Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Warm Core Low ?” 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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The jet stream is sending us moisture from Hawaii, known as the Pineapple Express, which gives us the potential of very heavy rainfall amounts in the Valley and rising snow levels due to rain in the mountains. This could melt what little snow cover is currently in the mountains which would be a blow to the anticipated ski season. It looks like a parade of storms. Here is a  frontal system following on the heels of the last one bringing more rain. Here is the continuing parade with another frontal system moving in Thursday and yet another frontal system approaches the coast Saturday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 5 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 39 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TODAY FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON, THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES, AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8PM TODAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND FOR WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TODAY FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, AND THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
• A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM UNTIL 1 PM TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE SOUTH OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Cloudy with rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) tonight and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph this evening, decreasing to S 10-15 mph gusts to 25 mph late tonight),
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 15-20 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph), rain (possibly heavy at times, 1.5 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph late) late Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday with AM showers, a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers (0.40 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 40 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph in the afternoon), rain (possibly heavy at times, 0.85 in. of rain possible) and colder Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers and breezy Thursday, then showers likely (70%) Thursday night.
• lows 54-39 highs 62-48.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) of showers Friday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Saturday and Saturday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday.
• highs near 48 lows 40-36. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.40 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy and just a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) rain likely (70%) in the evening, rain late Tuesday night (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph),
• Cloudy with AM rain, a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon (0.35 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph shifting to SW 10-15 mph in the afternoon), rain (possibly heavy at times, 0.70 in. of rain possible) late Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with showers, breezy and cooler Thursday and Thursday night.
• lows 55-40 highs 62-50.
• Showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Friday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday, rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday.
• highs 48-46 lows 40-38. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.85 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph),
• Cloudy with coastal rain likely (60%) Tuesday while AM inland rain likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of inland rain in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph inland), rain likely (70%) in the evening, rain (possibly heavy at times, 0.95 in. of rain possible) late Tuesday night and windy (Wind: SW 25-35 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph inland),
• Cloudy with rain Wednesday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler in the afternoon (0.35 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: SW 25-35 mph gusts to 50 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph in the afternoon), then rain Wednesday night (0.90 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SE 10-15 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph late at night at the shore while SE 5-10 mph inland shifting S 10-20 mph late),
• Mostly cloudy and just a bit cooler with AM rain, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and breezy Thursday afternoon and windy, then showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstormsThursday night.
• lows 56-44 highs 62-52.
• Showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday, showers likely (70%) Friday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Saturday, rain at night,
• Rain likely (70%) Sunday, then  cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday.
• highs near 52 lows 44-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with rain (1 in. of rain possible) tonight,
• Rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) likely (70%) and a bit warmer Tuesday and breezy (S 15-20 mph gusts to 40 mph), rain (1.00 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph) Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers, rain and snow showers likely (70%) and cooler in the afternoon and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph guests to 25 mph in the afternoon), rain and colder Wednesday night,
• Rain and snow showers, breezy and cooler Thursday, then rain and snow showers at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, 8,000 ft. Tuesday, 8,000 ft. falling to 7,500 ft. Tuesday night, 6,000 ft. falling to  4,500 ft. Wednesday afternoon, 6,500 ft. Wednesday night, 4,000 ft. Thursday, then 3,000 ft. Thursday night.
• lows 42-24 highs 48-36.
• Mostly cloudy with snow showers and cooler Friday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) Friday night and Saturday (a bit warmer), rain and snow Saturday night,
• Snow showers likely (70%) Sunday and at night,
• Then rain and snow showers likely (70%) Monday.
• snow level 2,500 ft. Friday, 3,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 4,000 ft. Saturday night, then 2,500 ft. Sunday through Monday.
• highs 32-36 cooling to 34 Sunday and Monday lows near 23.

