Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Panhandle Hook?” Here is the correct answer. A Panhandle Hook: Low pressure systems that originate in the panhandle region of Texas and Oklahoma which initially move east and then “hook” or recurve more northeast toward the upper Midwest or Great Lakes region. In winter, these systems usually deposit heavy snows north of their surface track. Thunderstorms may be found south of the track. 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) has pushed a frontal system down from the northwest bringing even more rain with mountain snow levels falling. Another warm front moves in bringing more showers. A frontal system will move in Wednesday then part of it will bend back to the northeast and move over us again.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 23 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 30 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 MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 9 AM MONDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY.
• A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 9 AM MONDAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE 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 showers likely (70%) this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, rain and a bit cooler Monday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible) through Tuesday evening, showers likely (70%) late Tuesday night (0.30 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, then rain likely (70%) Wednesday night.
• lows 36-48 cooling to 46 Wednesday night highs 50-60 cooling to 54 Wednesday.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) and a bit cooler Thursday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Friday, a (40%) chance of showers Friday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Saturday and Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night.
• highs 55-48 lows 37-40 cooling back to 37 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 52 low 38)

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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Saturday November 21st -Too early for preliminary forecasts.

Ducks vs USC at Autzen Stadium – Kickoff TBA PST:

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Beavers vs Washington at Reser Stadium – Kickoff 3:00 PM PST:

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with showers and light sleet this evening, a good (50%) chance of scattered rain and snow showers late tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 2,500 ft.),
• A slight (20%) chance of rain Monday AM (snow level 2,500 ft.), cooler with rain likely (70%) in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible) cloudy with evening rain, a good (50%) chance of rain late Monday night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers late Tuesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon, then rain likely (70%) at night.
• lows 36-49 highs 47-56.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Thursday and Thursday night,
• A (40%) chance of showers  and a bit cooler Friday and at night,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• Then patchy AM fog and partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs 53-55 cooling back top 53 Sunday lows 46-39. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)

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

• Coastal showers with light sleet possible and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening while showers and a slight (20%) chance of sleet inland this evening, isolated showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy Monday with a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal rain with rain in the afternoon while partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM inland rain and cloudy with afternoon inland afternoon rain (0.15 in. of rain possible)likely (70%), evening coastal rain while evening inland rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain late Monday night (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph late at night).
• A good (50%) chance of AM coastal rain Tuesday while AM rain likely (70%) inland, rain in the afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible) and evening, coastal showers likely (70%) late at night while inland showers (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night while inland showers late at night.
• lows 42-53 cooling to 49 Tuesday night warming to 52 Wednesday night highs 54-58.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday and Thursday night,
• A (30%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Friday and Friday night,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Patchy AM fog, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs 55-58 cooling back to 55 Sunday lows 48-44. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with snow showers tonight (2 in. of snow possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow Monday, rain and snow and a bit warmer in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible), rain and snow in the evening, rain and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) late Monday night (0.50 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible)
• Mostly cloudy and warmer with rain Tuesday and in the evening, showers and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers Wednesday, then rain at night.
• snow level 2,500 ft. tonight and Monday, 5,000 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. late Monday night, 7,500 ft. Tuesday, 7,000 ft. falling to 5,500 ft.  Tuesday night, 4,500 ft. Wednesday, then 6,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• lows 20-33 cooling to 30 Tuesday night warming to 33 Wednesday night highs 34-42 cooling to 38 Wednesday.
• Rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Friday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday (warmer) and Sunday (cooler), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night.
• snow level 6,500 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 5,500 ft. Friday and Friday night, 5,000 ft. Saturday, then 6,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs near 40 lows 26-32 cooling to 28 Saturday 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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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Panhandle Hook?” Here is the correct answer. A Panhandle Hook: Low pressure systems that originate in the panhandle region of Texas and Oklahoma which initially move east and then “hook” or recurve more northeast toward the upper Midwest or Great Lakes region. In winter, these systems usually deposit heavy snows north of their surface track. Thunderstorms may be found south of the track. 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) has pushed a frontal system down from the northwest bringing even more rain with mountain snow levels falling. We could see some pretty heavy rainfall and gusty winds in the valleys with snow in the mountains. A parade of frontal systems will slide in late next week assuring rainy weather for the Pacific Northwest.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 10 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 18 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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• 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, some small hail possible, and much cooler today (0.25 in. of rain possible), cloudy with evening showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, rain and breezy (Wind: S 5-10 mph increasing to S 15-25 afternoon gusts to 35 mph) in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible) and rain Monday night (0.25 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday, then rain likely (70%) Tuesday night.
• highs 48-58 lows 36-49.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night.
• highs 56-48 lows 43-38. (seasonal averages high 52 low 38)

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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Saturday November 21st -Too early for preliminary forecasts.

