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Here is my weekly weather quiz question.  What is “Permafrost?” 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. Good luck.

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An upper air high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is taking over as our weather maker. This week is looking dry, bright, and quite a bit warmer as the high pressure keeps any serous storms away. A frontal system will push into the Pacific Northwest mainly to our north Sunday, but again it looks weak and will fall apart so we’ll only see at most a few clouds but no precipitation from it.

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The Grass Pollen Count has gone through the roof and is listed at Very High according to Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly sunny today, clear tonight, mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night, partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Thursday night highs 83-78 lows near 50. Partly cloudy in the AMs, mostly sunny Friday, Saturday,  Sunday, and Monday with mostly clear skies at night highs 80-82 cooling to 75 Monday lows 50-46. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Sunny today and  Wednesday with mostly clear skies at night, then partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night highs 87-89 cooling to 82 lows 50-57 cooling to 53 Thursday night. Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon through Friday night, then mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday with mostly clear skies at night, then mostly cloudy Monday highs near 86-89 cooling to 80 Monday lows 56-50. (seasonal averages high 73 low 50)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Sunny and warmer today, partly cloudy this evening and mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight at the shore while mostly clear inland, cloudy with patchy coastal fog late at night and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy at the shore Wednesday afternoon while sunny in the AM inland and partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy at night at the shore while mostly clear inland in the evening and mostly cloudy Wednesday night, mostly cloudy Thursday then partly cloudy Thursday night highs near 65-60 lows near 52. Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with mostly clear skies at night, then mostly cloudy Monday highs 66-62 lows near 54-48. (seasonal averages high 61 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Sunny today, clear tonight, mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday with mostly clear skies tonight and Wednesday night while partly cloudy skies Thursday night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today, then 14,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night highs 74-70 lows 46-48. Mostly sunny Friday through Monday with mostly clear skies at night free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 16,000 ft. Saturday, 16,000 ft. falling to 15,000 ft. Saturday night, 15,000 ft.Saturday night and Sunday, then 14,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday highs 66-75 cooling to 65 Monday lows 52-47.

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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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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question.  What is “Permafrost?” 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. Good luck.

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An upper air high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is taking over as our weather maker,  This week is looking dry, bright, and quite a bit warmer as the high pressure keeps any serous storms away. Another frontal system will push into the Pacific Northwest mainly to our north Thursday, but again it looks weak and will fall apart so we’ll only see at most a few clouds but no precipitation from it.

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The Grass Pollen Count has gone through the roof and is listed at Very High according to Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Advisories:  NONE AT THIS TIME.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Clear tonight, mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday with clear skies Tuesday night, partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM, then mostly sunny Thursday afternoon lows 45-50 highs 82-77. Sunny Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with clear skies at night, then mostly cloudy Monday highs 80-82 cooling to 75 Monday lows 50-47. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Clear tonight, sunny Tuesday and  Wednesday with mostly clear skies at night, then partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night  lows 50-57 cooling to 53 Thursday night highs 87-82. Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon through Friday night, then mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday with mostly clear skies at night, then mostly cloudy Monday highs near 86-88 cooling to 82 Monday lows 56-50. (seasonal averages high 73 low 50)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Clear this evening mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight at the shore while clear inland tonight, sunny and warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening and mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night at the shore while mostly clear inland, cloudy with patchy coastal fog late at night and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy at the shore Wednesday afternoon while sunny in the AM inland and partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy at night at the shore while mostly clear inland in the evening and mostly cloudy Wednesday night, mostly cloudy Thursday then partly cloudy Thursday night lows near 52 highs near 62-64. Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with mostly clear skies at night, mostly cloudy Monday highs 66-63 lows near 54-48. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Clear tonight, mostly sunny Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with mostly clear skies Tuesday night and Wednesday night while partly cloudy skies Thursday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, then 14,000 ft. Tuesday night through Thursday night lows 43-48 cooling to 45 Thursday night highs 74-70. Mostly sunny Friday through Monday with mostly clear skies at night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Friday afternoon, 15,000 ft. rising to 16,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 16,000 ft. falling to 15,000 ft. Saturday night, 15,000 ft. rising to 16,000 ft. Sunday, 16,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. late Sunday night and Monday highs 66-75 cooling to 65 Monday lows 52-47.

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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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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question.  What is “Permafrost?” 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. Good luck.

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We’ll be drying out as an upper air high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is building back to protect us from any storms.  The upper low (small “U” shape) that brought in more clouds and a little drizzle is moving away from us. This week is looking dry, bright, and quite a bit warmer. Another frontal system will push into the Pacific Northwest Thursday, but again it looks weak and will fall apart so we’ll only see a few clouds but no precipitation from it.

