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It’s Monday and time for a new weekly weather quiz question. Here is my question for this week. There has been heated discussion and much research into “Global Warming.” We’ve heard of the disadvantages of the phenomenon, but what would be the “advantages” of “Global Warming?” 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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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape in the Gulf of Alaska) will make sure we will be covered with sunshine and continued warm temperatures for a while yet. We will start to cool down a bit, but temperatures will remain just a bit above normal..
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Sunny today, sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday and Wednesday with clear nights highs 94-86 lows near 52. Mostly sunny and cooler Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night, sunny Friday AM, then partly cloudy and mild Friday afternoon through Sunday highs 82-77 warming back to 82 Sunday lows near 50-53. (seasonal averages high 79 low 51)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly clear with patchy fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening then mostly cloudy at the shore, mostly clear inland tonight, patchy fog late Monday night and early Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy Tuesday AM at the shore, otherwise sunny Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening then mostly cloudy at the shore while mostly clear inland Tuesday night, patchy fog late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly clear with patchy fog late Wednesday night highs 66-62 warming to 64 Wednesday lows 52-48. Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear with patchy fog Thursday night and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday through Sunday AM with patchy late night and early AM fog, then partly cloudy Sunday afternoon highs 65-62 warming to 65 Sunday lows 44-53. (seasonal averages high 65 low 50).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Clear with patchy smoke early this AM, sunny with areas of smoke again this afternoon, clear with areas of smoke in the evening, clear with patchy smoke late tonight, sunny Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today through Tuesday night, 15,000 ft. Wednesday, then 14,000 ft.Wednesday night highs 75-68 lows 44-48 cooling back to 44 Wednesday night. Mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, mostly clear Thursday night and partly cloudy Friday night, partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday AM, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Thursday through Saturday night, then 13,000 ft. Sunday highs near 70 lows 45-42.
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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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