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Warm Core Low ?” 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 (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will be in control of our weather for a while. The low will move through the Pacific Northwest with another stronger one following behind it. Here is a  frontal system following on the heels of the last one bringing more rain. Here is the continuing parade with another frontal system moving in Thursday and yet another frontal system next Sunday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 6 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 12 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 10 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM TODAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST. NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND FOR WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TODAY  FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND FOR WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TODAY FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, AND THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM TODAY AND TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM TODAY FOR  CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, AND THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain (1 in. of rain possible) today and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 40 mph), rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) tonight and breezy (Wind: S 10-15 mph gusts to 30 mph),
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday AM, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer in the afternoon and windy (Wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph), rain (possibly heavy at times) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph) Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday with AM showers, a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers, then showers and a bit cooler Wednesday night.
• highs 62-53 lows 54-44.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Thursday through Friday, a good (50%) of showers Friday night,
• Then showers likely (70%) Saturday through Sunday.
• highs near 48 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy today with rain and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph), rain and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph tonight,
• Cloudy and just a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) in the evening, rain late Tuesday night and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph), then rain Wednesday night.
• highs 58-62 cooling back to 58 Wednesday lows 53-43.
• Mostly cloudy with showers and cooler Thursday and Thursday night,
• Showers likely (70%) and cooler Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday, rain at night,
• Then showers likely (70%) Sunday.
• highs 50-48 lows 40-38 warming to 42 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with coastal AM rain with rain and isolated thunderstorms this afternoon while rain inland (possibly heavy at times) this afternoon and windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph inland), rain tonight and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph evening gusts to 40 mph)
• Cloudy with coastal rain likely (60%) Tuesday while AM inland rain likely (70%) while a good (50%) chance of inland rain in the afternoon and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph), rain likely (70%) in the evening, rain (possibly heavy at times) late Tuesday night and windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph inland),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday AM, rain likely (70%) in the afternoon and breezy (Wind: SW 20-25 mph gusts to 40 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph in the afternoon, then rain Wednesday night.
• highs 60-58 lows 54-47.
• Mostly cloudy and just a bit cooler with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and breezy Thursday and Thursday night,
• Showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Saturday, rain at night,
• Then showers likely (70%) Sunday.
• highs 52-54 cooling back to 52 Sunday lows 44-46. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain (1 in. of rain possible) and a bit warmer today and windy (Wind: SW 35-45 mph gusts to 65 mph), rain (0.75 in. of rain possible) tonight and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph),
• Rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) likely (70%) and a bit warmer Tuesday and windy (SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph), a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain (possibly heavy at times) late Tuesday night and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers Wednesday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) and cooler in the afternoon and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 50 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph guests to 30 mph), then rain Wednesday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today and tonight, 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 6,000 ft. falling to  4,500 ft. Wednesday afternoon, then 6,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• highs 43-48 cooling to near 40 Wednesday lows 42-29.
• Cloudy and cooler with rain and snow showers Thursday through Friday, a good (50%) chance of  rain and snow showers Friday night,
• Rain and snow likely (70%) and a bit warmer Saturday, rain and snow showers at night,
• Then rain and snow showers likely (70%) Sunday.
• snow level 4,000 ft. Thursday, 3,500 ft. Thursday night, 3,000 ft. Friday through Saturday, 4,500 ft. Saturday night, then 3,000 ft. Sunday.
• highs 42-32 warming to 36 Saturday cooling to 34 Sunday lows 24-26

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “a Parapet Wall?” Here is the correct answer. A Parapet Wall: In hydrologic terms, a solid wall built along the top of the dam for ornament, safety, or to prevent overtopping. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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 (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will be in control of our weather for a while. The low will move through the Pacific Northwest with another stronger one following behind it. One frontal system after another will approach the coast and push inland bringing more rain.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 13 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 41 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 15 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 1 PM MONDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST. NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND FOR WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4AM UNTIL 8 PM MONDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND FOR WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, AND THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM  7 PM TODAY UNTIL 9 AM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM UNTIL 1 PM EACH DAY MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 1 PM MONDAY FOR  CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, AND THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Cloudy with rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph) tonight,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain (1 in. of rain possible) Monday and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph), rain at night and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph),
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday AM, rain likely (70%) in the afternoon and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), rain (possibly heavy at times) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph) Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday with AM showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers and windy, then showers and a bit cooler Wednesday night.
