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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 is my 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 is 10:16 AM today. We will still have to wait a while before the Summertime temperatures take over.
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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 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, sunny and even warmer this afternoon, clear tonight, mostly sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy Wednesday night, mostly cloudy Thursday AM with a slight (20%) chance of occasional drizzle, a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon and Thursday night highs 85-68 lows near 50. Mostly cloudy Friday through Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday night, then AM clouds with a mix of clouds and sun Monday highs 69-75 lows 46-50. (seasonal averages high 75 low 48)
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The Pollen forecast for the Eugene/Springfield Area is for weeds to be low, 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: Sunny and warmer today, mostly clear tonight, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening and becoming mostly cloudy Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night highs 90-72 lows 60-50. Just mostly cloudy Friday through Monday highs near 75 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: Patchy coastal fog this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly cloudy tonight at the shore, mostly clear in the evening and partly cloudy late inland, patchy fog late at night and Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with patchy AM drizzle Thursday, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy Thursday night highs 68-60 lows 52-48. Just mostly cloudy Friday through Monday highs 60-65 lows 48-55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 51).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Sunny and warmer today, clear tonight, sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night with light rain or drizzle late at night and early Thursday AM, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon and night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today, 14,000 ft. tonight and Wednesday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, then 8,000 ft. Thursday night highs 72-55 lows 48-36. Mostly cloudy Friday through Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Monday with a slight (20%) chance of showers free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Friday, 11,000 ft. Friday, 13,000 ft. Friday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Sunday night, then 10,000 ft. Monday highs 56-64 lows near 40.
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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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