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Here is my weather weather quiz question for this week. You have probably heard the term “fronts” used to explain the boundaries between cold and warm air masses. Who first coined that term? 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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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape) is slowly migrating to the East. An upper level trough of low pressure “U” shape) will build in from the Northwest behind the ridge. A cold front is approaching the Pacific Northwest bringing temperatures that are a bit cooler. Another frontal system will be approaching the coast over the weekend.
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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: Clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight through Thursday evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and night, mostly sunny Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night lows 53-45 warming to 49 Saturday night highs 77-72 warming to 79 Saturday. Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear Sunday night, then partly cloudy Monday night through Wednesday highs 77-74 warming to 79 Wednesday lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 80 low 50)
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The Pollen forecast for the Eugene/Springfield Area is for trees to be low, weeds to be moderate, and Grass to be very high. (Provided by Allergy and Asthma Research Group)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Thursday through Thursday evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night and early Friday AM, then mostly sunny Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night lows 57-50 highs 80-75 warming to near 80 Saturday. Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night through Wednesday highs near 79 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 84 low 54)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight with patchy coastal fog, patchy fog with a slight chance of drizzle Thursday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon and at night, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Friday AM, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Friday night with patchy fog late at night and early Saturday AM, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, the partly cloudy Saturday night lows 55-50 highs near 64. Partly cloudy Sunday through Monday night with patchy AM and late night fog, mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday highs near 64 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Thursday through Friday AM, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night free air freezing 14,000 ft. tonight and Thursday, 14,000 ft. Friday, 12,000 ft. Friday night, 13,000 ft. Saturday, then 12,000 ft. Saturday night lows 47-37 highs 78-63 warming to near 70 Saturday. Mostly sunny days and mostly clear nights Sunday through Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday AM, then mostly sunny Wednesday free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Sunday through through Tuesday, falling to 10,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 72-60 lows near 42.
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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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