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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 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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A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape) is moving away from the Pacific Northwest and a trough of low pressure (“U” shape) is moving in behind it. The result is some clouds, cooler temperatures and, yes, maybe even the slight chance of light rain or drizzle. That trough will keep the clouds an cooler temperatures around for a while. Another cold front moves into the Pacific Northwest early 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: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy Friday night, AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy Sunday night lows 46-50 highs 67-74. Mostly cloudy Monday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Monday night, mostly cloudy Tuesday with a (30%) chance of rain, becoming partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday with a slight (20%) chance of showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of showers highs 77-69 warming to 72 Thursday lows 52-48. (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: Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy Friday night, mostly cloudy Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night, mostly cloudy Sunday through Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night lows 49-52 highs 73-80. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday through Thursday highs 74-78 lows 55-50. (seasonal averages high 80 low 52)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Friday night and Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Saturday night, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night and early AM Sunday through Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night lows 47-50 highs 62-69. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday through Thursday highs 66-60 lows 52- 50. (seasonal averages high 64 low 51).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and Friday night, mostly cloudy Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening, then mostly cloudy Sunday night free air freezing level 10, 000 ft. tonight through Friday night, 11,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday evening, then falling to 10,000 ft. Sunday night lows 37-43 highs 58-62. A mix of clouds and sun Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Monday night, mostly cloudy Tuesday with a (30%) chance of afternoon rain, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of showers free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Monday, 13,000 ft. Monday night, a snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night through Thursday highs 65-54 warming to to near 60 Thursday lows 46-39.
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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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