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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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An upper level low (“U” shape) is crossing the coast and will move through Oregon returning the clouds and the chance of rain. A frontal system (position shown is Thursday) will help keep the chance of rain with us.
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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 cloudy this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon (Father’s Day) and tonight, AM clouds, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday AM, then showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening, then showers likely (60%) late Tuesday night highs 75-68 lows 50-53 cooling to 49 Tuesday night. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Wednesday AM, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, just mostly cloudy late Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun and warmer Friday, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Friday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Saturday highs 67-73 lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 73 low 48)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (Father’s Day) and evening, just mostly cloudy late tonight, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, a (40%) chance of showers Monday night, showers likely (60%) Tuesday AM, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night highs 78-56 lows near 54. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night, mostly cloudy Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers, then then just mostly cloudy Thursday night through Saturday highs 66-80 lows 48-52. (seasonal averages high 76 low 52)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy this AM (Father’s Day), partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal showers Monday AM and afternoon while a (30%) chance of showers Monday afternoon inland, a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night, mostly cloudy with AMshowers likely (60%) , showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night highs 63-60 lows near 52. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, and a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night, mostly cloudy Thursday AM with a slight (20%) chance of showers, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon, then partly cloudy Thursday night through Saturday highs 62-65 lows 48-52. (seasonal averages high 62 low 51)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon (Father’s Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, mostly cloudy late Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then showers likely (60%) Tuesday night snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Monday night, 6,500 ft. Tuesday, then 6,500 ft. falling to 5,500 ft. Tuesday night highs 65-52 lows 44-40. Mostly cloudy showers likely (60%) Wednesday AM, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and in the 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 with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers Friday, just a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night, then a mix of clouds and sun Saturday snow level 5,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 6,000 ft. Thursday, 6,000 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. late at night, 7,000 ft. Friday AM, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Friday afternoon, 8,000 ft. rising to 9,000 ft. late at night, then 9,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Saturday afternoon highs 52-62 cooling to 58 Saturday 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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