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Here is my 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 with blue arrows in the Gulf of Alaska) will make sure we will be covered with sunshine and continued warm temperatures for a while yet. A low pressure area off the California coast will slowly move toward the Oregon coast increasing the onshore flow which will give us some more clouds and cooler temperatures. We will start to cool down a bit, but temperatures will remain just a bit above normal. There will be a change in the weather pattern as we get into the weekend and next week.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Sunny and a bit cooler today and Wednesday with clear nights, mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night lows 52-50 highs 90-78. Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy Friday night through Saturday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Sunday night, then mostly cloudy Monday with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon highs 82-75 warming to near 80 Monday lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 79 low 51)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy with patchy fog early this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly cloudy at the shore while mostly clear inland tonight, patchy fog late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy at the shore in the afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Thursday night with patchy fog late lows 49-47 highs 58-65 cooling to 62 Thursday. Partly cloudy with patchy AM and late night fog Friday through Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Sunday night and Monday AM, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon highs near 65 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 65 low 50).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:Sunny Tuesday, mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night, mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today and tonight, 15,000 ft. Wednesday, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night highs 76-68 lows 44-48. Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Friday through Saturday night, 13,000 ft. Sunday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday highs 70-66 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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