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Advisories:  NONE AT THIS TIME.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Partly cloudy and cooler with patchy fog this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon and Tuesday, mostly clear at night, mostly sunny in the AM, then partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night highs 77-82 lows 46-50. Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night and Saturday AM, then mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday with mostly clear skies at night highs 77-80 cooling to 78 Sunday lows 52-49. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, clear tonight, sunny Tuesday, mostly clear at night, sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then partly cloudy at night highs 83-87 lows 49-56. Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon through Friday night, then mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday with mostly clear skies at night highs near 85 lows 52-56. (seasonal averages high 73 low 50)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with patchy fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening and mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight at the shore while clear inland tonight, sunny and warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening and cloudy with patchy fog late at night at the shore while mostly clear inland with patchy fog late at night and Wednesday AM, then partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night highs near 62 lows 49-53. Mostly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night, AM clouds, partly cloudy Friday and Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night, then partly cloudy Sunday highs 64-68 cooling to near 63 Sunday lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny today, and Wednesday with mostly clear skies at night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today, 14,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft. Tuesday, then 14,000 ft. Tuesday night through Wednesday night highs 67-74 cooling to near 70 Wednesday lows 43-48 cooling to 44 Wednesday night. Mostly sunny Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with mostly clear to partly cloudy skies at night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. Thursday afternoon, 14,000 ft. Thursday night through Friday night, 16,000 ft. Saturday, 16,000 ft. falling to 15,000 ft. Saturday night, then 15,000 ft. rising to 16,000 ft. Sunday highs 70-65 warming to 74 Sunday lows 48-52 cooling to 48 Saturday night.

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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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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “wall cloud?” Here is the correct answer. A wall cloud is a localized, persistent, often abrupt lowering from a rain-free base. Wall clouds can range from a fraction of a mile up to nearly five miles in diameter, and normally are found on the south or southwest (inflow) side of the thunderstorm. When seen from within several miles, many wall clouds exhibit rapid upward motion and cyclonic rotation. However, not all wall clouds rotate. Rotating wall clouds usually develop before strong or violent tornadoes, by anywhere from a few minutes up to nearly an hour. Wall clouds should be monitored visually for signs of persistent, sustained rotation and/or rapid vertical motion. I’ll have another weather quiz question for you starting 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. Good luck.

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We’ll be drying out as an upper air high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is building back to protect us from any storms.  The upper low (small “U” shape) that brought in more clouds and a little drizzle is moving away from us. A frontal system moved in bringing us some clouds with a slight chance of drizzle. This week is looking dry, bright, and quite a bit warmer. Another frontal system will push into the Pacific Northwest Thursday, but again it looks weak and will fall apart so we’ll only see a few clouds but no precipitation.

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Advisories:  NONE AT THIS TIME.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Partly cloudy and cooler with patchy fog tonight and Monday AM, mostly sunny Monday afternoon, Tuesday, and Wednesday with mostly clear skies at night lows 43-48 highs 77-82 cooling to near 80 Wednesday. A mix a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night and Saturday AM, then mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday with mostly clear skies at night highs 77-80 cooling to 78 Sunday lows 48-52 cooling to 48 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy tonight, partly cloudy in the AM, sunny and warmer Monday afternoon, clear at night, sunny Tuesday, clear at night, mostly sunny Wednesday, then mostly clear at night lows 49-53 highs 83-87. Partly cloudy  Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night, mostly sunny Friday, clear at night, then mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday with mostly clear skies at night highs near 85 lows 52-56. (seasonal averages high 73 low 50)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Clear this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight while mostly clear inland, breezy (wind: N 10-20 mph decreasing to N 10-15 late inland while N 15-25 mph at the shore) late at night, cloudy with patchy coastal fog Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening and cloudy late at night at the shore, while mostly clear inland Monday night, sunny and warmer Tuesday, clear in the evening and cloudy with patchy fog late at night and Wednesday AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, then partly cloudy Wednesday night lows 49-52 highs 62-65 cooling to 62 Wednesday. Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night, mostly sunny Friday and Saturday with mostly clear nights, then partly cloudy Sunday highs 64-68 cooling to near 62 Sunday lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy tonight, mostly sunny Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday , with clear skies at night free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft. Monday, 14,000 ft. Monday night, 13,000 ft. Tuesday, then 14,000 ft. Tuesday night through Wednesday night lows 37-48 cooling to 42 Wednesday night highs 67-72 cooling to near 70 Wednesday. Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday with mostly clear skies Wednesday night and partly cloudy Thursday night, mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy at night, then mostly sunny Saturday free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 13,000 ft. Thursday, 14,000 ft. late Thursday night, 15,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 16,000 ft. Saturday highs 65-75 cooling to 72 Saturday lows 48-52 cooling to 48 Saturday night.

