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Check out my latest EDN Weather Or Not Column To My Surprise Groucho Marx Had it Wrong
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Sorry, no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question one more time. What is the first thing you would notice at the beach when a Tsunami was approaching and what should you do? Here is the correct answer. As a Tsunami approaches the shallower waters at the shoreline it pulls the water offshore. What you see at the beach is a lot more beach. Often, mainly tourists, walk out onto this “extended beach” to collect seashells only to be crushed by the Tsunami wave and then drawn back out to sea as the wave retreats. 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 pressure trough (Shaded “U” shape) is just offshore and will hold there for another day or so. A ridge of high pressure has been controlling our weather, then low pressure will move in off the coast. A frontal system will stall offshore and eventually fall apart as it is caught in the southerly flow of the low stuck along the coast. For the 4th of July it looks like the upper level low will stay to our northwest over the Pacific Ocean while high pressure will strengthen in from the Great Basin. That should keep the sunny and warm conditions with us through July 3rd. There will be a delicate balancing act between the high and low. If the high weakens enough or pushes just a bit to the east we could see the low start to take over returning the clouds and maybe the chance of precipitation. I’m betting on something in between. The low will start cooling us off with some more clouds and cooler temperatures between Wednesday the 3rd and Thursday the 4th. The high temperatures will cool to the more comfortable mid to lower 80s for the 4th of July Holiday.
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The Grass Pollen Count is listed as High again at 89 and Tree pollen is Moderate at 22 according to Oregon Allergy Associates.
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If you are looking for a cool place to go for the 4th of July give this a try.
Dexter Lake State Park Lowell State State Park
Independence Day Celebration | EDN
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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 and warm today, mostly clear tonight, sunny and very warm Sunday, clear in the evening, partly cloudy Sunday night, mostly sunny and hot Monday, then mostly clear at night lows 56-60 highs 90-94. Mostly sunny Tuesday, mostly clear at night, mostly sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy and cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night, mostly sunny and not quite as warm Thursday (Independence Day), mostly clear at night, then mostly sunny and even cooler Friday highs 94-77 lows 59-55. (seasonal averages high 77 low 49)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Sunny and hot today and Sunday with mostly clear nights, mostly cloudy Monday AM, sunny and hot in the afternoon, then mostly clear at night highs 90-96 lows 59-64. Sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night through Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday (Independence Day) through Friday highs 96-84 lows 64-54. (seasonal averages high 80 low 54)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear inland with patchy coastal fog tonight and Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Sunday night and Monday AM, sunny Monday afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday night highs 72-69 lows near 58. Mostly sunny Tuesday through Thursday (Independence Day) with mostly clear nights, then mostly sunny Friday highs 67-65 lows near 58. (seasonal averages high 63 low 52)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, partly cloudy late Saturday night, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday and in the evening free air freezing level 15,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, free air freezing level 15,000 ft. rising to 16,000 ft. Sunday through Monday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night lows 53-60 highs 77-85. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday through Wednesday night, mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday (Independence Day) and at night, then mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday free air freezing level 16,000 ft. Tuesday AM, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon Friday highs 85-70 lows 60-48.
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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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