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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: A mix of clouds and sun this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Thursday night highs 84-86 lows 52-55 cooling to 52 Thursday night. Partly cloudy 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 82-87 cooling to 84 Sunday lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 81 low 51)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight, AM clouds with patchy fog, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Thursday night highs 87-92 cooling to near 87 Wednesday and Thursday lows 56-60. 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 this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy inland fog tonight and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Thursday night highs 65-68 lows 56-58. Partly cloudy Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night and Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday, 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 this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, partly cloudy Wednesday night and mostly clear Thursday night free air freezing level 15,000 ft. today through Thursday night highs near 74-80 lows 53-45. Mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and Friday night, then mostly sunny Saturday through Monday 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 73-80 cooling to 76 Sunday lows 48-45.
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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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