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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: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A though of low pressure (“U” shape on the yellow line) will be marching to the south and east away from us allowing a high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on yellow line) to take over and bring us lots of sunshine for the weekend. the chance of rain for the rest of the week. A frontal system moved through Oregon Thursday. Yet another frontal system will approach the coast, but it will slow down so we can have a dry and sunny weekend. That frontal system will come ashore by Monday.
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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 with a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and evening, partly cloudy late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday night highs 57-65 lows 38-35 warming to 44 Sunday night. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a (30%) chance of showers Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday highs 60-56 lows 44-40. (seasonal averages high 60 low 39)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) this AM, rain and snow showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (snow level 2,500 ft., under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight (snow level 2,500 ft., under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon through Sunday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday night highs 58-66 lows 42-38 warming to 42 Sunday night. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday, a (40%) chance of showers Monday night through Tuesday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday highs 64-62 lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 62 low 42)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) today, a (30%) chance of coastal showers this evening and a (30%) chance of showers late tonight inland (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy Saturday AM, just partly cloudy Saturday afternoon through Sunday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday night highs 54-58 lows 44-40 warming to 43 Sunday night. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday, a (40%) chance of showers Monday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) of showers Wednesday night and Thursday highs 56-54 lows 44-42. (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%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, rain and snow showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late tonight (1 in. of snow possible, under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, just partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday, then partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night snow level 4,000 ft. tonight and Friday, 4,000 ft. Friday night, free air freezing level 5,000 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. Saturday, 6,000 ft. falling to 5,500 ft. Saturday night, free air freezing level 7,000 ft. Sunday, then snow level 7,000 ft. Sunday night highs 43-52 lows 26-35. A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday night and Thursday snow level 7,000 ft. Monday, 8,000 ft. Monday night, 7,000 ft. Tuesday, 5,500 ft. Tuesday night, 4,500 ft. Wednesday, 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 3,500 ft. Thursday highs 44-53 cooling to 42 Thursday lows 34-28.
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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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