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Congratulations to Mary Tucker for being the first person to post the correct answer. Here is my new weekly weather quiz question again. We recently turned our clocks forward by one hour to start Daylight Saving Time. What was the original purpose of having our clocks turned ahead by one hour? Here is Mary’s answer. “The orginal reason if I recall correctly is there is more things that people had to care for in the warmer days such as a garden, building, etc and turning the clock ahead so they would have more daylight hours.” Mary gave just one of the reasons. Here is the complete answer. Daylight saving time (DST)—also summer time in several countries, in British English, and European official terminology (see Terminology)—is the practice of advancing clocks so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less. Typically clocks are adjusted forward one hour near the start of spring and are adjusted backward in autumn. Though mentioned by Benjamin Franklin in 1784, the modern idea of daylight saving was first proposed in 1895 by George Vernon Hudson and it was first implemented during the First World War. Many countries have used it at various times since then. The practice has been both praised and criticized. Adding daylight to evenings benefits retailing, sports, and other activities that exploit sunlight after working hours, but can cause problems for evening entertainment and other occupations tied to the sun. Although an early goal of DST was to reduce evening usage of incandescent lighting, formerly a primary use of electricity, modern heating and cooling usage patterns differ greatly, and research about how DST currently affects energy use is limited or contradictory. I’ll have another weather quiz 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.
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Advisories: A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM TODAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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A low pressure trough (“U” shape on the yellow line) will increase the chance of rain for the rest of the week. A frontal system moved south and east of Oregon spinning moisture back up at us. Yet another frontal system (position shown is Saturday) will approach the coast, but slow down so we can hopefully have a dry and sunny 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: Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and this evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50% ) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy Friday night, just partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night lows near 38 highs 56-60. Partly cloudy Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night, a (40%) chance of rain Monday, a (30%) chance of rain Monday night, a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday highs 64-59 warming to near 63 Wednesday lows 40-46 cooling to near 40 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 60 low 39)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with showers with snow and isolated thunderstorms this AM, rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening (snow level 3,000 ft., 0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) late tonight (snow level 3,000 ft., under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday AM, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday afternoon with isolated thunderstorms (snow level 2,500 ft. rising to 3,000 ft. in the afternoon, under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with (30%) chance of showers Friday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday AM, then partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and Saturday night highs 55-62 lows near 49. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday and Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday through Wednesday highs 67-63 lows 40-46 cooling to near 40 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 61 low 41)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with rain and isolated thunderstorms this AM, coastal showers likely (60%) with isolated showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening (0.20 in. of rain possible), afternoon showers with isolated thunderstorms inland, coastal showers likely (60%) late tonight with inland showers and isolated thunderstorms (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) late Thursday night, a good (50%) of coastal showers Friday AM, inland showers likely (60%) Friday AM, showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, then just partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and night lows 44-40 highs 52-56. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon and night, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday and Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday through Wednesday highs 58-53 lows 42-48 cooling to 42 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) today with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in thunderstorms, small hail possible) and this evening, rain and snow showers likely (60%) tonight (1 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) rain and snow showers Friday AM, rain and snow showers likely (60%) in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night, then just partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night snow level 4,000 ft. today and tonight, 3,500 ft. Friday, 4,000 ft. Friday night, free air freezing level 5,000 ft. Saturday, then 5,500 ft. Saturday night highs 38-45 lows 26-29. Partly cloudy Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday free air freezing level 5,000 ft Saturday, 5,500 ft. Saturday night, 7,000 ft. Sunday, 6,500 ft. Sunday night and Monday, 8,000 ft. Monday night, then 7,000 ft. Tuesday, 5,500 ft. Tuesday night, then 4,500 ft. Wednesday highs 53-50 lows 33-35 cooling to near 30 Tuesday night.
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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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