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Sorry, no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “Zulu (Z) Time?” Here is the correct answer. Zulu (Z) Time is for practical purposes, the same as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The notation formerly used to identify time Greenwich MeanTime. The word “Zulu” is notation in the phonetic alphabet corresponding to the letter “Z” assigned to the time zone on the Greenwich Prime Meridian. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting 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 moving away from Oregon. A short-lived area of high pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) will dry us out today, but the chance of rain returns by late tonight. Summer officially began with the Summer Solstice at 10:04 AM PDT Friday. Next week we’ll see a frontal system move in Tuesday. It’s still too early to make a weather prediction for the 4th of July.
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The Grass Pollen Count is listed as Moderate at 6 and Tree pollen is Moderate at 18 according to Oregon Allergy Associates.
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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 today (wind: light), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with rain Sunday (0.35 in. of rain possible) through Monday, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday night (0.10 in. of rain possible) highs 79-66 warming to 70 Monday lows 48-56. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (30%) chance of rain at night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday and Friday, and partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night highs 72-82 cooling to 76 Friday lows 52-55. (seasonal averages high 75 low 49)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon (wind: SE 5 mph shifting to NW 5 mph in the afternoon), cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) late tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible) , AM rain, showers Sunday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) in the evening, rain late Sunday night (0.15 in. of rain possible) , rain Monday, then showers likely (70%) Monday night highs 83-70 lows 52-59. Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), warmer with showers likely (70%) Tuesday afternoon, rain likely (60%) in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, a slight chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night and Thursday, then just partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday highs 78-85 cooling to 82 Friday lows 55-59. (seasonal averages high 78 low 53)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy today (wind: E 5 mph shifting to NW 5 mph in the afternoon), cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, rain late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible) and Sunday AM, showers in the afternoon (0.40 in. of rain possible), rain Sunday night (0.15 in. of rain possible) and Monday, then showers likely (70%) Monday night highs 65-62 lows 52-57 cooling to 55 Monday night . Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday AM, rain likely (70%) in the afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy with a sight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night and Thursday, then just partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday highs near 66 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 62 low 51)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy today (wind: W 5-10 mph in the afternoon), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (60%) late tonight, AM rain, rain with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening, then rain late Sunday night through Monday night free air freezing level 11,000 ft. today, snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Monday night highs 68-52 lows 39-48 cooling to 43 Monday night. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday and Friday and partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Friday highs 59-73 cooling to 69 Friday lows 43-48.
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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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