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Sorry but we didn’t get a winner this week. Nobody posted the correct answer.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is the “Pigpen effect?” Never heard of it? The “Pigpen effect” is named for the character in the “Peanuts” comic strip and cartoons. The character was always dirty and had a cloud of dust around him. Researchers have shown that people actually stir up their own personal clouds of dust and particles wherever they go as they shuffle across carpets, plop down onto overstuffed chairs,and bounce into their beds. Charles Schultz, who created the comic strip, would be proud to know one of his characters has made it into the world of science. I’ll have another weekly weather quiz question 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 (“Arch” shape) is moving toward the Pacific Northwest and a trough of low pressure (“U” shape) will move in behind it. The skies will brighten and warm the temperatures for the weekend. Another cold front or two move into the Pacific Northwest early next week returning the clouds, cooler temperatures, and the chance of precipitation.
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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 patchy fog this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight and Sunday AM, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night through Monday evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night highs 73-79 lows 42-53. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Friday highs 74-69 rising to 75 by Saturday lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 76 low 48)
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The Pollen forecast for the Eugene/Springfield Area is for weeds and trees to be low, 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 in the afternoon, mostly clear tonight, sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night, sunny Monday AM, becoming partly cloudy Monday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night highs 76-85 lows 47-54. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday through Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night, then mostly cloudy Friday AM and partly cloudy Friday afternoon highs 77-73 warming to near 80 Friday lows near 56. (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, evening, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight and early AM, sunny Sunday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Sunday night, patchy AM fog, just mostly cloudy Monday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday night highs 64-68 lows 48-53. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday through Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night, then just mostly cloudy Friday highs 67-60 lows 54-50. (seasonal averages high 65 low 51).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny today, mostly clear cloudy tonight, mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Monday evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night free air freezing level 11,000 ft. today through Sunday, 13,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, then a snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night highs 60-70 lows 37-45. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, a (40%) chance of showers late Tuesday night, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night, then just partly cloudy Friday snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Friday highs 62-56 warming to near 65 Saturday 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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