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Here is my weather quiz question for this week. Today is your last chance to win 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 moving over Western Canada) is far enough North to allow a low pressure area to undercut the ridge increasing the onshore and southerly flow which is giving us more clouds, morning fog and and cooling temperatures. 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 showers as a cold front moves in on Monday.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler this afternoon and tonight, cloudy Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Saturday night, cloudy Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Sunday night highs 72-76 lows 50-44. Partly cloudy Monday and Monday night, mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, partly cloudy Wednesday, then mostly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday highs 80-73 warming to near 78 Thursday lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 77 low 50)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with patchy fog this AM, cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy at night with patchy coastal fog late Saturday night, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then just mostly cloudy with patchy fog Sunday night highs 60-63 lows 50-45 warming to 48 Sunday night. Mostly cloudy Monday through Thursday highs 63-68 lows 52-46. (seasonal averages high 65 low 49).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny today, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday and Saturday evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers AM showers and afternoon thunderstorms Sunday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms and just partly cloudy late Sunday night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today and tonight, 12,000 ft. Saturday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Sunday night highs 74-62 lows near 42. A mix of clouds and sun Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday evening, then partly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Wednesday, 11,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 13,000 ft. Thursday highs near 64 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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