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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. You have a basement, and your friend says to go to the southwest corner if a tornado is approaching. Is that a good thing to do and why or why not? 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: A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES AND FOOTHILLS. THAT MEANS THERE IS A HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE AREAS LISTED. A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8PM TONIGHT FOR ALL OF THE I-5 CORRIDOR FROM PORTLAND SOUTH TO COTTAGE GROVE AND EASTWARD INTO THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTH CASCADES, AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY.
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Saturday College Football Forecasts: Ducks vs. Nevada at Autzen Stadium – Kickoff time 12:30 PM – Sunny and hot warming from near 80 to the mid 90s by the end of the game. Beavers vs Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin – Kickoff 11:00 AM CDT 9:00 AM PDT – Sunny & warming from near 60 to near 80 by the end of the game.
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We will be staying under a strengthening blocking high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape covering the Pacific Northwest) for the week assuring that we will stay from very warm to hot. It looks like a frontal system will move in early next week and that could break the back of this heat wave as long as the ridge weakens or moves to the East.
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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: A mix of clouds and sun and hot today, mostly clear tonight, sunny Friday, clear at night, mostly sunny & hot Saturday, then clear Saturday night highs near 92 warming to 95 Saturday lows 55-53. Mostly sunny Sunday through Tuesday with mostly clear nights, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, then mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon highs 90-80 lows 53-50. (seasonal averages high 79 low 49)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Sunny today with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, mostly clear tonight, sunny Friday, mostly clear Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night highs 94-98 lows 59-56. Partly cloudy Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday night through Tuesday, then just mostly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 92-82 lows 56-52. (seasonal averages high 81 low 53)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight and Friday AM, sunny Friday afternoon and Saturday afternoon with mostly clear nights and early AM and late night patchy coastal fog highs 65-70 lows near 53. Partly cloudy with patchy fog early Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Sunday night through Tuesday, then just mostly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 68-63 lows 52-49. (seasonal averages high 65 low 51).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, clear late tonight, mostly sunny Friday and Saturday and mostly clear at night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today through Friday night, then 13,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night highs near 84 lows near 54. Mostly sunny Sunday through Wednesday with mostly clear nights free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Sunday, 13,000 ft. Sunday night, 14,000 ft. Monday, 13,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, then 14,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 82-68 lows 53-46.
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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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