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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. Today is your last chance to win this week. 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. 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: Mostly cloudy this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight, AM clouds, partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy Sunday night highs 69-77 lows 44-50. Mostly cloudy Monday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night, mostly cloudy Tuesday with a (30%) chance of rain, becoming partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night, partly cloudy Wednesday with a slight (20%) chance of showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night, then partly cloudy Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of showers highs 77-68 warming to 74 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 sunny today, partly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday evening, mostly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday AM, sunny Sunday afternoon, mostly clear at night, mostly cloudy Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night highs 73-80 lows 49-52. 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 80-73 warming to near 78 Thursday lows 56-50. (seasonal averages high 80 low 52)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly sunny today, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Saturday night and early AM Sunday, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Sunday night, mostly cloudy Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night highs 60-63 lows 48-50. 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 53-50. (seasonal averages high 65 low 51).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers mainly to the north today, partly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon through Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Sunday night free air freezing level 10,000 ft. today (snow level 6,000 ft. to the North) and tonight, 11,000 ft. Saturday, 10,000 ft. Saturday night, 11,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. Sunday afternoon and Sunday night highs near 60 lows 38-43. A mix of clouds and sun Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night, mostly cloudy Tuesday with a (30%) chance of afternoon rain, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late Tuesday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday through Thursday free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night through Thursday highs 65-54 warming 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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