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It’s a Holiday, but it is still Monday so it’s time for my weather quiz question for this week. Since the tropical storm season is about to start (June 1st) and we already have a near-hurricane poised to hit northern Florida I thought a hurricane question would be in order. What are the three main things needed to form a tropical storm/hurricane? 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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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle this AM (Memorial Day), a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, just partly cloudy and cooler tonight, patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night highs 64-75 lows 42-51. A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night, a (40%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday highs 75-62 lows 52-45. (seasonal averages high 69 low 45)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light showers and patchy drizzle this AM (Memorial Day), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, and Tuesday night with patchy fog lat at night and Wednesday AM, then partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night highs 65-78 lows 44-52. Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain late Friday night, mostly cloudy and cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night, a slight (20% ) chance of rain Sunday AM, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon highs 82-66 lows 54-50. (seasonal averages high 72 low 49)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light showers or patchy drizzle this AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon (Memorial Day), partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, just mostly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy and warmer Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night highs 56-63 lows 46-49. Partly cloudy Thursday, mostly cloudy Thursday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, rain likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday evening, a (40%) chance of rain late Saturday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday AM, then (30%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon highs 64-55 warming to near 60 Sunday lows 52-49. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers today (Memorial Day) and this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight through Wednesday night snow level 6,500 ft. today and tonight, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Tuesday, 10,000 ft. Tuesday night, 12,000 ft. Wednesday, then 13,000 ft. Wednesday night highs 52-65 lows 32-42. Partly cloudy with a slight (20% )chance of rain Thursday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday night, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Friday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 7,000 ft. Saturday night, then 6,000 ft. Sunday highs 68-52 lows 44-33.
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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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