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Here is my weather quiz question for this week. Since the tropical storm season is about to officially start (this Friday June 1st) and we already have a tropical disturbance that pushed into 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: A mix of clouds and sun today, becoming mostly cloudy tonight, cloudy Friday, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday evening, showers likely (60%) late Friday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday AM, a (30%) chance of showers afternoon and evening, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night highs 78-63 lows 53-45. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday night through Tuesday evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday highs 63-65 cooling to near 62 Monday and warming to near 65 Wednesday lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and tonight, mostly cloudy Friday with a (30%) chance rain Friday night, rain likely (60%) Saturday AM, a (40%) chance of showers and cooler in the afternoon, then (40%) chance of showers and colder Saturday night highs 85-65 lows 56-47. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday through Wednesday highs 66-70 lows 46-48. (seasonal averages high 73 low 50)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Becoming mostly cloudy this afternoon with areas of coastal drizzle, cloudy with areas of coastal rain and drizzle tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM drizzle Friday AM, a slight (20%) chance of areas of light rain and patchy coastal drizzle Friday afternoon, a (40%) chance of evening coastal rain and coastal rain likely (60%) late Friday night with a (30%) chance of inland rain, AM rain likely (60%) then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and cooler Saturday and Saturday night highs wavering from 64-58 lows 54-47. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday through Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday highs 55-60 lows near 47. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: A mix of clouds and sun and warmer today, partly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) of showers Friday evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Friday night and colder, cloudy with showers likely (60%) Saturday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today through Friday, snow level above 8,000 ft., Friday night and Saturday, then 7,000 ft. Saturday night highs 70-54 lows 46-35. A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late Sunday night, mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Monday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM showers and a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon snow level 6,000 ft. Sunday through Monday, 5,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, then 6,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 54-48 warming to near 55 Wednesday lows 35-30 warming to near 34 Tuesday night.
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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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