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It’s time for my new weekly weather quiz question. We all know that lightning is dangerous, but there is one direct beneficial aspect to lightning. What is it? 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: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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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: Quite a bit of sunshine this AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of drizzle this evening, mostly cloudy tonight, AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night, partly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Thursday night highs 72-60 warming to 62 Thursday lows 39-33 warming to 36 Thursday night. Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear Friday night, mostly sunny and warmer Saturday and Sunday, then a bit cooler Monday with mostly clear nights highs 73-82 cooling to 79 Monday lows 39-47. (seasonal averages high 66 low 42)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny and cooler Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear Wednesday night and Thursday AM, sunny Thursday afternoon, then mostly clear Thursday night highs 79-65 warming to 70 Thursday lows 46-38 warming to 42 Thursday night. Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night, then partly cloudy Sunday through Monday highs 77-85 cooling to 78 Monday lows 45-52 cooling to 47 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 68 low 46)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with areas of patchy inland fog this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening then mostly cloudy late tonight and Wednesday AM, sunny and breezy (wind: N 15-25 mph) Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, clearing and breezy (wind: N 15-25 mph) late Wednesday night, sunny Thursday, then clear Thursday night highs 56-60 lows 45-40 warming to near 45 Thursday night. Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night, and Saturday night, then partly cloudy Sunday through Monday highs 59-65 cooling to near 58 Monday lows 46-49 cooling to 45 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 58 low 46).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny today, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle tonight, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler in the afternoon, then partly cloudy and cooler Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, then mostly clear at night free air freezing level 12,000 ft. today, snow level above 8,000 ft. falling to 7,500 ft. tonight, 6,000 ft. Wednesday, then free air freezing level 6,000 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, 5,000 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. Thursday afternoon, then 9,000 ft. Thursday night highs 62-46 warming to near 52 Thursday lows 33-25. Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear Friday night, then mostly sunny Saturday through Monday with partly cloudy skies at night, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Friday, 11,000 ft. Friday night, then 12,000 ft. Saturday through Monday highs 63-72 cooling to 68 Monday lows 40-45.
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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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