Ducks vs USC at Autzen Stadium – Kickoff TBA PST:

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Beavers vs Washington at Reser Stadium – Kickoff 3:00 PM PST:

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with showers and cooler today (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.) and this evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 2,500 ft.),
• A slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Monday AM (snow level 2,500 ft. rising to 3,000 ft.), a bit warmer with rain in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible) and Monday night (0.35 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night.
• highs 49-56 lows 38-49.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) at night,
• A (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Thursday and Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers  and a bit cooler Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 57-50 lows 44-36. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)

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

• Coastal showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms today (0.40 in. of rain possible) and this evening while showers inland today and this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM coastal rain likely (70%) while a good (50%) chance of inland AM rain Monday, rain (0.40 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph at the shore in the afternoon), rain Monday night (0.90 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph in the evening at the shore decreasing to W 10 mph late while SW 10-20 mph inland in the evening),
• Then mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon and at night.
• highs 52-58 lows 45-53.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers  Thursday and Thursday night,
• A slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 58-53 lows 48-45. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers and cooler today (0.50 in. of rain possible, 5-10 in. of snow possible), snow showers tonight (2 in. of snow possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow increasing Monday, rain and snow and a bit warmer in the afternoon (1-4 in. of snow possible) and Monday night,
• Then rain and a bit warmer Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• snow level 4,500 ft. falling to 2,500 ft. this afternoon, 2,500 ft. tonight, 2,500 ft. rising to 4,000 ft. Monday afternoon, 5,500 ft. Monday night, 7,500 ft. Tuesday, then 7,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 32-42 lows 23-35.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Wednesday, rain at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday.
• snow level 6,500 ft. Wednesday, 8,000 ft. Wednesday night, 5,500 ft. Thursday, 4,000 ft. Thursday night, 3,500 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 3,000 ft. Saturday.
• highs 40-44 cooling to 38 Wednesday lows 34-28.

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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 “Panhandle Hook?” Here is the correct answer. A Panhandle Hook: Low pressure systems that originate in the panhandle region of Texas and Oklahoma which initially move east and then “hook” or recurve more northeast toward the upper Midwest or Great Lakes region. In winter, these systems usually deposit heavy snows north of their surface track. Thunderstorms may be found south of the track. 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) has pushed a frontal system down from the northwest bringing even more rain with mountain snow levels falling. We could see some pretty heavy rainfall and gusty winds in the valleys with snow in the mountains. A parade of frontal systems will slide in late next week assuring rainy wether for the Pacific Northwest.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 27 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 22 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 28 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 FROM 6 AM SUNDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL UNTIL 1 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM SUNDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL UNTIL 7 AM SUNDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY , AND 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 a good (50%) chance of rain this evening, rain late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers, some small hail possible, and much cooler Sunday (0.25 in. of rain possible), evening showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (0.20 in. of rain possible), rain Monday night (0.25 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday, then rain likely (70%) Tuesday night.
• lows 45-36 warming to 49 Tuesday night highs 48-58.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night.
• highs 56-48 lows 43-38. (seasonal averages high 52 low 38)

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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Beavers vs California at Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA- Kickoff 7:30 PM PST: Partly cloudy, 53 staying stable as the game progresses, wind S-SW 5-10 mph.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, rain late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with showers and cooler Sunday (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.) and in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night (0.15 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 2,500 ft.),
• A slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Monday AM (snow level 2,500 ft.), a bit warmer with rain in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible) and Monday night (0.35 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night.
• lows 42-38 warming back to 49 Tuesday night highs 49-56.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) at night,
• A (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Thursday and Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers  and a bit cooler Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 57-50 lows 44-36. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)

