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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “lahar.” We’ve had an answer posted that was not correct, but it was in the correct area. 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 3 AM UNTIL 9 AM FRIDAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, AND THE KLAMATH BASIN. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM SATURDAY FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF EASTERN OREGON INCLUDING THE NATIONAL FORESTS FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. SEE THE LATEST ON THE RED FLAG WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is setting up over the Gulf of Alaska in such a way as to send cold Canadian air our way. We’ll have chilly nights followed by pleasant days with sunshine and average temperatures through the weekend, Columbus Day and beyond.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Clear tonight, sunny Friday and Saturday, clear Friday night and mostly clear Saturday night, then mostly sunny Sunday and mostly clear Sunday night lows 38-42 highs 74-76 cooling to 72 Sunday. Partly cloudy Monday (Columbus Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night, then partly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday highs near 73 lows 43-46. (seasonal averages high 72 low 47)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly clear with patchy fog this evening, partly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight and Friday AM, mostly cloudy at the shore with patchy fog in the afternoon while sunny inland Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog at night, mostly clear with patchy fog Friday night, mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night, then partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night lows near 42 highs 57-63. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday (Columbus Day) and Monday night, then just partly cloudy Tuesday through Thursday highs 60-64 cooling back to 60 Wednesday and Thursday lows 44-47. (seasonal averages high 63 low 47)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Clear tonight, sunny Friday, mostly clear at night, mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight, 11,000 ft. Friday, 10,000 ft. Friday night, 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. Saturday, then 11,000 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night lows 32-38 highs 62-64. Mostly sunny Monday (Columbus Day), partly cloudy Monday night, mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday with partly cloudy nights, then partly cloudy Thursday free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday, then 11,000 ft. Tuesday night through Thursday highs 64-60 rising to 63 Wednesday falling to 60 Thursday lows 37-40.
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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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