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Here is my weather quiz 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 and Western Canada) is far enough North to allow a low pressure area off the California coast to slowly slide under the ridge and move toward the Oregon coast increasing the onshore flow which will give us some more clouds and slowly cooling temperatures. We will start to cool down a bit, but temperatures will remain just a bit above normal to normal. There will be a change in the weather pattern as we get into the end of the weekend and next week which will give us a chance of thunderstorms.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this AM, sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, clear tonight, mostly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy Thursday night, then partly cloudy Friday and Friday night, partly cloudy and warmer Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night lows 52-48 highs 80-76 warming back to 80 Saturday. Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday highs 82-75 lows 47-53 cooling to 50 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 78 low 51)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and early Thursday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night, cloudy with patchy fog Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night and Saturday AM, sunny and warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Saturday night lows near 49 highs 56-53 warming to 64 Saturday. Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Sunday night and Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday, then mostly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday highs near 63 lows 46-53 cooling to 47 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 65 low 50).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Clear tonight, mostly sunny Thursday and Friday with mostly clear skies Thursday night, partly cloudy skies Friday night with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Friday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, a (30%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight through Friday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night through Saturday night lows 46-43 highs 69-67. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday AM, becoming partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night and Tuesday through Wednesday AM, then just partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday through Wednesday highs 68-65 warming to near 70 Wenesday lows near 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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