likely (60%) Saturday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Sunday, a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night, a good (50%) chance of rain and breezy Monday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday through Wednesday snow level 6,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday, rising to above 8,000 ft. Sunday night through Wednesday highs 45-56 cooling to 46 Wednesday lows 33-38.
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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.