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

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, showers tonight (0.65 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore shifting NW 15-25 mph late while S 10-20 mph inland shifting to NW 15-25 mph late),
• Coastal showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday (0.40 in. of rain possible) and in the evening while showers inland Sunday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM coastal rain likely (70%) while a good (50%) chance of inland AM rain Monday, rain (0.40 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph at the shore in the afternoon), rain Monday night (0.90 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph in the evening at the shore decreasing to W 10 mph late while SW 10-20 mph inland in the evening),
• Then mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon and at night.
• lows 45-53 highs 52-58.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers  Thursday and Thursday night,
• A slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 58-53 lows 48-45. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain this evening, rain and colder late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers and cooler Sunday (0.50 in. of rain possible, 3-7 in. of snow possible), snow showers Sunday night (3 in. of snow possible),
• Cloudy with a (%) chance of AM snow Monday, rain and snow and a bit warmer in the afternoon and Monday night,
• Then rain and a bit warmer Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• snow level 6,000 ft. tonight, 4,000 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, 2,500 ft. Sunday night, 2,500 ft. rising to 4,000 ft. Monday afternoon, 5,500 ft. Monday night, 7,500 ft. Tuesday, then 7,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• lows 30-23 warming to 32 Tuesday night highs 32-42.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Wednesday, rain at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday.
• snow level 6,500 ft. Wednesday, 8,000 ft. Wednesday night, 5,500 ft. Thursday, 4,000 ft. Thursday night, 3,500 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 3,000 ft. Saturday.
• highs 40-44 cooling to 38 Wednesday lows 34-28.

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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 “Panhandle Hook?” Here is the correct answer. A Panhandle Hook: Low pressure systems that originate in the panhandle region of Texas and Oklahoma which initially move east and then “hook” or recurve more northeast toward the upper Midwest or Great Lakes region. In winter, these systems usually deposit heavy snows north of their surface track. Thunderstorms may be found south of the track. 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) returned and has pushed a frontal system down from the northwest bringing even more rain with mountain snow levels falling. The warm front moved in. The cold front follows between tonight and Sunday                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         bringing the colder air and falling snow levels. We could see some pretty heavy rainfall in the valleys with snow in the mountains. A frontal system will slide down late next week.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 48 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 66 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 61 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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Advisories:

• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TODAY UNTIL UNTIL 1 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TODAY UNTIL 1 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
•  A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TODAY UNTIL 5 AM SUNDAY THE KLAMATH BASIN.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT  FROM 7 PM TODAY UNTIL UNTIL 5 AM SUNDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY , AND 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 a good (50%) chance of rain today (0.25 in. of rain possible), evening rain likely (70%), showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and cooler Sunday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, showers likely (70%) late Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and cooler with rain Monday and Monday night.
• highs 60-48 lows 42-38 warming to 45 Monday night.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• A (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 55-49 lows 48-38. (seasonal averages high 53 low 38)

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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Ducks vs Stanford at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA– Kickoff 4:30 PM PST: Clear, 62 cooling as the game progresses to near 54, wind S-SW 5 mph.

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Beavers vs California at Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA- Kickoff 7:30 PM PST: Partly cloudy, 53 staying stable as the game progresses, wind S 10 mph.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain today, evening rain likely (70%), rain late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with showers and cooler Sunday (snow level 3,000 ft.), showers likely (70%) Sunday night (snow level 2,500 ft.),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow likely (60%), then a bit warmer with rain Monday afternoon and Monday night.
• highs 62-47 warming to 52 Monday lows 45-38 warming back to 45 Monday night .
• Patchy AM fog, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (60%) at night,
• Patchy AM fog, then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday through Friday.
• highs 57-50 lows 47-37. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)

