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Here is my 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.
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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: Mostly clear tonight, sunny Friday, clear at night, mostly sunny & hot Saturday, clear Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night lows 55-52 highs near 92-95 cooling to near 90 Sunday. Mostly sunny Monday and Tuesday, mostly clear Monday night, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday highs 84-76 lows 53-47. (seasonal averages high 79 low 48)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: A slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, mostly clear tonight, sunny Friday through Sunday AM with mostly clear nights, then partly cloudy Sunday afternoon and Sunday night lows 59-56 highs 92-96 cooling to 92 Sunday. Partly cloudy Monday through Thursday highs 89-80 lows 55-50. (seasonal averages high 81 low 53)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight and Friday AM, sunny Friday afternoon and Saturday afternoon with partly cloudy nights and early AM with patchy coastal fog, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog Sunday AM and late at night, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon lows near 53 highs 65-68. Mostly cloudy with patchy fog early Monday AM and late Monday night, mostly cloudy Monday afternoon and Tuesday through Thursday AM, then just partly cloudy Thursday afternoon highs 65-62 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 65 low 51).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, mostly clear late tonight, mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms near Willamette Pass Friday afternoon and evening, mostly clear at night, mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight through Sunday night lows near 54 highs 82-84. Mostly sunny Monday through Wednesday with mostly clear nights, then partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Monday through Wednesday, then 13,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday highs 77-68 lows near 50.
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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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