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Great weather today and tonight for Cinco de Mayo Celebrations!
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Here is my 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. A surface thermal though of low pressure (dashed line that moved over the Pacific Northwest), caused by the daytime heating, brought us some clouds and just a few sprinkles. The temperatures will slowly fall, but we’ll still have sunshine, until late in the week into next weekend when a new cold front moves in (position shown is Saturday).
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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: AM clouds with a slight (20%) chance of sprinkles, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon and Saturday night highs 63-57 lows 42-45. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday and Sunday evening, a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy Monday evening, partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 54-63 cooling to 59 Wednesday lows 40-44. (seasonal averages high 65 low 41)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Sunny this AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and tonight, mostly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon and Saturday night highs 68-60 lows 45-48. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday and Sunday night, a (30%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy Monday night, just partly cloudy Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, then partly cloudy Wednesday AM with a (30%) chance of showers, mostly cloudy Wednesday afternoon with a (30%) chance of showers highs 55-67 cooling to 62 Wednesday lows 42-46. (seasonal averages high 69 low 44)
[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: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight and Friday AM, mostly cloudy Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday night, a good (50%) chance of AM rain Saturday then showers likely (60%) Saturday afternoon inland, AM coastal rain likely (60%) then cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday night highs 58-54 lows 45-48. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday, showers likely (60%) in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, becoming partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 54-60 cooling to 55 Wednesday lows 42-46. (seasonal averages high 60 low 45).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy this AM with a slight (20%) chance of light rain, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Friday, mostly cloudy Friday night with a (30%) chance of rain (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain or snow Saturday AM, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday afternoon (1-2 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Saturday night free air freezing level 11,000 ft. falling to 9,000 ft. today and tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday, then 6,000 ft. Friday night, then 5,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night highs 50-44 lows 33-26. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy early then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy Tuesday night with a (30%) chance of rain late, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday snow level 5,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 4,500 ft. Sunday through Monday, 4,000 ft., 6,000 ft. Monday night, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Tuesday, snow level 8,000 ft. Tuesday night and 7,000 ft. Wednesday highs 36-52 lows 24-32.
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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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