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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. Since it has been so hot I thought I’d give you a question that might cool you off. Here it is. What location in the world set the record for the most snowfall in one season? Extra congratulations if you know the total snowfall measured and when it occurred. Please post your answer as a comment after the forecasts. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.
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An upper level High Pressure ridge is weakening (See the “Arch” shaped area) and will start moving to the East. A trough of low pressure will develop and move toward us (See “U” shape ) and another low (see small yellow circle) will move through Southern Oregon and Northern California with a cold front moving through Oregon Thursday. All of those combine to produce cooler weather with increased onshore airflow over the Pacific Northwest.
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Advisories: A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WILDFIRE DANGER IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 11 PM TODAY FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES MAINLY SOUTH OF MT. HOOD FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS COULD PRODUCE LIGHTNING CAUSED FIRES .
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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 a bit cooler today with a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms and a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, and partly cloudy tonight high near 90 low 52. AM clouds then mostly sunny and cooler Wednesday,mostly clear Wednesday night and Thursday night, then mostly sunny and cooler again Thursday highs 83-80 lows near 50. A mix of clouds and sun and even cooler Friday, mostly clear in the evening and mostly cloudy Friday night and Saturday night, AM clouds then a mix of clouds and sun Saturday and Sunday highs 75-77 lows near 50. Partly cloudy Sunday night then a mix of clouds and sun and slightly warmer Monday low 52 high 83. (seasonal averages high 82 low 51)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Partly cloudy this AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Wednesday AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, and becoming partly cloudy Wednesday night highs 88-83 lows 60-54. Partly cloudy Thursday through Saturday, mostly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday, and back to partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday highs 84-80 warming to 86 Monday lows near 52-54. (seasonal averages high 86 low 55)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy at the shore with AM patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, mostly cloudy this afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated evening showers, then mostly cloudy late at night high 62 low 52. AM clouds and fog Wednesday, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, and mostly cloudy at night with patchy coastal fog late high 62 low 47. Patchy AM fog then mostly cloudy Thursday through Sunday, and partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday highs 62-64 lows 48-50. (seasonal averages high 68 low 53).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: A mix of clouds and sun today with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, and partly cloudy at night, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, and mostly clear Wednesday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. falling to a snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight and back to a free air freezing level of 14,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night highs 83-77 lows 50-47. Mostly sunny even cooler Thursday and Friday, mostly clear nights free air freezing level 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Friday and 12,000 ft. Friday night highs 75-70 lows 47-45. A mix of clouds and sun with slow warming Saturday and Sunday, and partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday night, then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Saturday lowering to 10,000 ft. Sunday and back up to 12,000 ft. Monday highs 70-77 lows near 44.
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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.