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Here is my 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: A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 8 AM THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON, THE LOWER COLUMBIA-I-5 CORRIDOR, THE NORTHERN, CENTRAL, AND SOUTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, THE NORTHERN CASCADE FOOTHILLS, THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY, AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY. A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM UNTIL 8 AM THURSDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
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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 with areas of frost in the outlying areas late tonight and early Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, clear Thursday night, sunny and warmer Friday afternoon, clear Friday night, sunny and warmer Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night lows 33-45 highs 60-80. Sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy Monday night, mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and night, then mostly sunny Wednesday AM and partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon highs 83-70 lows 46-42. (seasonal averages high 66 low 43)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear tonight, areas of AM frost, sunny Thursday and Friday with clear skies Thursday night and Friday night, sunny Saturday, then clear Saturday night lows 35-50 highs 68-85. Sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night, sunny Monday, partly cloudy Monday night, mostly sunny Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night, then sunny Wednesday highs 86-70 lows 51-48. (seasonal averages high 69 low 46)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly clear tonight, sunny Thursday, clear with patchy coastal fog Thursday night and breezy (wind: N 15-25 decreasing to NE 10-15 mph late night), patchy AM fog, sunny Friday, clear Friday night, sunny Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night lows 39-48 highs 59-63. Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night, sunny Monday, partly cloudy Monday night, mostly sunny Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night, then partly cloudy Wednesday highs 62-56 lows 48-45. (seasonal averages high 58 low 46).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy and cooler tonight, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, clear at night, sunny and warmer Friday, mostly clear Friday night, sunny Saturday, then clear Saturday night free air freezing level 7,000 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. late tonight, 4,500 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. Thursday afternoon, 9,000 ft. falling to 8,000 ft. late Thursday night, 9,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Friday afternoon, 11,000 ft. Friday night, then 12,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night lows 25-42 highs 53-69. Sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday and Tuesday, mostly clear Monday night and Tuesday night, mostly sunny Wednesday AM, then partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Sunday through through Tuesday night, then 10,000 ft. Wednesday highs 72-58 lows 45-36.
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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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