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

• A (40%) chance of rain and breezy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 10-20 mph inland) today, evening rain likely (70%), rain and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore shifting W 20-30 mph late then decreasing to W 15-20mph toward morning while S 10-20 mph inland shifting to W late at night 10-20 mph ) late tonight,
• Coastal showers with a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms with showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and cooler Sunday afternoon while showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of inland thunderstorms and cooler in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with coastal showers likely (70%) Sunday night while a good (50%) chance of evening inland showers  and inland showers likely (70%) late at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Monday and Monday night.
• highs 62-50 lows 47-45 warming to 52 Monday night.
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday through Friday.
• highs 55-58 cooling to 53 Thursday lows 53-46. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain today, evening rain likely (70%), rain and snow showers and colder late tonight (1 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers and cooler Sunday, snow showers likely (70%) Sunday night,
• AM snow Monday, then rain and snow in the afternoon and Monday night.
• snow level 6,500 ft. today, 6,500 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. late tonight, 4,000 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, at the surface Sunday night, 2,500 ft. Monday, then 4,500 ft. Monday night.
• highs 50-30 warming to 35 Monday lows 38-20 warming to 32 Monday night.
• Mostly cloudy and warmer with rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday night
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday.
• snow level 7,000 ft. Tuesday, 6,500 ft. Tuesday night, 5,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 6,500 ft. Thursday, 5,000 ft. Thursday night, then 4,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 40-44 cooling to 38 Wednesday lows 34-28.

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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 “Panhandle Hook?”  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) returned and has pushed a frontal system down from the northwest bringing even more rain with mountain snow levels falling. The warm front moved in. The cold front follows bringing the colder air and falling snow levels. We could see some pretty heavy rainfall in the valleys with snow in the mountains. A frontal system will slide down late next week.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 71 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 54 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 68 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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Advisories:

• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY UNTIL UNTIL 1 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY UNTIL 1 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
•  A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY UNTIL 5 AM SUNDAY THE KLAMATH BASIN.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT  FROM 7PM SATURDAY UNTIL UNTIL 5 AM SUNDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY , AND 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 a good (50%) chance of rain tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible) and Saturday (0.25 in. of rain possible), evening rain likely (70%), showers late Saturday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and cooler Sunday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, showers likely (70%) late Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and cooler with rain Monday and Monday night.
• lows 49-38 warming to 45 Monday night highs 60-48.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• A (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 55-49 lows 48-38. (seasonal averages high 53 low 38)

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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Ducks vs Stanford at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA– Kickoff 4:30 PM PST: Clear, 62 cooling as the game progresses to near 54, wind S-SW 5 mph.

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Beavers vs California at Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA- Kickoff 7:30 PM PST: Partly cloudy, 53 staying stable as the game progresses, wind S 10 mph.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday, evening rain likely (70%), rain late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers and cooler Sunday (snow level 3,000 ft.), showers likely (70%) Sunday night (snow level 2,500 ft.),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow likely (60%), then a bit warmer with rain Monday afternoon and Monday night.
• lows 46-38 warming back to 46 Monday night highs 62-47 warming to 52 Monday.
• Patchy AM fog, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (60%) at night,
• Patchy AM fog, then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday through Friday.
• highs 57-50 lows 47-37. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)

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

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A (40%) chance of rain and breezy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 10-20 mph inland) Saturday, evening rain likely (70%), rain and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore shifting W 20-30 mph late then decreasing to W 15-20mph toward morning while S 10-20 mph inland shifting to W late at night 10-20 mph ) late Saturday night,
• Coastal showers with a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms with showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and cooler Sunday afternoon while showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of inland thunderstorms and cooler in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with coastal showers likely (70%) Sunday night while a good (50%) chance of evening inland showers  and inland showers likely (70%) late at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Monday and Monday night.
• lows 52-45 highs 62-50.
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday through Friday.
• highs 55-58 cooling to 53 Thursday lows 53-46. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight and Saturday, evening rain likely (70%), rain and snow showers and colder late Saturday night (1 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers and cooler Sunday, snow showers likely (70%) Sunday night,
• AM snow Monday, then rain and snow in the afternoon and Monday night.
• snow level 6,500 ft. tonight and Saturday, 6,500 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. late Saturday night, 4,000 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, at the surface Sunday night, 2,500 ft. Monday, then 4,500 ft. Monday night.
• lows 33-20 highs 50-30 warming to 35 Monday.
• Mostly cloudy and warmer with rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday night
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday.
• snow level 7,000 ft. Tuesday, 6,500 ft. Tuesday night, 5,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 6,500 ft. Thursday, 5,000 ft. Thursday night, then 4,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 40-44 cooling to 38 Wednesday lows 34-28.

