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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. Where is the most common birthplace for a violent (F4 or greater) tornado? Please 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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The National Weather Service has designated this week as “Severe Weather Awareness Week” and has instructions to tell you what to do during various types of severe weather. Just follow this link for the whole week of information. Severe Weather Awareness Week.
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An upper air trough of low pressure (“U” shape) is moving away and a high pressure ridge (“arch” shape) has cleared us out again. The temperatures will rise and we’ll be back to sunshine, until late in the week into next weekend it seems when a new cold front moves in after the one seen here.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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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 sunny and warmer today, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy at night, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday AM, mostly cloudy Friday afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of rain, then a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night highs 72-59 lows 40-45. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday AM, rain likely (60%) Saturday afternoon and evening, rain likely (60%) Saturday night, showers Sunday and Sunday evening, a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening with a slight (20%) chance of showers, a (40%) chance of showers late Monday night and Tuesday AM, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon highs 59-55 lows 46-40. (seasonal averages high 64 low 41)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Sunny today, clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night highs 77-63 lows 43-47. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, rain Saturday night, showers Sunday, a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night, a (30%) chance of showers Monday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday highs 65-57 warming to 65 by Tuesday lows 48-40. (seasonal averages high 68 low 43)
[If you live in Douglas County here is a great garden tip for you. The Douglas County OSU Extension Service Master Gardeners will be holding their annual Plant & Garden Expo on Saturday, May 7th, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Douglas County Fairgrounds (Exit 123 off I-5). Don’t miss it.]
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Sunny today, clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight through Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night highs 60-52 lows 42-46. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, rain Saturday night, showers Sunday, a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday through Tuesday highs near 55 lows 47-44. (seasonal averages high 60 low 45).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Sunny and warmer today, partly cloudy tonight through Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon and Friday night with a slight (20%) chance of rain free air freezing level 9,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. this afternoon, 12,000 ft. falling to 11,000 ft. tonight, falling to 9,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, snow level 7,000 ft. Friday, then 6,000 ft. Friday night highs 62-50 lows 30-35. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday AM, rain likely (60%) Saturday afternoon and evening, rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Saturday night, rain and snow showers Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy early then partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night, then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday snow level 5,500 ft. Saturday, 5,000 ft. Saturday night, 4,000 ft. Sunday through Tuesday highs 49-42 lows 33-29.
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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.
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