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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is an “occluded front?” here is the answer. An occluded front is produced when a cold front catches up to and overtakes a warm front. For more details click here. I’ll have another 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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This week is “Lightning Safety Awareness Week” and the National Weather Service has a special web page just full of things you should know about lightning.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Cloudy with showers this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday AM, then just partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night lows 57-48 highs near 74. Partly cloudy & pleasant Wednesday (July 4th) and continuing through Saturday AM, then mostly sunny Saturday afternoon highs 76-82 lows 50-55. (seasonal averages high 78 low 50)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with showers likely (60%) and isolated thunderstorms this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Sunday night and Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late Monday night, mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and evening, then mostly clear Tuesday night lows 59-50 highs 77-74. Mostly sunny Wednesday (July 4th), mostly clear at night, partly cloudy Thursday through Saturday AM, then sunny and warmer Saturday afternoon highs 77-84 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 80 low 54)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with showers this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Sunday night, AM clouds Monday, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of drizzle or light rain Monday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night lows 57-50 highs 63-65. Partly Wednesday (July 4th), then partly cloudy Wednesday night through Friday highs 63-66 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 63 low 52).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, showers likely (60%) late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, then partly cloudy Tuesday night snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight and Sunday, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Sunday night, 12,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, then free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday night lows 45-38 warming to 43 highs 60-65. Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon (July 4th), partly cloudy at night, mostly sunny Thursday AM, partly cloudy Thursday night, mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon through Saturday AM, then mostly sunny Saturday afternoon free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Wednesday through Friday, then 14,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday highs 68-65 warming to near 72 Saturday lows 42-45.
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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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