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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, then the chance of rain returns for the rest of the week. A frontal system moved to the east and south into northern California. 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: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of isolated showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain late Sunday night 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) Monday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night lows 38-35 warming to 45 Monday night highs 59-65 cooling to 58 Monday. A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night, a (40%) chance of showers Thursday, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of scattered showers Friday highs 60-54 warming 58 Friday lows 44-40 warming to 44 Thursday night. (seasonal averages high 60 low 39)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. late, under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Saturday night and Sunday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain, rain likely (60%) in the evening, rain late Sunday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) Monday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of scattered showers Monday night lows 40-37 warming to 47 Monday night highs 60-66 cooling to near 56 Monday. Mostly cloudy and warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of scattered showers Monday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday and warmer, rain likely (60%) Tuesday night, rain Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday highs 67-57 warming to near 60 Thursday and Friday 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 a (30%) chance of coastal showers this evening and a (30%) chance of showers tonight inland (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy Saturday AM, clearing to mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, evening rain likely (60%), rain late Sunday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) Monday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of scattered showers Monday night lows 42-39 warming to 46 Sunday night highs 55-52. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, rain likely (60%) Tuesday night, rain Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night, a good (50%) of rain Thursday, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday highs 58-52 warming to 55 Thursday and Friday lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of scattered rain and snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, a good (50%) chance of scattered rain and snow showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, just partly cloudy Saturday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (60%) late Sunday night, rain Monday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night snow level 3,500 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 4,500 ft. rising to 5,000 ft. in the afternoon Saturday, 6,000 ft. Saturday night, snow level 5,000 ft. Sunday, 6,500 ft. Sunday night through Monday night lows 28-34 highs 43-52 cooling to near 42 Monday. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday night, and a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of scattered showers Friday snow level 6,000 ft. Tuesday, 5,500 ft. Tuesday night, 4,500 ft. Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night, 3,500 ft. Thursday, then 6,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday highs 44-37 warming to 46 Friday lows 34-27 warming to near 30 Thursday 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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