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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. We all know that polluted air is not good for you. What event occurred in October of 1948 that proved that idea? 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 trough of low pressure (“U” shape – black line) is still offshore and a high pressure ridge (“arch” shape) remains over the rockies. That means don’t look for any serous changes in the weather through Friday, or the next 7 days for that matter.
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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 in the afternoon, mostly cloudy tonight, partly cloudy Friday and Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy at night, mostly sunny Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night highs 80-85 lows 55-50. Partly cloudy in the AM Monday and Tuesday, partly cloudy Monday night and mostly clear Tuesday night, then mostly sunny Wednesday highs 84-80 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon through Saturday night highs 85-80 lows 59-55. Partly cloudy Sunday through Monday night, then mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday and mostly clear Tuesday night highs 86-82 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and drizzle inland with coastal patchy drizzle and fog this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, with patchy coastal fog late tonight and early Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy Friday night through Saturday night highs 62-66 lows 55-52. Mostly cloudy Sunday through Tuesday AM, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon, then partly cloudy with late night and early AM fog Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 64-60 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, partly cloudy tonight, mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and evening with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy late Saturday night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today, 14,000 ft. tonight through Friday night, then 15,000 ft. Saturday, then 14,000 ft. Saturday night highs 72-76 lows 46-42. Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Monday night, mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, and mostly clear Tuesday night free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Sunday, 14,000 ft. Sunday night, then 13,000 ft. Monday through Wednesday highs 76-70 lows near 45.
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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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