• lows 50-54 cooling to 44 Wednesday night highs 62-53.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Thursday through Friday, a good (50%) of showers Friday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Saturday and Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs near 48 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain late tonight and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph),
• Mostly cloudy Monday with rain and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph), rain and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph at night,
• Cloudy and just a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) in the evening, rain late Tuesday night and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph),
• Then mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Wednesday and Wednesday night.
• lows 49-53 cooling to 43 Wednesday night highs 58-62 cooling back to 58 Wednesday.
• Mostly cloudy with showers and cooler Thursday and Thursday night,
• Showers likely (70%) and cooler Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday, rain at night,
• Then showers likely (70%) Sunday.
• highs 50-48 lows 40-38 warming to 42 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Cloudy with coastal rain tonight while inland rain likely (70%) this evening and rain late tonight, windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph inland),
• Mostly cloudy with rain (possibly heavy at times) Monday afternoon and windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph inland), coastal rain Monday night while inland evening rain and rain likely (70%) late Monday night inland, breezy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph inland, evening gusts to 40 mph)
• Cloudy with AM rain likely (60%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon and breezy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 10-20 mph inland, gusts to 40 mph in the afternoon ), rain likely (70%) in the evening, rain (possibly heavy at times) late Tuesday night and windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph inland),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday AM, rain likely (70%) in the afternoon, then rain late Wednesday night.
• lows 54-47 highs 60-58.
• Mostly cloudy and just a bit cooler with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and breezy Thursday and Thursday night,
• Showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Saturday, rain at night,
• Then showers likely (70%) Sunday.
• highs 52-54 cooling back to 52 Sunday lows 44-46. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with rain tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 10-15 mph gusts to 35 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph late tonight),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Monday and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph), rain (1.5 in. of rain possible) Monday night and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 40 mph),
• Rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Tuesday and breezy (SW 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph), evening rain likely (70%), rain (possibly heavy at times) late Tuesday night and very windy (Wind: SW 30-40 mph gusts to 65 mph),
•  Mostly cloudy with AM showers Wednesday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) and cooler in the afternoon and windy, then rain and snow showers Wednesday night.
• snow level 7,000 ft. tonight, above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night,  8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. falling to  5,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon, then 5,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• lows 33-42 cooling to 29 Wednesday night highs 43-48 cooling to near 40 Wednesday.
• Cloudy and cooler with rain and snow showers Thursday through Friday, a good (50%) chance of  rain and snow showers Friday night,
• Rain and snow likely (70%) and a bit warmer Saturday, rain and snow at night,
• Then rain and snow showers likely (70%) Sunday.
• snow level 4,000 ft. Thursday, 3,500 ft. Thursday night, 3,000 ft. Friday through Saturday, 4,500 ft. Saturday night, then 3,000 ft. Sunday.
• highs 42-32 warming to 36 Saturday cooling to 34 Sunday lows 24-26.

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “a Parapet Wall?” Here is the correct answer. A Parapet Wall: In hydrologic terms, a solid wall built along the top of the dam for ornament, safety, or to prevent overtopping. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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 (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will be in control of our weather for a while. The low will start to move through the Pacific Northwest  today. One frontal system after another will approach the coast and push inland bringing more rain.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 7 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 24 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 16 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 3 PM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM TODAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND FOR WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM  4 PM TODAY UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM TODAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING  THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND FOR WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Cloudy with AM showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler this afternoon, rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain (possibly heavy at times) Monday and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph), rain at night and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph shifting S 5-10 mph late),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Tuesday, then rain (possibly heavy at times) Tuesday night.
• highs 55-58 lows 48-53 cooling to 50 Tuesday night.
• Rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Wednesday, showers likely (60%) and cooler Wednesday night,
• Rain and a bit cooler Thursday, showers likely (70%) Thursday night and Friday, then rain likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 53-47 warming to near 50 Saturday lows 44-39 warming to 42 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 47 low 35)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Cloudy with rain this AM, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain late tonight and breezy (Wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph in the evening and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph) Monday, rain at night,
• Cloudy and just a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday AM, rain likely (70%) in the afternoon, then rain Tuesday night.
