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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: Partly cloudy tonight and Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday AM, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, then partly cloudy Sunday night lows near 54 highs 85-82. Partly cloudy Monday AM, mostly sunny Monday afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night through Tuesday night, mostly sunny Wednesday, then partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday highs 82-85 cooling to near 80 Wednesday and Thursday lows 55-52. (seasonal averages high 82 low 51)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and evening, cloudy Saturday night and Sunday AM, then partly cloudy Sunday afternoon and Sunday night lows 56-60 highs 86-89 cooling to 84 Sunday. Partly cloudy Monday and Monday night, then just mostly cloudy Tuesday through Thursday highs near 82 lows near 57. (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, cloudy tonight, cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, cloudy with fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late Friday night and Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and evening, cloudy with areas of fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late Saturday night and Sunday AM, mostly cloudy with areas of drizzle in the afternoon and Sunday night lows 53-57 cooling to 53 Sunday night highs near 62. Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a (20%) chance of drizzle Monday AM, mostly cloudy with areas of drizzle in the afternoon, then just mostly cloudy Monday night through Thursday highs 63-68 cooling to near 64 Wednesday and Thursday lows near 57. (seasonal averages high 64 low 53).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Sunday 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 Sunday night lows 50-48 highs 76-72 warming to near 75 Sunday. Mostly sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy Monday afternoon through Tuesday night, mostly sunny Wednesday AM, then partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon through Thursday free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, 12,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, then 13,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday highs 75-66 warming to near 70 Thursday 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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