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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: 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: Areas of frost in the outlying areas early this AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, clear areas of frost late tonight and Friday AM, sunny and warmer Friday afternoon, clear Friday night, sunny and warmer Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night highs 62-80 lows 33-45. 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 45-42. (seasonal averages high 66 low 43)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Areas of AM frost, sunny this afternoon and Friday with clear skies tonight and Friday night, sunny Saturday, then clear Saturday night highs 68-85 lows 38-50. 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: Sunny today and breezy (wind: N 15-25 mph), clear with patchy coastal fog tonight and breezy (wind: N 15-25 decreasing to N 10-15 mph late night), patchy AM fog, sunny Friday, mostly clear Friday night, sunny Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night highs 59-63 lows 42-48. Patchy AM fog, 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: Sunny today, clear tonight, sunny and warmer Friday, mostly clear Friday night, sunny Saturday, then clear Saturday night free air freezing level 4,500 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. this afternoon, 9,000 ft. falling to 8,000 ft. late tonight, 9,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Friday afternoon, 11,000 ft. Friday night, then 12,000 ft. Saturday, and 13,000 ft. Saturday night highs 53-67 lows 30-42. 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 71-60 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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