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Sorry, but no winner for this week’s weather quiz question.
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The summer Solstice will occur at 10:16 AM Tuesday June 21st. After the clouds and chance of precipitation over the weekend Summer weather will slide in.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What was the first recorded European settlement to be destroyed by a hurricane? Hint: a famous explorer founded the town. Here is the answer. The first European settlement to be destroyed by a hurricane was the small town of Isabella, founded by Christopher Columbus on the Island of Hispaniola. Columbus was lucky on his first few voyages managing to avoid running into any hurricanes. In 1495 a hurricane struck and destroyed Isabella which Columbus named after the Spanish Queen who financed his explorations. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. 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.
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A high pressure ridge is building offshore as the low pressure trough moves Eastward away from us. That will help clear us out and warm us up early next week so that we can begin Summer on a warmer note. The computer guidance is indicating dry and warmer, at least normal temperatures, for all of next week.
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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 cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday (Father’s Day), just partly cloudy Sunday night through Monday night, mostly sunny Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night lows 53-46 highs 68-82. Mostly sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, then a mix of clouds and sun Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late at night, then a mix of clouds and sun Saturday highs 76-68 lows 52-47. (seasonal averages high 74 low 47)
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The Pollen forecast for the Eugene/Springfield Area is for weeds and trees to be moderate and Grass to stay to very high. (Provided by Allergy and Asthma Research Group)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of scattered showers tonight, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, just mostly cloudy Sunday afternoon (Father’s Day), mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Sunday night, mostly cloudy Monday AM, mostly sunny and warmer Monday afternoon, mostly clear Monday night, mostly sunny Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night lows 53-56 highs 70-85. Partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night, then just mostly cloudy Thursday through Saturday highs 82-73 lows 55-50. (seasonal averages high 78 low 51)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of scattered showers this evening, a slight (20%) chance showers late tonight and Sunday AM, just mostly cloudy Sunday afternoon (Father’s Day), partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Sunday night and Monday AM, mostly sunny Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night, then partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night lows 52-55 highs 63-67 cooling to near 60 Tuesday. Partly cloudy Wednesday, then just mostly cloudy Wednesday night through Saturday highs 62-65 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 64 low 51).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon (Father’s Day), partly cloudy Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Monday night, mostly sunny Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night snow level 8,000 ft. tonight, 8,000 ft. rising to above 8,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Sunday night through Tuesday, then 14,000 ft. Tuesday night lows 37-47 highs 50-72. Mostly sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday evening, mostly cloudy late Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday, then partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 11,000 ft. Thursday, 9,000 ft. Thursday night, 10,000 ft. Friday, 11,000 ft. Friday night, then 10,000 ft. Saturday highs 68-53 lows 40-36 warming to 40 Friday 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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