We have a winner. Congratulations to Dan Kelly for being the first person to post the correct answer. Here is my weekly weather quiz question one more time. What common name do we have for an electrostatic discharge that is accompanied by the emission of visible light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation? Dan’s answer was “lightning”. I’ll have another weekly weather question for you starting next Monday. The first person to post the correct answer will win one week of free personalized forecasts tailored to their needs.
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An upper level trough of low pressure has been keeping at least a chance of showers in the area. An upper level low will slide down the coast from Vancouver, B.C. keeping that chance with us for a while. That high pressure we expected to clear us out and warm us up just isn’t happening right now. Sunday is Father’s Day and Summer officially begins on Monday June 21st at 4:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time. What about the Summer weather?
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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 VERY HIGH, 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: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Friday afternoon low 43 high 73. Partly cloudy Friday evening and mostly cloudy at night with a (30%) chance of showers late at night low 49. AM clouds, then a mix of clouds and sun and cooler Saturday with a good (50%) chance of showers, partly cloudy in the evening then mostly cloudy at night with again a (30%) chance of showers high 65 low 44. AM clouds then a mix of clouds and sun and warmer Sunday, even warmer Monday and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evenings and mostly cloudy at night highs 68-74-70 lows 47-50. Mostly cloudy Tuesday night with a slight (20%) chance of rain, mostly cloudy Wednesday AM with a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night and a mix of clouds and sun and warmer Thursday lows near 44 highs 72-76.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy tonight through Friday night with a (30%) chance of showers and cooler Saturday and Saturday night with a slight (20%) chance of showers lows near 50 highs 73-66. Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, then partly cloudy and warmer Sunday afternoon through Monday night highs 70-75 lows 47-52. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday evening highs 76-73 low 52-56. Just partly cloudy Thursday high 76.
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy tonight, Friday, and Friday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and cooler Saturday and Saturday night lows near 50 highs 64-58. Mostly cloudy Sunday, Sunday night, and Monday morning, then partly cloudy and cooler Monday afternoon and evening and mostly cloudy at night highs 62-59 lows 44-52. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday evening with partly cloudy skies at night and Thursday morning highs 60-63 lows 50-55.
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Friday with a slight (20%) chance of early afternoon showers and a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, partly cloudy in the evening and mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night snow level 7,000 ft. rising to 8,000 ft. Friday afternoon and night lows 33-36 high 62. Mostly cloudy and cooler Saturday with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, mostly cloudy in the evening and partly cloudy at night with a (30%) chance of showers snow level 7,500 ft. falling to 6,500 ft. at night high 52 low 35. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and warmer Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun and warmer Monday and partly cloudy Monday night snow level 6,500 ft. Sunday, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Sunday night rising to 11,000 ft. Monday and Monday night highs 57-64 lows 40. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday and a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday through Thursday snow level above 8,000 ft. lows 43-40 highs 59-56-62 .
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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.