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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 3 AM UNTIL 8 AM FRIDAY FOR EASTERN CRRY 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: Clear with areas of patchy frost late tonight and Friday AM, sunny and warmer Friday afternoon, clear Friday night, then sunny and warmer Saturday and Sunday with clear skies at night lows 33-47 highs 70-84. Mostly sunny Monday through Wednesday with partly cloudy skies at night, then partly cloudy Thursday highs 85-66 lows 46-42 rising to 45 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 66 low 43)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Clear skies tonight, sunny Friday through Sunday with clear nights lows 38-54 highs 68-85. Mostly sunny Monday through Wednesday, with mostly clear nights, then partly cloudy Thursday highs 86-70 lows 51-46. (seasonal averages high 69 low 46)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Clear tonight and breezy (wind: N 15-25 decreasing to N 10-15 mph late night), sunny Friday through Sunday with clear nights lows 42-48 highs near 62. Mostly sunny Monday through Wednesday with clear skies at night, then partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday highs near 59 lows 47-45. (seasonal averages high 58 low 46).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Clear tonight, sunny and warmer Friday through Sunday with clear skies Friday night and Saturday night, then mostly clear Sunday night free air freezing level 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, 12,000 ft. Saturday, then 13,000 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night lows 29-45 highs 64-73. Sunny Monday through Thursday with partly cloudy skies at night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Monday, 12,000 ft. Monday night, 13,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 11,000 ft. Wednesday, then 10,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday highs 72-55 lows 38-35.
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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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