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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 “Panhandle Hook?”  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) returned and has pushed a frontal system down from the northwest bringing even more rain with mountain snow levels falling. The warm front moved in. The cold front will follow between Saturday and Saturday night. We could see some pretty heavy rainfall in the valleys with snow in the mountains. A frontal system will slide down late next week.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 65 in the Moderate 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 74 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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Advisories:

• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY UNTIL UNTIL 1 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY UNTIL 1 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
•  A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY UNTIL 5 AM SUNDAY THE KLAMATH BASIN.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT  FROM 7PM SATURDAY UNTIL UNTIL 5 AM SUNDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY , AND 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 a slight (20%) chance of rain this AM, a good (50%) chance of rain this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, rain Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Sunday and Sunday night.
• highs 57-60 cooling to 50 Sunday lows 47-37.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Monday through Tuesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 49-56 cooling to near 50 Thursday lows 45-47 cooling to 42 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 53 low 38)

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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Ducks vs Stanford at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA– Kickoff 4:30 PM PST: Mostly sunny, becoming partly cloudy then mostly cloudy, slight chance of evening showers, 65 cooling as the game progresses, wind NW 10-15 mph.

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Beavers vs California at Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA- Kickoff 7:30 PM PST: Becoming mostly cloudy, chance of showers developing, 57 cooling a bit as the game progresses, wind SW 10-15 mph at night.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain today and tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday, rain Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and cooler Sunday and Sunday night.
• highs 62-48 lows 46-38.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Monday through Tuesday night,
• Showers likely (70%) Wednesday and at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 49-56 cooling to 50 Wednesday lows 47-43. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)

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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, a (30%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain Saturday, coastal afternoon rain while inland afternoon rain likely (70%) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph at the shore while S 10-20 mph inland), rain Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night.
• highs 62-50 lows 52-45.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Monday and Monday night,
• Rain and breezy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 55-58 cooling to 53 Thursday lows 53-46. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain today, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday AM, a good (50%) chance of  rain in the afternoon, rain in the evening, rain and snow and colder late at night,
• Rain and snow showers Sunday, then snow showers likely (70%) Sunday night.
• snow level 8,000 ft. today, 7,000 ft. tonight, 6,000 ft. Saturday, 6,500 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. late Saturday night, 3,000 ft. Sunday, then at the surface Sunday night.
• highs 48-33 lows 36-22.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Monday and Monday night,
• Rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday.
• snow level 3,000 ft. Monday, 5,000 ft. Monday night, 7,000 ft. Tuesday, 6,500 ft. Tuesday night, 4,500 ft. Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 4,500 ft. Thursday.
• highs 35-42 cooling to 36 Wednesday lows 30-33 cooling to 28 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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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Panhandle Hook?”  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) returned Wednesday and has pushed a frontal system down from the northwest bringing even more rain with mountain snow levels falling. For today it stayed to our north keeping the rain just to our north, but the warm front is coming in. The cold front will follow between Saturday and Saturday night.  Another frontal system will move in Saturday sending rain our way Friday through Sunday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 60 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 52 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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Advisories:

• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 10 PM FRIDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY UNTIL 10 AM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• 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 a good (50%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of rain late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, rain Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Sunday and Sunday night.
• lows 45-47 cooling to 37 Sunday night highs 57-60 cooling to 50 Sunday.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Monday through Tuesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 49-56 cooling to near 50 Thursday lows 45-47 cooling to 42 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 53 low 38)

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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Ducks vs Stanford at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA– Kickoff 4:30 PM PST: Mostly sunny, becoming partly cloudy then mostly cloudy, slight chance of evening showers, 65 cooling as the game progresses, wind NW 10-15 mph.

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Beavers vs California at Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA- Kickoff 7:30 PM PST: Becoming mostly cloudy, chance of showers developing, 57 cooling a bit as the game progresses, wind SW 10-15 mph at night.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain tonight and Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday, rain Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and cooler Sunday and Sunday night.
• lows 42-45 cooling to near 40 Saturday night highs 53-62 cooling to 57 Saturday.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Monday through Tuesday night,
• Showers likely (70%) Wednesday and at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 49-57 cooling to 52 Wednesday lows 36-47. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)

