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We have a winner! Congratulations to Karl Bonner who was the first person to post the correct answer.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “fulgerite?” Here is Karl’s correct answer. “Fulgerite is a form of glass created when hot lightning (1800 degrees C or hotter) hits sand; the grains of quartz melt together and cool into a tube-shaped piece of fulgerite.” A record-large piece of fulgerite was found some years ago in Michigan that measured 15 feet in length and had a white-green-gray color. All Karl has to do is mail m at the address listed in my contacts section an we can discuss how h will us his week of personalized forecasts. I’ll have another weekly weather question for you starting next Monday. Please remember to 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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An upper level low (“U” shape) is sitting over us sending some moisture our way. That’s the bad news. The good news is that a high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape) will move in bringing us sunshine and much warmer temperatures for the long holiday weekend.
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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 a (30%) chance of showers this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight and Thursday, mostly cloudy Thursday evening, partly cloudy and cooler late Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday AM, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Friday night, mostly sunny and warmer Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night lows 52-43 rising to 50 by Saturday night highs 69-82. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday AM, mostly sunny and slightly warmer Monday afternoon (Independence Day), mostly clear Monday night, then mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, and mostly clear Tuesday night highs 75-86 lows 47-53. (seasonal averages high 77 low 49)
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The Pollen forecast for the Eugene/Springfield Area is for weeds and trees to be low, and Grass to be high. (Provided by Allergy and Asthma Research Group)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, mostly cloudy Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, then mostly clear Friday evening, and partly cloudy Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night lows 55-47 warming to 56 Saturday night highs 72-88. Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday (Independence Day), mostly clear Sunday night, and Monday night, then mostly sunny again Tuesday and Wednesday and mostly clear Tuesday night highs 84-88 lows 58-54. (seasonal averages high 82 low 53)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight and Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night with patchy coastal fog late at night and Friday AM, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy Friday, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy Friday night through Saturday night lows 52-47 warming to 54 Saturday night highs 63-66 cooling to 62 Saturday. Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday (Independence Day) with mostly clear nights, then mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, and mostly clear Tuesday night highs 63-68 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 65 low 52).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with showers likely, mainly North of McKenzie Pass this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy Thursday with scattered showers in the afternoon and evening North and a slight (20%) chance of showers South, partly cloudy late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly sunny and warmer Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night and Saturday night snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Thursday evening rising to 12,000 ft. late at Thursday night, 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Friday, rising to 14,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, and 13,000 ft. Saturday night lows 42-36 warming to 43 Friday night and Saturday night highs 56-73. Partly cloudy Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday (Independence Day), mostly clear Monday night, then mostly sunny again Tuesday free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Saturday, 13,000 Saturday night, 12,000 ft. Sunday, 14,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, rising to 16,000 ft. Monday night, then down to 15,000 ft. Tuesday highs 64-77 lows 43-48.
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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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