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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column It Wasn’t A “Perfect Storm” But It Tried.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

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Sorry, but no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “the Hague Line?” Here is the correct answer. The Hague Line is the North Atlantic boundary between the U.S. and Canada fishing waters as determined by the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands. 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 Ridge of High Pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape) will start t slowly dry us out as we get closer to Christmas Day on Thursday. A frontal system will bend its way back from the south and move back onshore increasing our rain chances a bit.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 9 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 43 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

Oakridge: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE UMPQUA RIVER NEAR ELKTON AFFECTING DOUGLAS COUNTY.
• A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MARYS RIVER NEAR PHILOMATH AFFECTING BENTON COUNTY, AND THE LUCKIAMUTE RIVER NEAR SUVER AFFECTING BENTON AND POLK COUNTIES. IF YOU LIVE NEAR OR TRAVEL NEAR THESE RIVERS YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS BECAUSE FLOODING OVER THE RIVERS BANKS IS EXPECTED.
• NOTE: FOR FLOOD WARNING UPDATES GO TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLOOD WARNING ADVISORIES SITE.
• *A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 4 PM FRIDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• *A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES.
• *A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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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),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of rain at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) with fog late,
• Patchy AM fog with a (40%) chance of rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) rain late Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, then showers likely (70%) Wednesday night (Christmas Eve).
• lows 49-36 highs 54-49.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, just partly cloudy Friday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of shower Sunday.
• highs 45-42 lows 34-28 warming to 35 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 45 low 35).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with rain this evening, rain likely (70%) late tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of  rain Monday night with areas of fog late at night and Tuesday AM, just partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy in the evening with a slight (20%) chance of rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) with areas of fog late at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday AM, rain in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve).
• lows 52-37 highs 57-50.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day), partly cloudy at night and Friday, just mostly cloudy Friday night,
• A slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday and at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday.
• highs near 46 lows 32-35. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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

• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers Monday night with areas of fog late at night and Tuesday AM, just partly cloudy in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) with areas of fog developing late,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, then a (40%) chance of showers at night (Christmas Eve).
• lows 54-42 highs 56-50.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day), partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, just mostly cloudy Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 49-46 lows 38-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain (1 in. of rain possible) tonight and breezy (Wind: W 15-25 mph shifting to NW 10-15 mph late tonight),
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday (0.25 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of rain at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, a (40%) chance of rain late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, then snow showers at night (Christmas Eve).
• snow level 7,500 ft. tonight, 6,500 ft. Monday, 7,500 ft. rising to above 8,000 ft. late Monday night, above 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. falling to 6,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon, then 2,500 ft. Wednesday night.
• lows 37-23 highs 42-45 cooling to 40 Wednesday.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of snow showers Thursday (Christmas Day), a slight (20%) chance of snow showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%)  chance of rain and snow showers Friday, just partly cloudy at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain  and snow showers Saturday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday.
• snow level at the surface Thursday, 2,500 ft. Thursday night, 4,000 ft. Friday, free air freezing level 7,000 ft. Friday night, snow level 5,500 ft. Saturday, 4,500 ft. Saturday night.
• highs 30-37 lows 22-25.

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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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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column It Wasn’t A “Perfect Storm” But It Tried.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

_________________

Sorry, but no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “the Hague Line?” Here is the correct answer. The Hague Line is the North Atlantic boundary between the U.S. and Canada fishing waters as determined by the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands. 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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A strong upper level trough of low pressure is bringing a strong fetch of subtropical moisture at us from the “Pineapple Express.” The mountains will be getting snow, but it is questionable whether it will be enough to allow opening local ski areas. Not enough snow for Hoodoo or Willamette Pass Ski to open, but there has been enough for Mt. Ashland to open for business today. The new snow in the mountains will be rain in the valleys which has the potential for causing flooding.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 8 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 23 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge:  GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MARYS RIVER NEAR PHILOMATH AFFECTING BENTON COUNTY, THE LUCKIAMUTE RIVER NEAR SUVER AFFECTING BENTON AND POLK COUNTIES, THE CLACKAMAS RIVER AT ESTACADA AFFECTING CLACKAMAS COUNTY, THE CLACKAMAS RIVER NEAR OREGON CITY AFFECTING CLACKAMAS COUNTY, AND THE SANDY RIVER NEAR BULL RUN AFFECTING CLACKAMAS AND MULTNOMAH COUNTY. IF YOU LIVE NEAR OR TRAVEL NEAR THESE RIVERS YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS BECAUSE FLOODING OVER THE RIVERS BANKS IS EXPECTED.
• NOTE: FOR FLOOD WARNING UPDATES GO TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLOOD WARNING ADVISORIES SITE.
• A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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