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

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight and Friday, a (30%) chance of rain Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a chance of AM rain Saturday, coastal afternoon rain while inland afternoon rain likely (70%), rain Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night.
• lows 48-53 cooling to 45 Saturday night highs 56-60.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Monday and Monday night,
• Rain and breezy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 52-58 cooling to 54 Wednesday lows 43-50. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow this evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday AM, a good (50%) chance of  rain in the afternoon, rain in the evening, rain and snow and colder late at night,
• Rain and snow showers Sunday, then snow showers likely (70%) Sunday night.
• snow level 5,000 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. late tonight, 8,000 ft. Friday, 6,000 ft. Saturday, 6,500 ft. falling to 5,500 ft. late Saturday night, 3,000 ft. Sunday, then at the surface Sunday night.
• lows 33-33 cooling to 26 Sunday night highs 48-33.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Monday and Monday night,
• Rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday.
• snow level 3,000 ft. Monday, 5,000 ft. Monday night, 7,000 ft. Tuesday, 6,500 ft. Tuesday night, 4,500 ft. Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 4,500 ft. Thursday.
• highs 35-42 cooling to 36 Wednesday lows 22-33.

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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 “Panhandle Hook?”  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) returned Wednesday and it pushed a frontal system down from the northwest bringing even more rain with mountain snow levels falling. Just a little break for most of  today, then it’s back to showers. Another frontal system with move in Saturday sending rain our way Friday through Sunday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 58 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 54 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 64 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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Advisories:

• 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 dense fog this AM (0.25 mile or less visibility possible), mostly cloudy this afternoon with possible sun breaks, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight and Friday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night.
• highs 52-58 lows 42-47 cooling back to 42 Friday night.
• Mostly cloudy with showers and a bit cooler Sunday, rain likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday, rain Monday night through Tuesday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday.
• highs 52-49 warming to 54 Tuesday cooling to near 50 Wednesday lows 37-46. (seasonal averages high 54 low 38)

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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Ducks vs Stanford at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA– Kickoff 4:30 PM PST: Mostly sunny, becoming partly cloudy then mostly cloudy, 66 cooling as the game progresses, wind N-NW 5-10 mph.

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Beavers vs California at Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA- Kickoff 7:30 PM PST: Becoming mostly cloudy, chance of showers developing, 57 cooling as the game progresses, wind W-SW 5-10 mph at night.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night.
• highs 53-62 cooling to 57 Saturday lows 42-45 cooling to near 40 Saturday night.
• Showers and a bit cooler Sunday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday night,
• Rain and snow Monday, rain Monday night through Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Wednesday.
• highs 49-57 cooling to 52 Wednesday lows 36-47. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41)

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

• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy today, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain tonight while a slight (20%) chance of inland rain late tonight,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, a (30%) chance of rain Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night.
• highs 56-60 lows 48-53 cooling to 45 Saturday night.
• Mostly cloudy with showers Sunday, showers likely (60%) at night,
• Rain Monday, rain and breezy Monday night through Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 52-58 cooling to 54 Wednesday lows 43-50. (seasonal averages high 56 low 43).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer today, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday AM, a (40%) chance of rain and a bit warmer in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday, then rain and snow at night.
• snow level 4,500 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. this afternoon, 6,500 ft. tonight, 7,500 ft. Friday through Saturday, then 5,500 ft. Saturday night.
• highs 42-46 lows 30-35 cooling to 28 Saturday night.
• Rain and snow showers Sunday, rain and snow likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with snow likely (70%) Monday, rain and snow Monday night through Tuesday night,
• Then rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday.
• snow level 3,500 ft. Sunday, 3,000 ft. Sunday night, at the surface Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night, 6,000 ft. Tuesday, 5,500 ft. Tuesday  night, then 3,500 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 35-42 cooling to 36 Wednesday lows 22-33.

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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 “Panhandle Hook?”  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) returned today and it pushed a frontal system down from the northwest bringing even more rain with mountain snow levels falling. Just a little break for most of  Thursday, then it’s back to showers. Another frontal system with move in Saturday sending rain our way Friday through Sunday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 31 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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

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Advisories:

• 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 a (30%) chance of scattered evening showers, a (30%) chance of isolated showers through late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), patchy dense fog late tonight and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows 36-47 cooling to 42 Friday night highs 52-58.
• Showers likely (60%) and a bit cooler Sunday, rain likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday, rain Monday night through Tuesday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday.
• highs 52-49 warming to 54 Tuesday cooling to near 50 Wednesday lows 37-46. (seasonal averages high 54 low 38)

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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Preliminary Forecasts:

Ducks vs Stanford at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA– Kickoff 4:30 PM PST: Mostly sunny, becoming partly cloudy, 66 cooling as the game progresses, wind N-NW 5-10 mph.