• highs 55-58 lows 46-52.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Wednesday, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Showers and a bit warmer Thursday, showers likely (70%) at night,
• Then rain likely (70%) Friday through Saturday.
• highs 55-47 warming to bear 50 Saturday lows 45-39. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Cloudy with rain this AM, a  (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler this afternoon and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph at the shore while S 10-15 mph inland), evening rain likely (70%), rain late tonight and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 10-15 mph inland increasing to S 15-25 mph in the evening tonight),
• Mostly cloudy with rain (possibly heavy at times) Monday afternoon and windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph inland), coastal rain Monday night while inland evening rain and rain  likely (70%) late at night inland,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) and breezy Tuesday, rain likely (70%) and windy Tuesday night.
• highs near 58 lows 52-54.
• Rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) at night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers and cooler Thursday, showers likely (70%) and cooler Thursday night,
• Then rain likely (70%) Friday through Saturday.
• highs 57-52 warming to 55 Saturday lows 49-46. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers and a bit cooler this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow this evening, rain and snow late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Monday and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph), then rain likely (70%) Monday night and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph decreasing to SW 5-15 mph late at night),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Tuesday, then rain Tuesday night.
• snow level 6,000 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. today, 5,000 ft. tonight, above 8,000 ft. Monday, then 7,500 ft. Monday night, then 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• highs 39-46 lows 32-40 cooling to 37 Tuesday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Wednesday, rain and snow showers and cooler Wednesday night,
• Rain and snow likely (70%) and cooler Thursday, rain and snow showers Thursday night and Friday, then rain and snow likely (70%) Friday night and Saturday (warmer).
• snow level 6,500 ft. Wednesday, 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, 4,000 ft. Thursday, then 3,000 ft. Thursday night through Saturday.
• highs 42-32 warming to 36 Saturday lows 28-24.

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “a Parapet Wall?” Here is the correct answer. A Parapet Wall: In hydrologic terms, a solid wall built along the top of the dam for ornament, safety, or to prevent overtopping. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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 (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will be in control of our weather for a while. The low will start to move through the Pacific Northwest  tonight and Sunday. One frontal system after another will approach the coast and push inland bringing more rain.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 9 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 67 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 15 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM SUNDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM SUNDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND FOR WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM  7 PM SUNDAY UNTIL 9 AM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, JACKSON COUNTY, AND THE KLAMATH BASIN.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING  THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND FOR WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph late tonight),
• Cloudy with AM showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, rain Sunday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain (possibly heavy at times) Monday and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph), rain at night and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph shifting S 5-10 mph late),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Tuesday, then rain (possibly heavy at times) Tuesday night.
• lows 45-53 cooling to 50 Tuesday night highs 55-58.
• Rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Wednesday, showers likely (60%) and cooler Wednesday night,
• Rain and a bit cooler Thursday, showers likely (70%) Thursday night and Friday, then rain  likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 53-47 warming to near 50 Saturday lows 44-39 warming to 42 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 47 low 35)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain this evening, rain late tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible) and Sunday AM, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, a good (40%) chance of evening rain, rain late Sunday night and breezy (Wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph in the evening and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph) Monday, rain at night,
• Cloudy and just a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday AM, rain likely (70%) in the afternoon, then rain Tuesday night.
• lows 46-52 highs 55-58 cooling back to 55 Tuesday.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Wednesday, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Showers and a bit warmer Thursday, showers likely (70%) at night,
• Then rain likely (70%) Friday through Saturday.
• highs 55-47 warming to bear 50 Saturday lows 45-39. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Cloudy with rain tonight (0.70 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph decreasing to S 15-25 mph late tonight at the shore while S 20-30decreasing to S 10-20 mph inland- evening gusts to 45 mph)
• Cloudy with rain Sunday AM, a  (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler in the afternoon and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph at the shore while S 10-15 mph inland), evening rain likely (70%), rain late Sunday night and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 10-15 mph inland increasing to S 15-25 mph in the evening and at night),
• Mostly cloudy with rain (possibly heavy at times) Monday afternoon and windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph inland), coastal rain Monday night while inland evening rain and rain  likely (70%) late at night inland,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) and breezy Tuesday, rain likely (70%) and windy Tuesday night.