• Mostly cloudy with rain today (0.75 in. of rain possible) and tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible) cooler tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain Monday, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of rain at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with some sun breaks, patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of AM rain Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, a good (50%) rain late Tuesday night.
• highs 58-53 lows 47-42.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve),
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy Friday and Friday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs 48-42 lows 35-32. (seasonal averages high 45 low 35).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with rain today (0.80 in. of rain possible), rain this evening, rain likely (60%) late  tonight (0.40 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, a (30%) chance of rain Monday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of  rain Monday night with patchy fog late,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain with areas of fog late at night.
• highs 59-55 lows 52-43.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, showers likely (60%) and colder Wednesday night (Christmas Eve),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day), partly cloudy at night and Friday, mostly cloudy Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs 48-45 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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

• Rain today and tonight with patchy fog late at night (0.75 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night with patchy fog late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog a slight (20%) chance of rain, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night.
• highs 59-56 lows 52-50.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers at night (Christmas Eve),
• A slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day), partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, just mostly cloudy Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs 50-47 lows 42-40. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, today and windy (Wind: W 20-30 mph gusts to 60 mph for higher exposed locations, decreasing to 40 mph this afternoon), rain and breezy (Wind: W 15-25 mph shifting to NW 10-15 mph late tonight) tonight,
• AM rain and snow likely (60%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy with sun breaks in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late at night.
• snow level 7,000 ft. today, 7,500 ft. tonight, 5,500 ft. Monday, 7,500 ft. Monday night, above 8,000 ft. Tuesday, then 7,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 45-42 lows 34-30.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Wednesday, snow showers likely (70%) at night (Christmas Eve),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of snow showers Thursday (Christmas Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers at night,
• Just partly cloudy Friday and Friday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Saturday.
• snow level 6,000 ft. Wednesday, at the surface Wednesday night through Thursday night, free air freezing level at the surface Friday, 4,500 ft. Friday night, then snow level 3,500 ft Saturday.
• highs 40-32 warming to 37 Saturday lows 22-25.

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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.

________________

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

________________

______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column It Wasn’t A “Perfect Storm” But It Tried.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

_________________

Sorry, but no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “the Hague Line?” Here is the correct answer. The Hague Line is the North Atlantic boundary between the U.S. and Canada fishing waters as determined by the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands. 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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A strong upper level trough of low pressure is bringing a strong fetch of subtropical moisture at us from the “Pineapple Express.” The mountains will be getting snow, but it is questionable whether it will be enough to allow opening local ski areas. Not enough snow for Hoodoo or Willamette Pass Ski to open, but there has been enough for Mt. Ashland to open for business today. The new snow in the mountains will be rain in the valleys which has the potential for causing flooding.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield:The Air Quality Index is 8 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 23 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge:  GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MARYS RIVER NEAR PHILOMATH AFFECTING BENTON COUNTY, THE NORTH SANTIAM RIVER AT MEHAMA AFFECTING LINN AND MARION COUNTIES, THE SANTIAM RIVER AT JEFFERSON AFFECTING LINN AND MARION COUNTIES, THE LUCKIAMUTE RIVER NEAR SUVER AFFECTING BENTON AND POLK COUNTIES, THE CLACKAMAS RIVER AT ESTACADA AFFECTING CLACKAMAS COUNTY, THE CLACKAMAS RIVER NEAR OREGON CITY AFFECTING CLACKAMAS COUNTY, AND THE SANDY RIVER NEAR BULL RUN AFFECTING CLACKAMAS AND MULTNOMAH COUNTY. IF YOU LIVE NEAR OR TRAVEL NEAR THESE RIVERS YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS BECAUSE FLOODING OVER THE RIVERS BANKS IS EXPECTED.
• NOTE: FOR FLOOD WARNING UPDATES GO TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLOOD WARNING ADVISORIES SITE.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR VIRTUALLY ALL OF WESTERN OREGON FROM THE COAST THROUGH THE CASCADES.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, AND CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM SUNDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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

• Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (1.00 in. of rain possible), Sunday (0.75 in. of rain possible), and Sunday night (0.75 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, a (30%) chance of rain late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday, then mostly cloudy (70%) rain Tuesday night.
• lows 52-42 highs 58-53.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day) and Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy Friday and Friday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs 48-42 lows 35-32. (seasonal averages high 45 low 35).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.85 in. of rain possible), Sunday (in. of rain possible), and rain (0.80 in. of rain possible) with patchy fog late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, a (30%) chance of rain Monday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of  rain Monday night with patchy fog late,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of rain, then a (30%) chance of rain with areas of fog late at night.
• lows 52-43 highs 59-55.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, a (40%) chance of evening showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day), partly cloudy at night and Friday, mostly cloudy Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs 48-45 lows 46-32. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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

• Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (1.00 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph),
• Rain Sunday and at night with patchy fog late at night (1.00 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night with patchy fog late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night.
• lows 56-50 highs 59-56.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve),
• A slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day), partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, just mostly cloudy Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs 57-47 lows 42-39. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain heavy at times, tonight (2.00 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph),
• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, Sunday and windy (Wind: W 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph), rain, possibly heavy at times, and breezy (Wind: W 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph in the evening) Sunday night,
• AM rain and snow likely (60%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of afternoon rain, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, 8,000 ft. Sunday, 7,500 ft. Sunday night, 5,500 ft. Monday, 7,500 ft. Monday night, above 8,000 ft. Tuesday, then 7,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• lows 40-30 highs 45-42.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Wednesday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) at night (Christmas Eve),
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of snow showers Thursday (Christmas Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers at night,
• Just partly cloudy Friday and Friday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Saturday.
• snow level 5,500 ft. Wednesday, 3,000 ft. Wednesday night, at the surface Thursday and  Thursday night, free air freezing level at the surface Friday, 4,000 ft. Friday night, then snow level 3,500 ft Saturday.
• highs 40-32 warming to 37 Saturday lows 22-25.

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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.

________________

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

________________

______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column It Wasn’t A “Perfect Storm” But It Tried.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

_________________

Sorry, but no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “the Hague Line?” Here is the correct answer. The Hague Line is the North Atlantic boundary between the U.S. and Canada fishing waters as determined by the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands. 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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A strong upper level trough of low pressure is bringing a strong fetch of subtropical moisture at us from the “Pineapple Express.” The mountains will be getting snow, but it is questionable whether it will be enough to allow opening local ski areas. Not enough snow for Hoodoo or Willamette Pass Ski to open, but there has been enough for Mt. Ashland to open for business today. The new snow in the mountains will be rain in the valleys which has the potential for causing flooding.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield:The Air Quality Index is 8 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 4 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge:  GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR VIRTUALLY ALL OF WESTERN OREGON FROM THE COAST THROUGH THE CASCADES.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, AND CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM SUNDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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

• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy today (1.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph), rain and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph), tonight (1.50 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Sunday, possibly heavy at times in the AM, rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, then a (30%) chance of rain at night.
• highs 53-55 lows 52-48.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
• Showers likely (70%) Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day), then just partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 54-42 lows 43-32. (seasonal averages high 45 low 35).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, this afternoon (0.75 in. of rain possible) and tonight (0.85 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Sunday, heavy at times in the AM, and rain at night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of  rain Monday night.
• highs 54-59 lows 52-48.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday and at night,
• Rain likely (70%) Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then just partly cloudy Friday.
• highs 55-45 lows 46-32. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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

• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, today (2.00 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph), rain, possibly heavy at times again, tonight (1.00 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph),
• Rain Sunday, possibly heavy at times in the AM, rain at night,
• Cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), then a (30%) chance of rain Monday afternoon and Monday night.
• highs 57-59 lows 55-50.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve), a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then just partly cloudy Friday.
• highs 57-47 lows 49-39. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow this AM, rain this afternoon (1.50 in. of rain possible, 1-4 in. of snow possible), and breezy (Wind: Sw 15-25 mph gusts to 50 mph), rain, possibly heavy at times, tonight (2.00 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph),
• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, Sunday and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph), rain and breezy (Wind: W 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) Sunday night,
• Rain likely (60%) Monday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday night.
• snow level 5,000 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. this afternoon, 8,000 ft. tonight through Sunday night, 7,500 ft. Monday, then above 8,000 ft. Monday night.
• highs 40-43 lows 37-34.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) at night (Christmas Eve),
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of snow showers Thursday (Christmas Day), then partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday.
• snow level 7,500 ft. Tuesday, 7,000 ft. Tuesday night, 5,500 ft. Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night, 2,500 ft. Thursday, free air freezing level 3,500 ft. Thursday night, then at the surface Friday.
• highs 43-32  lows 32-22.

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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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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column It Wasn’t A “Perfect Storm” But It Tried.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “the Hague Line?” 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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A strong upper level trough of low pressure sent a frontal system through Oregon a bit quicker than I expected and there is a bigger space between storms. That’s why we saw sunshine that we weren’t expecting and not the rain we were expecting. More frontal activity Sunday night through Monday will continue the rainy weather pattern. Not enough snow for Hoodoo or Willamette Pass Ski to open, but there has been enough for Mt. Ashland to open for business today. The new snow in the mountains will be rain in the valleys which has the potential for causing flooding.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield:The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 29 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge:  GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR VIRTUALLY ALL OF WESTERN OREGON FROM THE COAST THROUGH THE CASCADES.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SATURDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, AND CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 9 PM SUNDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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

• Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy in the afternoon, Saturday (1.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph), rain and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph), Saturday night (1.50 in. of rain possible),
• Rain, possibly heavy at times in the AM, Sunday, rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, then a (30%) chance of rain at night.
• lows 44-52 cooling to 48 Monday night highs 53-55.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
• Showers likely (70%) Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day), then just partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 54-42 lows 43-32. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) this evening, rain late tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday, possibly heavy at times, in the afternoon (0.75 in. of rain possible) and Saturday night (0.85 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Sunday, heavy at times in the AM, and rain at night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of  rain Monday night.
• lows 45-52 cooling to 48 Monday night highs 54-59.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday and at night,
• Rain likely (70%) Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then just partly cloudy Friday.
• highs 55-45 lows 46-32. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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

• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph),
• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, Saturday (2.00 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph), rain, possibly heavy at times again, Saturday night (1.00 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph),
• Rain Sunday, possibly heavy at times in the AM, rain at night,
• Cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), then a (30%) chance of rain Monday afternoon and Monday night.
• lows 48-55 cooling to 50 Tuesday night highs 57-59.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve), a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then just partly cloudy Friday.
• highs 57-47 lows 49-39. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 2-5 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday AM, rain in the afternoon (1.50 in. of rain possible, 1-4 in. of snow possible), and breezy (Wind: Sw 15-25 mph gusts to 50 mph), at night, rain, possibly heavy at times, Saturday night (2.00 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph),
• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, Sunday and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph), rain and breezy (Wind: W 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) Sunday night,
• Rain likely (60%) Monday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday night.
• snow level 4,500 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. Saturday, 8,000 ft. Saturday night, above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 7,500 ft. Monday, then above 8,000 ft. Monday night.
• lows 32-37 cooling to 34 Monday night highs 40-43.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) at night (Christmas Eve),
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of snow showers Thursday (Christmas Day),
• Then partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday.
• snow level 7,500 ft. Tuesday, 7,000 ft. Tuesday night, 5,500 ft. Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night, 2,500 ft. Thursday, free air freezing level 3,500 ft. Thursday night, then at the surface Friday.
• highs 43-32  lows 32-22.

