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The National Weather Service has designated this week as “Lightning Safety Week.” Check out their lightning safety tips to make sure you know what to do when thunderstorms develop in our area.
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Here it is, another Monday. That means I have a new weekly weather quiz question for you. See if you can answer it correctly. What is the “Pigpen effect?” 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 summer Solstice will occur at 10:16 AM this Tuesday June 21st. After the clouds and chance of precipitation over the weekend Summer weather will slide in.
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A high pressure ridge is building over the Pacific Northwest. That will help warm us up so that we can begin Summer on a warmer note. A trough of low pressure will move out of the Gulf of Alaska and a cold front will move in Wednesday bringing some clouds, temperatures a bit cooler and, yes, maybe even the slight chance of light rain or drizzle.
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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: Partly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny and warmer this afternoon, mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly sunny and even warmer Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night, mostly sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy Wednesday night highs 79-85 cooling to near 80 Wednesday lows 50-53. Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler Friday afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Saturday and Sunday with mostly cloudy skies Saturday night highs near 70 lows 46-50. (seasonal averages high 74 low 48)
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The Pollen forecast for the Eugene/Springfield Area is for weeds to be low, 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: Partly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny and warmer this afternoon, clear tonight, sunny and warmer Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night, mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear in the evening and becoming mostly cloudy Wednesday night highs 85-90 cooling to 85 Wednesday lows 55-60 cooling to 53 Wednesday night. Just mostly cloudy Thursday through Sunday highs 74-77 lows 50-54. (seasonal averages high 79 low 51)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy at the shore today, mostly cloudy this AM and mostly sunny this afternoon inland, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late tonight inland, mostly cloudy at the shore tonight, sunny Tuesday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy Tuesday night through Wednesday night highs 68-64 lows near 52. Just mostly cloudy Thursday through Sunday highs 60-65 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 64 low 51).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night, mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy Wednesday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today, 13,000 ft. tonight and Tuesday, then 14,000 ft. Tuesday night through Wednesday night highs 66-72 lows 48-44. A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday through Sunday with partly cloudy nights free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Thursday, 10,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, 11,000 ft. Friday night, 13,000 ft. Saturday, 11,000 ft. Saturday night, then 10,000 ft. Sunday highs near 58 lows 44-36.
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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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