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Sorry, but no winner this week. Here is the question stated again. We all know that polluted air is not good for you. What event occurred in October of 1948 that proved that idea? Here is the answer. The event occurred in Donora, Pennsylvania, about 30 miles South of Pittsburgh. A stagnant air mass allowed pollution levels to build over the town. Half of the population of 14,000 people became ill and 20 people died. Early evidence over 60 years ago that air pollution can kill. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /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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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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The upper air flow continues to be onshore and that means don’t look for any serous changes in the weather through most of next week. Weak waves will move onshore only to bring the chance of coastal drizzle mainly Thursday night and Friday.
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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 clear tonight, partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, clear Sunday night, partly cloudy in the AM Monday, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Monday night, mostly sunny Tuesday, then mostly clear again Tuesday night lows near 50 highs near 82. Mostly sunny Wednesday through Friday with mostly clear nights, partly cloudy Saturday AM, then mostly sunny Saturday afternoon highs 85-80 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight, sunny Sunday, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night, mostly sunny Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night lows 55-52 highs 84-80-85. Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night, sunny Thursday, clear Thursday night, patchy AM fog then sunny Friday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night and Saturday AM, then mostly sunny Saturday afternoon highs near 85 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 86 low 56)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday AM, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Sunday night and Monday AM, mostly sunny Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly Tuesday night with patchy fog late lows near 53 highs 60-66. Partly cloudy with early AM and late night fog Wednesday through Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and drizzle Friday AM, partly cloudy with patchy lingering fog Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM with patchy fog, then mostly sunny Saturday afternoon highs near 66 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight, Sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night, sunny Tuesday, then clear Tuesday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight through Sunday night, 13,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, then 14,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night lows near 45 highs 73-76. Mostly sunny Wednesday through Saturday with mostly clear nights free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday night, then 15,000 ft. Friday through Saturday highs 75-70 lows 44-48.
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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.
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