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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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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column It Wasn’t A “Perfect Storm” But It Tried.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “the Hague Line?” 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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A strong upper level trough of low pressure is sending another frontal system through Oregon. The result is clouds with an increasing chance of rain. More frontal activity Sunday through Monday will continue the rainy weather pattern. Not enough snow for Hoodoo or Willamette Pass Ski to open, but there has been enough for Mt. Ashland to announce they are opening for business today.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield:The Air Quality Index is 17 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge:  GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TODAY UNTIL 4 AM SATURDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE THE CENTRAL
• OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TODAY UNTIL 10 PM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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

• Mostly cloudy with showers today (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday (0.65 in. of rain possible), rain, possibly heavy at times, Saturday night (0.85 in. of rain possible) and Sunday, then rain again Sunday night.
• highs 49-55 lows 44-50.
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
• Showers likely (70%) Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve),
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day).
• highs 54-43 lows 47-35. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with showers this AM, showers likely (70%) this afternoon, rain likely (70%) this evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain late tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, Saturday (0.75 in. of rain possible) and Saturday night (0.85 in. of rain possible),
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Sunday and Sunday night.
• highs 50-56 lows 43-49 cooling to 46 Sunday night.
• Showers likely (70%) Monday and Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve),
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday (Christmas Day).
• highs 56-43 lows 47-37. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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

• Mostly cloudy with coastal showers today while AM showers inland and inland showers likely (70%) this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain, possibly heavy at times tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, Saturday (2.00 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind S 20-30 mph at the shore, S 10-20 mph inland, afternoon gusts to 40 mph), rain, possibly heavy at times again, Saturday night (1.00 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph),
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday, then rain likely (60%) at night.
• highs 54-57 lows 48-54.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Monday and Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, rain likely (60%) Tuesday night,
• Showers likely (70%) Wednesday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve), then partly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day).
• highs 57-49 lows 50-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Rain and snow this AM, rain and snow showers this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 3 in. of snow possible), showers likely (70%) this evening, rain and snow likely (70%) late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday, rain, possibly heavy at times, at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, Sunday, then rain Sunday night.
• snow level 4,000 ft. today and tonight, 4,500 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Saturday, 8,000 ft. Saturday night, then above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
• highs 36-44 lows 32-37 cooling to 34 Saturday night.
• Rain likely (60%) Monday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Rain and snow showers likely (70%) Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers at night (Christmas Eve),
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Thursday (Christmas Day).
• snow level 7,500 ft. Monday, 7,000 ft. Monday night, 6,000 ft. Tuesday, 6,000 ft. Tuesday night, 4,000 ft. Wednesday, 2,500 ft. Wednesday night, then at the surface Thursday.
• highs 42-30 lows 33-23.

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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.

________________

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

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______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column It Wasn’t A “Perfect Storm” But It Tried.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “the Hague Line?” 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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A strong upper level trough of low pressure sent a frontal system through Oregon today. The result was clouds with an increasing chance of rain. Another frontal system (seen approaching the coast from the northwest on the previous graphic) will move in between tonight and Friday. Yet another frontal system will approach Sunday. Add those up and you get a lot of rainy days to come with some potentially flooding rain events.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 17 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge:  GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY UNTIL 4 AM SATURDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE THE CENTRAL
• OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY UNTIL 4 AM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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

• Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and Friday AM, showers likely (70%) in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Friday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday (0.65 in. of rain possible), rain, possibly heavy at times, Saturday night (0.85 in. of rain possible) and Sunday, then rain again Sunday night.
• lows 43-50 highs 49-55.
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
• Showers likely (70%) Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve),
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day).
• highs 54-43 lows 47-35. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, late tonight (0.40 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Friday AM, rain likely (70%) in the afternoon and evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain late Friday night (0.20 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, Saturday (0.75 in. of rain possible) and Saturday night (0.85 in. of rain possible),
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Sunday and Sunday night.
• lows 43-49 cooling to 46 Sunday night highs 50-56.
• Showers likely (70%) Monday and Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve),
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday (Christmas Day).
• highs 56-43 lows 47-37. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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

