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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 clear tonight, AM clouds, mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night lows 52-55 highs 84-86. Partly cloudy Sunday AM, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday AM, mostly sunny Monday afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday night through Wednesday highs 85-82 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 82 low 51)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, sunny Friday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Friday night through Saturday night lows 60-57 highs 86-90. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms Sunday and Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night, then mostly sunny Wednesday highs 86-82 lows 59-56. (seasonal averages high 84 low 56)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late Friday night and Saturday AM, sunny Saturday afternoon, then partly cloudy Saturday night lows 58-54 warming to 57 Saturday night highs 64-66. Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy Monday through Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday highs near 66 lows 54-56. (seasonal averages high 64 low 53).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night, mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday AM, then partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and Saturday night free air freezing level 15,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night, 14,000 ft. Friday, 15,000 ft. Friday night, then 14,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night lows 52-46 warming to near 50 Saturday highs 79-72. Mostly sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and at night, mostly sunny Tuesday AM, then partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Saturday through Monday night, then 13,000 ft. Tuesday trough Wednesday highs 79-72 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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