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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is an “occluded front?” here is the answer. An occluded front is produced when a cold front catches up to and overtakes a warm front. For more details click here. I’ll have another weekly weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. 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.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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This week is “Lightning Safety Awareness Week” and the National Weather Service has a special web page just full of things you should know about lightning.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with some sun breaks and today and a good (50%) chance of rain this AM, showers likely (60%) this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night highs near 74 lows 57-50 warming to 52 Monday night. Partly cloudy & pleasant Tuesday through Wednesday (July 4th) and continuing through Friday highs 74-78 cooling to 75 by Friday lows 50-53. (seasonal averages high 78 low 50)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of chance of showers this AM, showers with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible) and evening, showers likely (60%) late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday AM, then partly cloudy Sunday night, mostly cloudy Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night highs 77-74 warming to 80 Monday lows 50-54. Partly cloudy and warmer Tuesday through Wednesday (July 4th), then partly cloudy Wednesday night through Friday highs 77-82 lows 50-55. (seasonal averages high 80 low 54)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with coastal showers today, scattered showers inland this AM with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, (0.15 in. of rain possible), coastal showers likely (60%) this evening, and inland evening showers followed by a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just partly cloudy Sunday night, AM clouds Monday, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night highs 66-62 warming to 65 Monday lows 56-50 warming to 54 Monday night. Partly cloudy Tuesday through Wednesday (July 4th), then partly cloudy Wednesday night through Friday highs 64-62 warming to 65 Wednesday lows 52-50. (seasonal averages high 63 low 52).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain this AM, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, mostly clear Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Sunday, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night highs 62-65 lows 45-42. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday (July 4th), then partly cloudy Wednesday night through Friday snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. late Tuesday night, 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon through Friday highs 64-70 cooling to near 66 Friday lows 42-45.
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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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