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Here is 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: AM clouds, mostly sunny today, mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday, and partly cloudy Saturday night highs near 85 lows 53-55. 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: Partly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy tonight and Friday AM, sunny Friday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Friday night, sunny Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night highs 86-89 lows 56-59. Partly cloudy Sunday, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy Sunday night 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: Mostly cloudy this AM with patchy AM fog and drizzle, sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, sunny Saturday afternoon, then partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy Saturday night highs near 64 lows 53-57. 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 sunny today, mostly clear tonight, 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 16,000 ft. today, 15,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Friday, 15,000 ft. Friday night, then 14,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night highs 79-72 lows 50-48. 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. Sunday 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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