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It’s time for my weekly weather quiz question. There was “active” weather in parts of Oregon recently, 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 sunny today, mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Friday night highs 86-84 lows 53-50 warming to 52 Friday. Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy saturday night and Sunday AM, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday AM, mostly sunny Monday afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday highs 85-82 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 82 low 51)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy tonight and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny Friday, then mostly clear Friday night highs 92-87 lows 60-57. Partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night, partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms Sunday and Sunday night, then partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday highs 89-82 lows 60-57. (seasonal averages high 84 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 in the afternoon, mostly cloudy tonight 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 patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle Friday night highs 67-65 lows 58-55. Partly cloudy with fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday night, then mostly cloudy Monday 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 sunny today and Thursday, mostly clear nights, mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, then mostly clear Friday night free air freezing level 15,000 ft. today through Thursday, 14,000 ft. Friday, then 15,000 ft. Friday night highs near 79-75 lows 52-47. 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 near 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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