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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 sunny Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Friday night lows near 52 highs 86-84. Mostly sunny Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday AM, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday highs 85-82 lows 54-52. (seasonal averages high 81 low 51)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday AM, 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, mostly sunny Friday, then mostly clear Friday night lows 56-60 cooling to 57 Friday night highs 92-87. Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night, mostly sunny with a slight chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday night, then mostly sunny Monday and Tuesday with mostly clear skies Monday night highs 88-90 cooling to 85 Monday lows 60-57. (seasonal averages high 83 low 56)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly clear this 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, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night lows 56-58 highs 65-68. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night through Tuesday highs near 66 lows 57-54 warming Monday night. (seasonal averages high 64 low 53).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, mostly clear nights, mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, then mostly clear Friday night free air freezing level 15,000 ft. tonight through Friday night lows 52-47 highs near 77-80 cooling to near 75 Friday. Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and night, mostly sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear at night, mostly sunny Tuesday AM, then partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Saturday through Monday night, then 13,000 ft. Tuesday highs 73-80 cooling to 75 Monday 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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