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It’s time for my new weekly weather quiz question. Here is the question. What is a “lahar.” 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: A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 8 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN.
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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows over Western Canada) is bringing continued sunshine to the Pacific Northwest for this workweek. A frontal system moved in bringing some clouds and definitely cooler temperatures. The basic airflow will be out of the northwest keeping us cooler throughout the rest of the week.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Patchy AM fog, sunny and cooler this afternoon, clear tonight, sunny Wednesday, clear Wednesday night, sunny Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night highs near 77 lows 40-42. Sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday, mostly clear Friday night, partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, then mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday (Columbus Day) highs 74-78 cooling to 75 Monday lows 44-49. (seasonal averages high 73 low 48)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight, sunny Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night, sunny Thursday AM, sunny with areas of fog in the afternoon and evening, then mostly clear with areas of fog late Thursday night highs near 65 lows near 45. Sunny with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and Friday night, partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday (Columbus Day) highs near 63 lows near 47. (seasonal averages high 63 low 48)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, clear and colder tonight, sunny Wednesday, clear Wednesday night, mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today, 13,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Wednesday, 13,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night highs 66-56 warming to 60 Thursday lows 35-32 warming to 39 Thursday night. Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear at night, mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon through Sunday AM, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy at night, mostly sunny in the AM, then partly cloudy Monday afternoon (Columbus Day) free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 11,000 ft. Saturday through Monday highs 60-67 cooling to 60 Monday lows near 39.
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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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