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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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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “wall cloud?” Here is the correct answer. A wall cloud is a localized, persistent, often abrupt lowering from a rain-free base. Wall clouds can range from a fraction of a mile up to nearly five miles in diameter, and normally are found on the south or southwest (inflow) side of the thunderstorm. When seen from within several miles, many wall clouds exhibit rapid upward motion and cyclonic rotation. However, not all wall clouds rotate. Rotating wall clouds usually develop before strong or violent tornadoes, by anywhere from a few minutes up to nearly an hour. Wall clouds should be monitored visually for signs of persistent, sustained rotation and/or rapid vertical motion. I’ll have another weather quiz question for you starting 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. Good luck.

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We’ll be drying out as an upper air high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) builds in protecting us from any storms.  A frontal system moved in bringing us some clouds with a slight chance of drizzle. Next week is looking dry, bright, and quite a bit warmer. Yesterday, June 1, was the official beginning of the Atlantic-Caribbean Hurricane season. Another frontal system will push into the Pacific Northwest Thursday, but again it looks like we’ll only see a few more clouds but no precipitation.

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Advisories:  NONE AT THIS TIME.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of sprinkles or light drizzle this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy and cooler with patchy fog tonight and Monday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, mostly clear Monday night, mostly sunny Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night highs 72-82 lows 43-49. Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night and partly cloudy Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night and Saturday AM, then mostly sunny Saturday afternoon highs 79-75 warming to 78 Friday lows 48-52 cooling to 49 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and this evening, clear late tonight, partly cloudy in the AM, sunny and warmer Monday afternoon, clear Monday night, sunny Tuesday and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, clear skies Tuesday night highs 75-85 lows near 50. Sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon through Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night, mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear at night, partly cloudy Saturday AM, then sunny Saturday afternoon highs 84-78 warming back to 80 Saturday lows 52-55. (seasonal averages high 73 low 50)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with patchy coastal fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle or light sprinkles inland this AM, partly cloudy with patchy lingering fog this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight, partly cloudy this evening inland and mostly cloudy late and breezy (wind: N 10-20 mph decreasing to N 10-15 late inland while N 15-25 mph at the shore), mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Monday night inland while mostly clear in the evening and cloudy late at night at the shore, sunny and warmer Tuesday, then clear in the evening and cloudy with patchy fog late at night highs 62-60 warming to 64 Tuesday lows 49-53. Cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Wednesday afternoon, then partly cloudy Wednesday night through Saturday highs 64-68 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly cloudy this evening, partly cloudy late tonight and Monday AM, sunny and warmer in the afternoon, clear Monday night, mostly sunny Tuesday, then clear at night free air freezing level 11,000 ft. today, 12,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft. Monday, 14,000 ft. Monday night, 13,000 ft. Tuesday, then 14,000 ft. Tuesday night highs 59-72 lows 36-47. Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday with mostly clear skies Wednesday night and partly cloudy Thursday night, mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy at night, then mostly sunny Saturday free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 13,000 ft. Thursday, 14,000 ft. late Thursday night, 15,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 16,000 ft. Saturday highs 69-62 warming to 72 Saturday lows 43-50.

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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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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “wall cloud?” Here is the correct answer. A wall cloud is a localized, persistent, often abrupt lowering from a rain-free base. Wall clouds can range from a fraction of a mile up to nearly five miles in diameter, and normally are found on the south or southwest (inflow) side of the thunderstorm. When seen from within several miles, many wall clouds exhibit rapid upward motion and cyclonic rotation. However, not all wall clouds rotate. Rotating wall clouds usually develop before strong or violent tornadoes, by anywhere from a few minutes up to nearly an hour. Wall clouds should be monitored visually for signs of persistent, sustained rotation and/or rapid vertical motion. I’ll have another weather quiz question for you starting 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. Good luck.

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We’ll be drying out as an upper air high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) builds in protecting us from any storms.  A frontal system will bring us some clouds tonight and Sunday AM with a slight chance of drizzle,. Next week is looking dry, bright, and quite a bit warmer. Today, June 1, is the beginning of the Atlantic-Caribbean Hurricane season. Another frontal system will push into the Pacific Northwest Thursday, but again it looks like we’ll only see a few more clouds but no precipitation.