• lows 50-54 highs near 58.
• Rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) at night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers and cooler Thursday, showers likely (70%) and cooler Thursday night,
• Then rain likely (70%) Friday through Saturday.
• highs 57-52 warming to 55 Saturday lows 49-46. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).
   

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with rain and snow tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible),
• Cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow in the evening, rain and snow late Sunday night (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Monday and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph), then rain likely (70%) Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Tuesday, then rain Tuesday night.
• snow level 6,000 ft. tonight, 6,000 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. Sunday, 5,000 ft. Sunday night, above 8,000 ft. Monday, then 7,500 ft. Monday night, then 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• lows 32-40 cooling to 37 Tuesday night highs 39-46.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Wednesday, rain and snow showers and cooler Wednesday night,
• Rain and snow likely (70%) and cooler Thursday, rain and snow showers Thursday night and Friday, then rain and snow likely (70%) Friday night and Saturday (warmer).
• snow level 6,500 ft. Wednesday, 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, 4,000 ft. Thursday, then 3,000 ft. Thursday night through Saturday.
• highs 42-32 warming to 36 Saturday lows 28-24.

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “a Parapet Wall?” Here is the correct answer. A Parapet Wall: In hydrologic terms, a solid wall built along the top of the dam for ornament, safety, or to prevent overtopping. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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 (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will be in control of our weather for a while. The low will start to move through the Pacific Northwest  Saturday night and Sunday. A frontal system will approach the coast and push inland early next week.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 15 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 39 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TODAY UNTIL 2 AM SUNDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 1 PM SUNDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND FOR WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM  7 PM SUNDAY UNTIL 9 AM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 1 PM SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, JACKSON COUNTY, AND THE KLAMATH BASIN.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING  THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND FOR WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 10-20 mph), a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 10-20 mph),
• Cloudy with AM rain, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, rain Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Monday (possibly heavy at times) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph), then rain at night.
• highs 54-58 lows 43-48.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Rain and a bit cooler Wednesday, then showers likely (60%) and cooler Wednesday night through Friday.
• highs 58-47 lows 49-40. (seasonal averages high 47 low 35)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain today, a good (50%) chance of rain this evening, rain late tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible) and Sunday AM, a (40%) chance of afternoon showers, a good (40%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday AM, rain in the afternoon, then rain likely (70%) at night.
• highs near 55 lows 44-49.
• Mostly cloudy and just a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Rain and a bit cooler Wednesday, showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and cooler Thursday, then showers likely (70%) Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 58-48 lows 52-40. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph inland late AM and afternoon), coastal rain tonight while inland evening rain likely (70%) and rain late tonight (0.70 in. of rain possible), windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph inland)
• Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday AM, a  (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler in the afternoon, coastal rain while evening rain likely (70%) inland and inland rain late Sunday night and breezy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 10-20 mph inland, gusts to 40 mph late.),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and windy and a bit warmer Monday, then rain likely (70%) Monday night.
• highs near 58 lows 49-53.
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) and breezy Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
• Rain and breezy Wednesday, showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) and cooler Thursday, then showers likely (70%) and cooler Thursday night and Friday.highs 60-53 lows 54-46. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow today, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow this evening, rain and snow late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible),
• Cloudy with AM rain and snow, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers and a bit cooler in the afternoon Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow in the evening, rain and snow late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Monday, then rain likely (70%) Monday night.
• snow level 4,000 ft.today, 5,000 ft. tonight and Sunday, 4,500 ft. Sunday night, 7,500 ft. Monday, then 7,000 ft. Monday night.
• highs 42-39 warming back to 42 Monday lows 32-34.
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and cooler Wednesday, rain and snow showers and cooler Wednesday night,
• Then rain and snow showers likely (70%) Thursday through Friday.
• snow level 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday, 4,500 ft. Wednesday night, 4,000 ft. Thursday, then 3,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 46-32 lows 38-27.

