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Check out my latest EDN Weather Or Not Column Man Or Fromage, It Catches Your Eye.
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No winner this week. Here is my new weekly weather quiz question one more time. What is a “Sun Dog?” Here is the correct answer. The scientific name for sun dogs is Parhelion. Either of two colored luminous spots that appear at roughly 22 degrees on both sides of the sun at the same elevation. They are caused by the refraction of sunlight passing through ice crystals. They are most commonly seen during winter in the middle latitudes and are exclusively associated with cirriform clouds. They are also known as mock suns. I’ll have another weekly weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. 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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A weak upper level high (Small “Arch” shape in blue arrows) has cleared us up and dried us out for the weekend as another low (“U” shape) moves in behind it off the Washington and Oregon coasts to return the clouds. A frontal system (position shown is Monday) will return the chance of rain.
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The Grass Pollen Count has dropped and is listed as Moderate at 14 according to Oregon Allergy Associates. It has dropped because of the cooler air and rain.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly sunny this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight, mostly cloudy Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon (Father’s Day) and evening, mostly cloudy Sunday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday AM, a (30%) chance of afternoon showers, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday night highs 78-75 lows near 50. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday through Wednesday, a (30%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night through Thursday evening, just mostly cloudy late Thursday night, then a mix of clouds and sun and warmer Friday highs 66-72 lows near 49. (seasonal averages high 73 low 48)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Sunny this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight, mostly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon (Father’s Day) and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night highs 83-75 lows 50-48. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday through Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, then just mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday highs 70-75 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 76 low 52)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy at the shore this AM and partly cloudy this afternoon while sunny inland this AM and partly cloudy inland this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and Sunday AM (Father’s Day), partly cloudy in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers late Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night highs near 62 lows 47-53. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday through Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday through Friday highs 62-65 cooling to 63 Friday lows 53-50. (seasonal averages high 62 low 51)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny this AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight, mostly cloudy Sunday AM, a (40%) chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers late Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers late Monday night snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Monday, then above 8,000 ft. falling to 7,500 ft. Monday night highs 68-60 lows 42-39. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening, a (40%) chance of showers late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening, a (30%) chance of showers late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Friday afternoon snow level 7,000 ft. Tuesday, 7,000 ft. falling to 6,000 ft. late Tuesday night, 6,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, 6,000 ft. in the evening, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. late Thursday night and Friday AM, then 9,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Friday afternoon highs 52-56 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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