Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What common name do we have for an electrostatic discharge that is accompanied by the emission of visible light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation? Please place your answer as a comment after the forecasts. The first person to post the correct answer will win one week of free personalized forecasts tailored to their needs. Good luck.
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An upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U” shape moving into Oregon will give us at least a small chance of rain through Thursday. Then we will go back to sunny and warmer weather as we approach the weekend and Father’s Day. Summer officially begins on Monday June 21st at 4:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time. Looks like it will actually look and feel like summer is getting underway.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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The Updated Pollen Count Forecast for the Eugene-Springfield area : Trees LOW, Grass VERY HIGH, and weeds ABSENT. Data 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 cloudy with a (40%) chance of scattered showers tonight and a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, and (30%) chance of showers at night lows 45-48 high 64. Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, then a mix of clouds and sun and warmer Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of showers continuing at night high 68 low 45. A mix of clouds and sun and warmer Friday and Saturday and partly cloudy at night highs 72-75 low 49. AM clouds then mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday, partly cloudy at night, and partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday highs near 75-70 lows near 50.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight, a (40%) chance Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night, and a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday lows 46-51 highs 65-68 . Mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday morning, then partly cloudy Friday afternoon and Friday night lows 52-54 high 73. Partly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night, then partly cloudy Sunday through Tuesday highs 73-79 lows 52-55.
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday through Thursday lows 47-50 highs 60-62 . Just mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday morning then partly cloudy Friday afternoon through Tuesday lows near 50 highs near 60 .
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers tonight, with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday (1 in. of snow possible) and a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night snow level 5,000 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. late at night and Wednesday, rising to 5,500 ft. at night lows 30-33 high 44 . AM clouds with a mix of clouds and sun and a (30%) chance of showers and warmer Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night through Saturday night snow level 6,500 ft. Thursday rising to 8,000 ft. at night to above 8,000 ft. Friday night through Saturday night highs 54-62 lows 35-39. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night through Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of showers, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday, through Tuesday highs 68-59 lows 37-40.
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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.