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We have a winner already. Congratulations Jamie. You are the first person to post the correct answer. Here is my weekly weather weather quiz question one more time. How did the sun make the lights go out in Canada over 20 years ago? Here is what Jamie posted. “Hi Tim i know the answer to the question would be a solar flair that made the suns lights go out in canda two years ago.” The particular incident I was referring to happened in 1989. There have been others. An unprecedented geomagnetic storm in March of 1989 blacked out electricity to over six million Canadians. The intense magnetic fields induced current overloads in the transmission system, blowing fuses and breakers. I’ll have another weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. Remember the first person to post the correct answer will win one week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs.
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The upper level airflow from over the Pacific Ocean is sliding into the Pacific Northwest. A cold front has moved through Oregon and is still keeping us cooler and wetter than normal. Yet another storm system (shown: position on Thursday) will be upon us for Wednesday and, you guessed it, it will keep us cooler and wetter than normal.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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The Updated Pollen Count Forecast for the Eugene-Springfield area : Trees LOW, Grass MODERATE, and weeds ABSENT. Data from Allergy and Asthma Research Group.
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Here are your detailed forecasts. **
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers today high 65. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) this evening, then rain late at night and rain, heavy at times, Wednesday (1 in. of rain is possible) low 53 high 60. Rain likely (60%) Wednesday evening and showers likely (60%) Wednesday night, Thursday and Thursday night lows 50-55 high 64. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday through Sunday highs 65-70 lows 50-52. Mostly cloudy with just a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday low 48 high 74.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers today, with rain tonight through Wednesday night highs 67-69 lows 50-55 . AM showers likely (60%) Thursday with afternoon showers likely (60%) then rain Thursday night high 69 low 53. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, a (30%) chance of showers Friday night, and mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday highs 70-74 low 55. A slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday, then just mostly cloudy Sunday night and Monday lows 52-50 highs 75-72.
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) today at the shore and AM showers likely (60%) then a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers inland high 57. Rain and breezy (winds South 15-25 mph) tonight and rain and windy (winds South 20-30 mph at the shore and Southwest 15-20 mph inland) Wednesday then evening rain followed by rain likely (60%) late at night (1.5 in. of rain possible) lows 53 high 60. Mostly cloudy showers likely (60%) Thursday, rain Thursday night and cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday highs 58-62 low 54. Cloudy with a (50%) chance of showers Friday night and mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday low 53 high 65. Mostly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday then just mostly cloudy Sunday night and Monday lows near 49 highs 64-59 .
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers today snow level 7,000 ft. high 57. Rain likely (60%) this evening then rain late at night and possibly heavy at times and breezy Wednesday, rain continuing Wednesday evening and showers at night snow level 8,000 ft. lows 39-36 high 48. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday and Thursday night snow level 6,500 ft. Thursday rising above 8,000 ft. Thursday night high 57 low 40. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday through Sunday snow level holding above 8,000 ft. highs 52-63 lows 34-38. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday snow level 8,000 ft. falling to 7,000 ft Monday low 39 high 65 .
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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.