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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 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 clear us out after it passes 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: Partly cloudy tonight, AM clouds, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Monday afternoon (wind: SW 5-10 mph in the afternoon), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday AM, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible) and evening, showers likely (70%) late Tuesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening, then a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night lows 50-53 cooling to 48 Wednesday night highs 75-65. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy late Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday through Saturday evening, mostly cloudy Saturday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Sunday highs 72-80 lows 47-50. (seasonal averages high 73 low 48)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday afternoon (wind: W 5-10 mph in the afternoon), a (30%) chance of showers Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) , a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), showers Tuesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday AM, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night lows 53-55 cooling to 48 Wednesday night highs 76-65. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers, just partly cloudy Thursday night through Saturday, then mostly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday highs 73-84 lows 48-55. (seasonal averages high 76 low 52)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers Monday while a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) afternoon inland (wind: W 5-10 mph late AM and afternoon), a (40%) chance of showers Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with coastal showers likely (60%) Tuesday while a good (50%) chance of AM showers with showers likely (60%) in the afternoon inland (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday AM, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night lows 52-54 cooling to 48 Wednesday night highs 66-60. Mostly cloudy Thursday AM with a slight (20%) chance of showers, partly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy Thursday night through Saturday, then just mostly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday highs 64-66 lows 48-55. (seasonal averages high 62 low 51)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and Monday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon with a (30%) chance of showers (wind: W 5-10 mph), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening, showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, showers Wednesday AM, showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night free air freezing level 11,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, 7,500 ft. Tuesday, then 6,000 ft. Tuesday night through Wednesday night lows 43-36 highs 65-48. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, then partly cloudy late Thursday night through Sunday snow level 6,000 ft. Thursday, 6,500 ft. in the evening, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. late Thursday night, 8,000 ft. rising to 9,000 ft. Friday afternoon, 9,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. late Friday night, 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. Saturday afternoon, 11,000 ft. falling to 10,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday highs 56-70 lows 37-42.
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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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