Here is my weekly weather quiz question. Where in the world do they have the most days of thunderstorms in a calendar year? Again, extra congratulation points if you can give the number of thunderstorms there per year. Please place your answer as a comment after the forecasts and the first person to post the correct answer will win one week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.
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An upper level low pressure trough (the “U” shaped dip in the yellow jet stream line) is moving in behind the high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape) that heated us up. The trough combined with some cool Canadian air will return our temperatures back to the 80s.
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Advisories: A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR CENTRAL OREGON AND THE OREGON CASCADES FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF LIGHTNING STARTED FIRES. BE CAREFUL PARTICULARLY IN FORESTED AREAS WHEN THESE DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING.
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The summer Pollen Count Forecast season for the Eugene-Springfield area is over. 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: A mix of clouds and sun and cooler today through Thursday, mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Wednesday night, highs near 85 lows 48-50. AM clouds then mostly sunny Friday through Monday, mostly clear evenings then mostly cloudy at night highs 82-85 lows 46-53. A mix of clouds and sun Friday through Sunday, and partly cloudy each night highs 82-84 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 83 low 52)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Partly cloudy today, partly cloudy in the evening then mostly clear tonight high 89 low 57. Sunny Wednesday, mostly clear in the evening and partly cloudy at night high 86 low 59. Mostly sunny Thursday through Sunday, mostly clear skies at night, then sunny Monday highs 85-88 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 87 low 55)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with early AM coastal fog and mostly cloudy today high 64. Cloudy tonight with patchy coastal fog again late at night and in the AM Wednesday, mostly cloudy at the shore with AM clouds inland then mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly cloudy at the shore Wednesday night, mostly clear in the evening then mostly cloudy at night inland lows 50-54 high 62. AM clouds then mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night through Friday night highs 65 lows 51-47. AM clouds then mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night and Sunday night, mostly sunny Sunday and partly cloudy Monday highs near 62-64 lows near 49-53. (seasonal averages high 67 low 53).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms today through Friday, partly cloudy nights free air freezing level 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Thursday night, then holding steady at 14,000 ft. highs 77-73 lows near 48-44. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, mostly clear at night, then mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear Sunday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. highs 74-78 lows 42-45.
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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.