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Advisories:  NONE AT THIS TIME.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of sprinkles or light drizzle Sunday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy and cooler Sunday night, partly cloudy with patchy fog Monday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, mostly clear Monday night mostly sunny Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night lows 48-42 warming to 49 Tuesday night highs 70-82. Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday,mostly clear Wednesday night and partly cloudy Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night and Saturday AM, then mostly sunny Saturday afternoon highs 79-75 warming to 78 Friday night lows 48-52. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear tonight, cloudy Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, clear late Sunday night, sunny and warmer Monday, clear Monday night, sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, clear skies Tuesday night lows 52-50 highs 75-85. Partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night, mostly sunny Friday and Saturday with mostly clear skies Friday night highs 84-78 lows 52-55. (seasonal averages high 73 low 50)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this evening, cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle or light sprinkles late tonight and Sunday AM, cloudy with patchy lingering fog in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, cloudy with patchy fog late Sunday night and breezy (wind: N 15-25 mph decreasing to N 10-15 late gusts to 45 mph), mostly cloudy with patchy fog Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Monday night, sunny and warmer Tuesday, then clear at night lows 52-50 highs 62-60 warming to 64 Tuesday. Sunny Wednesday, then partly cloudy Wednesday night through Saturday highs 64-66 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy tonight through Sunday evening, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday AM, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, clear Monday night, mostly sunny Tuesday, then mostly clear at night free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, 11,000 ft. Sunday, 12,000 ft. Sunday night, 13,000 ft. Monday, 14,000 ft. Monday night, 13,000 ft. Tuesday, then 14,000 ft. Tuesday night lows 40-36 warming to 45 Tuesday night highs 59-72. Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday with mostly clear skies Wednesday night and partly cloudy Thursday night, mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy at night, then mostly sunny Saturday free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 13,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 14,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 16,000 ft. falling to 15,000 ft. Saturday afternoon highs 69-62 warming to 72 Saturday lows 43-50.

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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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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “wall cloud?” Here is the correct answer. A wall cloud is a localized, persistent, often abrupt lowering from a rain-free base. Wall clouds can range from a fraction of a mile up to nearly five miles in diameter, and normally are found on the south or southwest (inflow) side of the thunderstorm. When seen from within several miles, many wall clouds exhibit rapid upward motion and cyclonic rotation. However, not all wall clouds rotate. Rotating wall clouds usually develop before strong or violent tornadoes, by anywhere from a few minutes up to nearly an hour. Wall clouds should be monitored visually for signs of persistent, sustained rotation and/or rapid vertical motion. I’ll have another weather quiz question for you starting 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. Good luck.

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We’ll be drying out as an upper air high pressure ridge (growing shaded “Arch” shape) builds in protecting us from any storms. It looks like a partly cloudy and pleasant day today for the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field. A frontal system will bring us some clouds tonight and Sunday AM with a slight chance of drizzle at the coast, but the rest of will stay dry. Next week is looking dry, bright, and quite a bit warmer. Today, June 1, is the beginning of the Atlantic-Caribbean Hurricane season.

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Advisories:  NONE AT THIS TIME.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Partly cloudy today after some patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy tonight, cloudy Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy and colder Sunday night, partly cloudy with patchy fog Monday AM, then mostly clear Monday night highs 76-70 warming to 75 Monday lows 48-42 warming to 44 Monday night. Mostly sunny Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and mostly cloudy each night, then partly cloudy at Thursday night and Friday highs 83-75 lows 48-51. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Sunny today after patchy AM fog, partly cloudy tonight and Sunday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear at night, sunny and warmer Monday, then mostly clear Monday night highs 79-74 warming to 82 Monday lows 52-48. Mostly sunny Tuesday, mostly clear skies at night, then partly cloudy Thursday through Friday highs 86-78 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 73 low 50)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy this AM and partly cloudy this afternoon at the shore while patchy AM fog and sunny this afternoon inland, partly cloudy with areas of patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of coastal drizzle late tonight and Sunday AM, patchy lingering fog in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with areas of patchy AM fog inland  and partly cloudy with patchy lingering afternoon fog and breezy (wind: N 10-15 mph increasing to N 20-25 in the afternoon), cloudy with patchy coastal fog while mostly clear inland with patchy fog late Sunday night and breezy (wind: N 20-25 mph decreasing to N 10-20 mph at night at the shore late and N 15-20 mph decreasing to N 5-10 mph late Sunday night inland), cloudy with patchy fog Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Monday night highs 65-60 warming to 64 Monday lows 52-48 warming to 52 Monday night. Mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday, mostly clear at night, partly cloudy Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday night, then AM clouds and partly cloudy Friday afternoon highs 60-65 lows 50-53. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night, mostly sunny and warmer Monday, then clear Monday night free air freezing level 11,000 rising to 12,000 ft. this afternoon through Sunday night, 13,000 ft. Monday, then 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Monday night highs 65-58 warming to near 70 Monday lows 40-36 warming to 43 Monday night. Sunny Tuesday, mostly clear at night, mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday with mostly clear skies Wednesday night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. Tuesday, 14,000 ft. Tuesday night through Wednesday night, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, then 14,000 ft. Friday highs 72-60 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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