• Cloudy with rain, heavy at times, late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph decreasing to SW 5-10 mph late tonight),
• Mostly cloudy with coastal rain Friday while AM while inland AM rain and rain likely (70%) in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible), rain, possibly heavy at times, late Friday night (0.30 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, Saturday (2.00 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind S 20-30 mph at the shore, S 10-20 mph inland, gusts to 45 mph in the afternoon), rain, possibly heavy at times again, Saturday night (1.00 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday, then rain likely (60%) at night.
• lows 48-54 highs 54-57.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Monday and Monday night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
• Showers likely (70%) Wednesday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve),
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day).
• highs 57-49 lows 50-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Rain and snow Friday AM, rain and snow showers in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 3 in. of snow possible), showers likely (70%) in the evening, rain and snow likely (70%) late Friday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday, rain, possibly heavy at times, at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, Sunday, then rain Sunday night.
• snow level 6,500 ft. tonight, 3,500 ft. Friday, 4,000 ft. Friday night, 4,500 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Saturday, 8,000 ft. Saturday night, then above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
• lows 32-37 cooling to 34 Saturday night highs 36-44.
• Rain likely (70%) Monday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Rain and snow showers likely (70%) Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers at night (Christmas Eve),
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Thursday (Christmas Day).
• snow level 7,500 ft. Monday, 7,000 ft. Monday night, 6,000 ft. Tuesday, 6,000 ft. Tuesday night, 4,000 ft. Wednesday, 2,500 ft. Wednesday night, then at the surface Thursday.
• highs 42-30 lows 33-23.

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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.

________________

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

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______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column It Wasn’t A “Perfect Storm” But It Tried.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “the Hague Line?” 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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A strong upper level trough of low pressure sent a frontal system through Oregon Wednesday. The result was clouds and increasing chances of rain. Another frontal system (seen approaching the coast from the southwest on the previous graphic) will move in between today and Friday. Another frontal system will approach Sunday. Add those up and you get a lot of rainy days to come.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 13 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 32 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge:  GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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

• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Friday AM, showers likely (70%) in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday (0.65 in. of rain possible) and Saturday night.
• highs near 49-55 lows 43-40 warming to 48 Saturday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday, rain likely (70%) at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, then rain likely (70%) Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 55-49 lows 50-45. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Patchy AM and early afternoon fog, cloudy today, rain, possibly heavy at times  late tonight (0.30 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Friday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), and Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
•  Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, Saturday afternoon (0.60 in. of rain possible) and Saturday night.
• highs 50-52 lows 43-49 warming to 46 Saturday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain, heavy at times, Sunday, rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night through Tuesday night,
• Then rain likely (60%) Wednesday.
• highs 56-53 warming back to 56 Wednesday lows 46-44. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph at the shore and S 10-20 mph inland), rain, possibly heavy at times, tonight (0.55 in. of rain possible) and breezy SW 15-25 mph decreasing to SW 5-10 mph late tonight,
• Coastal rain Friday while inland AM rain and rain likely (70%) in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible), coastal rain while inland rain likely (60%) Friday night (0.30 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers, possibly heavy at times, and breezy (Wind S 10-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph in the afternoon) Saturday (1.70 in. of rain possible), then showers (locally heavy at times) and breezy Saturday night.
• highs near 55 lows 49-45 warming to 53 Saturday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain, heavy at times, Sunday, rain likely (60%) at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday.
• highs 57-54 warming to 58 Wednesday lows 52-49. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow today (under 0.10 in, of rain possible), rain tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Rain and snow Friday AM, showers in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible), showers likely (70%) in the evening, rain and snow likely (70%) late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday, then rain at night.
• snow level 4,500 ft. today, 6,500 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Friday and Friday night, 4,500 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Saturday, then 8,000 ft. Saturday night.
• highs 38-35 warming to 40 Saturday lows 30-37.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Sunday and Sunday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Then rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday.
• snow level 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 6,500 ft. Monday and Monday night, 7,000 ft. Tuesday, 6,500 ft. Tuesday night, then 5,500 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 44-37 lows 36-32.

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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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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column It Wasn’t A “Perfect Storm” But It Tried.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “the Hague Line?” 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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A strong upper level trough of low pressure sent a frontal system through Oregon today. The result was clouds and increasing chances of rain. Another frontal system (seen approaching the coast fro]m the southwest on the previous graphic) will move in between Thursday and Friday. Another frontal system will approach Sunday. Add those up and you get a lot of rainy days to come.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 39 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 67 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

Oakridge: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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

