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Here’s my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. Who came up with the “Full Moon” names? Congratulations to Bonnie Williams. Your answer:” Native North Americans were mostly responsible for the names of the full moons. Most of them reflect some aspect of life as they knew it living closely with nature”. was spot on correct. If you would like to know more about the Full Moon names just go to the The Old Farmer\’s Almanac Website. I’ll have another weather weekly weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. Please post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no 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.
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The upper air flow has switched more from the northwest cutting off the heavy moisture flow. One last disturbance moved southward away from us and taking the remaining moisture with it. A high pressure ridge (“Arch”shape in the jet stream) will build in over us and that means it will dry out for a while. Remember that, particularly this time of the year, when it’s not raining it is usually fogging.
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Advisories: SPECIFIC BULLETINS FOR FLOOD WATCHES/WARNING
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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: Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy today with some sun breaks possible late this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and early Thursday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday afternoon, and partly cloudy Thursday night with a slight (20%) chance of rain late, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday, and a (40%) chance of showers Friday night highs 44-50 lows 30-40. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday nigh mostly cloudy Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night, mostly cloudy Sunday, partly cloudy at night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and a (30%) chance Tuesday highs near 50 lows near 38. (seasonal averages highs 47 low 33)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Patchy fog this AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, then partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog again tonight and Thursday AM, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday and mostly cloudy Friday night with a (40%) chance of rain highs 47-57 lows 33-40. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, then just mostly cloudy Saturday night through Monday with areas of fog, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday highs 55-47 lows 35-40. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Patchy fog this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night and Thursday AM, then mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy Thursday night, AM fog then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday night highs 50-56 lows 35-40. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, then mostly cloudy with areas of fog Saturday night through Monday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday highs from 56-52 lows 37-42. (seasonal averages high 53 lows 39).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: A mix of clouds and sun today, mostly clear tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain or snow, a slight (20%) chance of rain or snow late Thursday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday (0.25 in. of rain possible), and a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night free air freezing level 3,000 ft. near Mt. Hood and 4,500 ft. near Willamette Pass today, free air freezing level 3,500 ft. near Mt. Hood to 5,500 ft. near Willamette Pass late tonight, 7,000 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. Thursday afternoon, snow level f6,000 ft. falling to 5,500 ft. Thursday night, 6,500 ft. Friday, and 6,500 ft. Friday night highs 32-43 lows 27-33. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain or snow showers Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night, mostly cloudy Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, and a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday snow level 5,000 ft. Saturday, 4,000 ft. Saturday night, 4,500 ft. Sunday, a air freezing level of 6,000 ft. Sunday night, 6,000 ft. Monday, then a snow level of 5,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday highs near 39 lows near 29.
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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.