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “a Parapet Wall?” 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 (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will be in control of our weather for a while. The low will start to move through the Pacific Northwest  Saturday night and Sunday. A frontal system will approach the coast and push inland early next week.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 14 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 20 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 27 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 2 AM SUNDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SUNDAY UNTIL 9 AM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING   THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND FOR WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM, a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph), rain likely (70%) Saturday night (0.30 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph shifting SE 5-10 mph late at night),
• Cloudy with AM rain, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, rain Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Monday (possibly heavy at times), then rain likely (70%) at night.
• lows 38-48 highs 55-53 warming back to 55 Monday.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Rain and a bit cooler Wednesday, then showers likely (60%) and cooler Wednesday night through Friday.
• highs 58-47 lows 49-40. (seasonal averages high 47 low 35)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy tonight,
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, a good (50%) chance of rain in the evening, rain late Saturday night (0.20 in. of rain possible) and Sunday AM, a (40%) chance of afternoon showers, a (%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday AM, rain in the afternoon, then rain likely (70%) chance of at night.
• lows 42-49 highs near 55.
• Mostly cloudy and just a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Rain and a bit cooler Wednesday, showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and cooler Thursday, then showers likely (70%) Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 58-48 lows 52-40. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight while partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland evening showers and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight, breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph at the shore while S 10-20 mph inland.)
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 10-20 mph inland), coastal rain at night while inland evening rain likely (70%)  and rain late Saturday night (0.70 in. of rain possible), windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph inland.)
• Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday AM, a  (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler in the afternoon, coastal rain while evening rain likely (70%) inland and inland rain late Sunday night and breezy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 10-20 mph inland.),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and windy and a bit warmer Monday, then rain likely (70%) Monday night.
• lows 46-53 highs near 58.
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) and breezy Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
• Rain and breezy Wednesday, showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) and cooler Thursday, then showers likely (70%) and cooler Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 60-53 lows 54-46. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, just mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Saturday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain in the evening, rain late Saturday night (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with AM rain and snow, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers and a bit cooler in the afternoon Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow in the evening, rain and snow late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Monday, then rain likely (70%) Monday night.
• snow level 3,500 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. Saturday afternoon, 6,500 ft. Saturday night, 5,000 ft. Sunday, then 4,500 ft. Sunday night, 7,500 ft. Monday, then 7,000 ft. Monday night.
• lows 25-34 highs near 40.
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and cooler Wednesday, then rain and snow showers and cooler Wednesday night through Friday.
• snow level 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday, 4,500 ft. Wednesday night, 4,000 ft. Thursday, then 3,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 46-32 lows 38-27.

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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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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “a Parapet Wall?” 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 (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will be in control of our weather for a while. The low will start to move through the Pacific Northwest  Saturday night and Sunday. A frontal system will approach the coast and push inland early next week.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 14 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 20 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 27 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 2 AM SUNDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SUNDAY UNTIL 9 AM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING   THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND FOR WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM, a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph), rain likely (70%) Saturday night (0.30 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph shifting SE 5-10 mph late at night),
• Cloudy with AM rain, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, rain Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Monday (possibly heavy at times), then rain likely (70%) at night.
• lows 38-48 highs 55-53 warming back to 55 Monday.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Rain and a bit cooler Wednesday, then showers likely (60%) and cooler Wednesday night through Friday.
• highs 58-47 lows 49-40. (seasonal averages high 47 low 35)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy tonight,
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, a good (50%) chance of rain in the evening, rain late Saturday night (0.20 in. of rain possible) and Sunday AM, a (40%) chance of afternoon showers, a (%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday AM, rain in the afternoon, then rain likely (70%) chance of at night.
• lows 42-49 highs near 55.
• Mostly cloudy and just a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Rain and a bit cooler Wednesday, showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and cooler Thursday, then showers likely (70%) Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 58-48 lows 52-40. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight while partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland evening showers and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight, breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph at the shore while S 10-20 mph inland.)
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 10-20 mph inland), coastal rain at night while inland evening rain likely (70%)  and rain late Saturday night (0.70 in. of rain possible), windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph inland.)
• Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday AM, a  (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler in the afternoon, coastal rain while evening rain likely (70%) inland and inland rain late Sunday night and breezy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 10-20 mph inland.),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and windy and a bit warmer Monday, then rain likely (70%) Monday night.
• lows 46-53 highs near 58.
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) and breezy Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
• Rain and breezy Wednesday, showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) and cooler Thursday, then showers likely (70%) and cooler Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 60-53 lows 54-46. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, just mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Saturday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain in the evening, rain late Saturday night (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with AM rain and snow, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers and a bit cooler in the afternoon Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow in the evening, rain and snow late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Monday, then rain likely (70%) Monday night.
• snow level 3,500 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. Saturday afternoon, 6,500 ft. Saturday night, 5,000 ft. Sunday, then 4,500 ft. Sunday night, 7,500 ft. Monday, then 7,000 ft. Monday night.
• lows 25-34 highs near 40.
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and cooler Wednesday, then rain and snow showers and cooler Wednesday night through Friday.
• snow level 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday, 4,500 ft. Wednesday night, 4,000 ft. Thursday, then 3,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 46-32 lows 38-27.

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “a Parapet Wall?” 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 (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will be in control of our weather for a while. A frontal system moved into the Pacific Northwest bringing rain and wind. Yet another frontal system moves in Saturday and continuing the parade of storms a frontal system will approach the coast Monday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 13 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 41 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 20 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM TODAY FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%), a bit cooler this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, patchy fog late tonight,
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (70%) Saturday night (0.30 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with AM rain, a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, then rain likely (70%) Sunday night.
• highs 52-55 cooling back to 52 Sunday lows 40-48.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Tuesday, then rain and cooler Tuesday night through Wednesday night,
• Then rain likely (70%) and colder Thursday.
• highs 52-55 cooling to 46 Thursday lows 50-44. (seasonal averages high 47 low 35)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with AM showers, scattered showers and a bit cooler this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.), just mostly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain in the evening, rain likely (60%) late Saturday night  (0.20 in. of rain possible),
• AM rain, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Sunday afternoon and at night.
• highs 50-54 lows 42-46.
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday night,
• Cloudy and just a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Tuesday,  a good (50%) chance of evening showers, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Wednesday, showers likely (70%) and colder at night,
• Then rain likely (70%) and cooler Thursday.
• highs 54-57 cooling to 48 Thursday lows 46-50 cooling to 42 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this AM, increasing afternoon showers (0.35 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) late tonight, breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph at the shore while S 10-15 mph inland.)
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday  (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 15-20 mph inland), coastal rain while inland evening rain and rain likely (70%) inland late Saturday night (0.70 in. of rain possible), breezy at the shore (Wind: S 20-30 mph evening gusts to 40 mph)
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Sunday AM, then rain likely (70%) in the afternoon and Sunday night.
• highs 52-58 cooling to 56 Sunday lows 46-50.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and breezy and a bit warmer Monday, a good (50%) chance of evening showers,  a good (50%) chance of rain late Monday night,
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, showers likely (70%) at night,
• Then rain likely (60%) and cooler Thursday.
• highs 58-52 lows 50-52 cooling to 46 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow showers today (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late tonight and Saturday AM, a (40%) chance of rain and snow and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday night,
• Cloudy with AM rain and snow, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow and a bit cooler in the afternoon Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night,
• snow level 3,500 ft. today and tonight, 4,000 ft. rising to 5,000 ft. Saturday afternoon, 6,000 ft. Saturday night, 5,000 ft. Sunday, then 5,500 ft. Sunday night.
• highs 36-40 cooling to 37 Sunday lows 30-32.
• Rain and snow likely (60%) and a bit warmer Monday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday (a bit warmer), rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, rain and snow likely (70%) and colder at night and Thursday.
• snow level 5,500 ft. Monday, 7,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, then 8,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, 7,000 ft Wednesday night, then 5,500 ft. Thursday.
• highs 39-43 cooling to 32 Thursday lows 35-39 cooling to 29 Wednesday night.

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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