• Cloudy with showers this evening, isolated showers with patchy fog late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible).
• Patchy AM fog, cloudy Thursday, a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain late Thursday night (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Friday AM, showers likely (70%) in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) late at night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows 40-43 cooling back to 40 Friday night warming to 48 Saturday night highs near 49.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday, rain likely (60%) at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, then rain likely (70%) Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 54-49 lows 50-45. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Thursday, a (40%) chance of evening rain, rain late Thursday night (0.45 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Friday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers in the evening, rain likely (60%) Friday night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
•  Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows 40-43 cooling to 39 Friday night warming to 46 Saturday night highs 50-52.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Sunday, showers likely (60%) Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night through Wednesday.
• highs 56-53 warming back to 56 Wednesday lows 46-44. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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

• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph at the shore and S 10-20 mph inland), rain, possibly heavy at times,  Thursday night (0.75 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Friday AM, showers in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, coastal rain late at night while rain likely (60%) inland late Friday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, and breezy Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows 45-49 cooling back to 45 Friday night warming to 53 Saturday night highs 52-49.
• Rain likely (60%) Sunday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday.
• highs 57-54 warming to 58 Wednesday lows 52-49. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

•  Cloudy with rain and snow showers this evening, scattered rain and snow showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, 2.00 in. of snow possible),
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow in the afternoon, a (40%) chance of evening rain and snow, rain late Thursday night,
• Rain and snow Friday AM, rain and snow showers in the afternoon, rain and snow showers likely (70%) in the evening, rain and snow showers likely (70%) again late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday, then rain at night.
• snow level 4,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Thursday, 6,000 ft. Thursday night, 4,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 5,500 ft. Saturday, then 6,000 ft. Saturday night.
• lows 28-32 cooling back to 28 Friday night warming to 34 Saturday night highs near 37.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday, rain likely (70%) Sunday night and Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Then rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday.
• snow level 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 6,500 ft. Monday and Monday night, 7,000 ft. Tuesday, 6,500 ft. Tuesday night, then 5,500 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 42-37 lows 36-30.

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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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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column It Wasn’t A “Perfect Storm” But It Tried.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “the Hague Line?” 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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A strong upper level trough of low pressure is sending a frontal system through Oregon today. The result is clouds and rain and more storms will follow. Here is the frontal system at the coast Friday. Another storm system will approach Sunday. Add those up and you get a lot of rainy days to come.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 52 in theModerate category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 77 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

Oakridge: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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

• Cloudy with patchy fog and a good (50%) chance of rain this AM, rain likely (70%) this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, evening showers, isolated showers with patchy fog late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible).
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of evening rain, rain late Thursday night (0.40 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Friday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon, then a good (50%) chance of showers at night.
• highs near 49 lows 38-42 cooling back to 38 Friday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday through Monday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 48-52 cooling to near 50 Tuesday lows 44-50 cooling to 45 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with AM fog and a good (50%) chance of AM rain, showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, just mostly cloudy Thursday afternoon, a (40%) chance of evening rain, rain late Thursday night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Friday AM, rain likely (60%) in the afternoon, then a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night.
• highs near 50 lows 42-40 warming back to 43 Thursday night cooling to 39 Friday night.
•  Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night,
• Cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 52-56 cooling to 53 Tuesday lows 44-46. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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

• Mostly cloudy with AM coastal rain likely (70%) while a good (50%) chance of inland AM rain, showers likely (70%) this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Thursday night (0.45 in. of rain possible) and Friday AM, showers in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday night.
• highs 52-55 lows 45-49 cooling back to 45 Friday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Saturday and Saturday night,
• Showers likely (60%) Sunday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday and Monday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 54-57 cooling back to 54 Tuesday lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

•  Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow this afternoon (0.25in. of rain possible, 2.00 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with scattered rain and snow showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 2.00 in. of snow possible),
•  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow, rain and snow late Thursday night and Friday, then rain and snow showers likely (70%) Friday night.
• snow level 5,000 ft. today, 4,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Thursday, 6,000 ft. Thursday night, then 4,500 ft. Friday and Friday night.
• highs near 37 lows 26-30 cooling to 28 Friday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Saturday, rain and snow at night,
• Rain  Sunday, mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday.
• snow level 4,000 ft. Saturday, 5,500 ft. Saturday night, 8,000 ft. Sunday, 7,500 ft. Sunday night and Monday, then 7,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 36-42 lows 33-36 cooling to 34 Monday 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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