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It’s time for my weekly weather quiz question. There was “active” weather in parts of Oregon Sunday afternoon and evening so I though my question should be about understanding those weather bulletins. The question is: what is the difference between a “Severe Thunderstorm Watch” and a “Severe Thunderstorm Warning?” 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 clear tonight, mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night, partly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Thursday night lows 52-55 highs 82-85. A mix of clouds and sun Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday AM, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon and Monday with mostly clear skies Sunday night highs 82-80 warming to near 83 Saturday and 85 Sunday lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 81 low 51)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight, mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog Tuesday night, AM clouds with patchy fog, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Thursday night lows 58-55 warming to 60 Thursday night highs 87-92 cooling to near 88 Wednesday and Thursday. Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday with mostly clear nights, mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday night, then sunny Monday highs 88-90 cooling to 85 Monday lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 83 low 56)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy inland fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, cloudy at the shore while mostly sunny inland in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Thursday night lows 56-58 highs 65-68. Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with mostly clear nights, then partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday highs 65-68 cooling to 64 Monday lows 55-57 cooling to 54 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 64 low 53).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening, partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night, mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, 15,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday night, then 14,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night lows near 48 highs near 78. Mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and Friday night, then mostly sunny Saturday through free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Friday, 14,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 15,000 ft. Saturday night, 14,000 ft. Sunday, 15,000 ft. Sunday night, then 14,000 ft. Monday highs 76-70 warming back to 77 Sunday lows 42-48.
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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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