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Beavers vs California at Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA- Kickoff 7:30 PM PST: Becoming mostly cloudy, periods of rain developing, 57 cooling as the game progresses, wind W-SW 5-10 mph at night.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Thursday night,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows 39-45 cooling to near 40 Saturday night highs 53-62 cooling to 57 Saturday.
• Showers and a bit cooler Sunday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday night,
• Rain and snow Monday, rain Monday night through Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Wednesday.
• highs 49-57 cooling to 52 Wednesday lows 36-47. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41)

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

• Mostly cloudy this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Thursday, cloudy with a slight (20%)( chance of coastal rain Thursday night while a slight (20%) chance ofg inland rain late at night,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, a (30%) chance of rain Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows 43-53 cooling to 45 Saturday night highs 56-60.
• Mostly cloudy with showers Sunday, showers likely (60%) at night,
• Rain Monday, rain and breezy Monday night through Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 52-58 cooling to 54 Wednesday lows 43-50. (seasonal averages high 56 low 43).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers this evening, just mostly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday AM, a (40%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday, then rain and snow at night.
• snow level 3,500 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. Thursday afternoon, 6,000 ft. Thursday night, 7,500 ft. Friday through Saturday, then 5,500 ft. Saturday night.
• lows 25-35 cooling to 28 Saturday night highs 42-46.
• Rain and snow showers Sunday, rain and snow likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with snow likely (70%) Monday, rain and snow Monday night through Tuesday night,
• Then rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday.
• snow level 3,500 ft. Sunday, 3,000 ft. Sunday night, 2,000 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night, 6,000 ft. Tuesday, 5,500 ft. Tuesday  night, then 3,500 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 35-42 cooling to 36 Wednesday lows 22-33.

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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 “Panhandle Hook?”  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) returns today and it looks like it will push a frontal system down from the northwest bringing even more rain with mountain snow levels falling. Another frontal system with move in Saturday sending rain our way Friday through Sunday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 86 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 66 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 85 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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Advisories:

• 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:

• Showers this AM (Veterans Day), a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers (0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy and colder with patchy fog late tonight,
• Patchy dense AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday afternoon, becoming cloudy again with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday AM, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer in the afternoon, then a good (50%) chance of rain at night.
• highs 53-57 lows 36-47.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday and Saturday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Sunday and at night,
• A (40%) chance of showers Monday, then rain likely (70%) Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 59-50 lows 43-40. (seasonal averages high 54 low 38)

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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Preliminary Forecasts:

Ducks vs Stanford at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA– Kickoff 4:30 PM PST: Partly cloudy, 68 cooling as the game progresses, wind N-NW 5 mph.

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Beavers vs California at Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA- Kickoff 7:30 PM PST: Clear, 57 cooling as the game progresses, wind NW 5-10 mph switching to SW 5 mph at night.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with rain (0.20 in. of rain possible) today (Veterans Day), a (30%) chance of evening showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Then cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday and  Friday night.
• highs 52-60 lows 36-43.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, rain Saturday night,
• Showers and a bit cooler Sunday, showers likely (60%) Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, then a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 57-52 lows 40-42. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41)

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

• Cloudy with AM rain today (Veterans Day), rain likely (70%) this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, just mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, becoming mostly cloudy in  the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Friday, then a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night.
• highs 55-59 lows 42-52.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, rain at night,
• Showers Sunday, showers likely (60%) at night,
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, showers likely (60%) Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 62-54 warming to 57 Tuesday lows 47-43 warming back to 47 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 56 low 43).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow today (Veterans Day), rain and snow showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible), a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers this evening, just mostly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow at night,
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with good (50%) chance of rain Friday, then a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night.
• snow level 4,000 ft. today, 3,500 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Thursday afternoon, 5,000 ft. Thursday night, 8,000 ft. Friday, then 7,500 ft. Friday night.
• highs 34-46 lows 25-35.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, rain at night,
• Rain and snow likely (60%) and a bit cooler Sunday and Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, then rain and snow likely (70%) and a bit cooler Monday night and Tuesday.
• snow level 7,500 ft. Saturday, 7,000 ft. Saturday night, 4,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 3,000 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night, then 5,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 46-35 warming to 40 Tuesday lows 32-24 warming to 27 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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