Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Lifted Index?

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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge continues to move to the east returning the flow of coastal moisture. The graphics for days 1-3  Show the cold front that moved through Oregon. The graphics for days 3-7  Thursday through next Monday show a quiet weather pattern until a frontal system slides into the Pacific Northwest Friday and another next Sunday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 34 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

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

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 32 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

• A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SILVIES RIVER NEAR BURNS AFFECTING HARNEY COUNTY UNTIL LATE TUESDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW MELT.
• A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRAGUE  RIVER NEAR BEATTY AFFECTING KLAMATH COUNTY UNTIL LATE THIS MORNING DUE TO SNOW MELT.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

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

• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers today, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night.
• highs 59-68 lows 45-47.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM showers, a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, a good (50%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Sunday afternoon.
• highs 63-58 warming to 62 Saturday cooling to 60 Sunday lows 47-44. (seasonal averages high 65 low 42)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Posted Daily

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

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

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers today (AM snow level 3,500 ft.), a (30%) chance of showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night.
• highs 58-68 lows near 48.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of  showers and a bit cooler Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Friday, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs 67-62 warming to 64 Saturday and Sunday lows 49-45. (seasonal averages high 68 low 45)

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler today, a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers tonight while a (30%) chance of inland showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, just mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night.
• highs 56-59 lows near 44.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs 59-57 warming back to 59 Saturday cooling back to 57 Sunday lows 45-43. (seasonal averages high 59 low 46)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with AM snow showers likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of rain showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler this afternoon, mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) tonight (little or no snow accumulation expected),
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, good (50%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, evening showers likely (70%), then a good (50%) chance of showers late Wednesday night.
• snow level 4,500 ft. today, 5,500 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. late tonight, 8,000 ft. Tuesday, above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, then 8,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• highs 42-62 lows 33-39.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, cooler with showers likely (70%) Thursday afternoon and evening, a (50%) chance of showers late Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Friday and in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and  showers, showers likely (70%) and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain with snow showers, then showers likely (70%) Sunday afternoon.
• snow level 8,000 ft. Thursday, 7,500 ft. Thursday night, 6,000 ft. Friday, 5,500 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 6,000 ft. Saturday night, then 5,500 ft. Sunday.
• highs 52-44 warming to 49 Saturday and Sunday lows 36-34.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Lenticular Cloud? Here is the correct answer. A Lenticular Cloud is a very smooth, round or oval, lens-shaped cloud that is often seen, singly or stacked in groups, near or in the lee of a mountain ridge.

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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge continues to move to the east returning the flow of coastal moisture. The graphics for days 1-3  Show the cold front moving through Oregon today. The graphics for days 3-7  Wednesday through next Sunday show a quiet weather pattern until a frontal system slides into the Pacific Northwest Friday and another next Sunday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 34 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 6 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 32 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

• A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES IS IN EFFECT  THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES IS IN EFFECT  THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SILVIES RIVER NEAR BURNS AFFECTING HARNEY COUNTY UNTIL LATE TUESDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW MELT.
• A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRAGUE  RIVER NEAR BEATTY AFFECTING KLAMATH COUNTY UNTIL LATE MONDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW MELT.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

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

• Mostly cloudy tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night.
• lows 45-47 highs 59-68.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM showers, a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, a good (50%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Sunday afternoon.
• highs 63-58 warming to 62 Saturday cooling to 60 Sunday lows 47-44. (seasonal averages high 65 low 42)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Posted Daily

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

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

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Monday (AM snow level 3,500 ft.), a (30%) chance of showers Monday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night.
• lows near 48 highs 58-68.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of  showers and a bit cooler Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Friday, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs 67-62 warming to 64 Saturday and Sunday lows 49-45. (seasonal averages high 67 low 45)

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday, a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers at night while a (30%) chance of inland showers Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, just mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night.
• lows near 44 highs 56-59.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs 59-57 warming back to 59 Saturday cooling back to 57 Sunday lows 45-43. (seasonal averages high 58 low 46)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly cloudy late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM snow showers likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of rain showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Monday night (little or no snow accumulation expected),
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, good (50%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, evening showers likely (70%), then a good (50%) chance of showers late Wednesday night.
• snow level 6,500 ft. this evening, 4,500 ft Monday, 5,500 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. late Monday night, 8,000 ft. Tuesday, above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, then 8,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• lows 34-39 highs 42-62.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, cooler with showers likely (70%) Thursday afternoon and evening, a (50%) chance of showers late Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Friday and in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and  showers, showers likely (70%) and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain with snow showers, then showers likely (70%) Sunday afternoon.
• snow level 8,000 ft. Thursday, 7,500 ft. Thursday night, 6,000 ft. Friday, 5,500 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 6,000 ft. Saturday night, then 5,500 ft. Sunday.
• highs 52-44 warming to 49 Saturday and Sunday lows 36-34.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Lenticular Cloud? Here is the correct answer. A Lenticular Cloud is a very smooth, round or oval, lens-shaped cloud that is often seen, singly or stacked in groups, near or in the lee of a mountain ridge.

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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge continues to move to the east returning the flow of coastal moisture. The graphics for days 1-3  Show the cold front moving into Oregon Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7  Tuesday through next Saturday show a quiet weather pattern until a frontal system slides into the Pacific Northwest Friday and another offshore next Saturday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 9 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 29 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

• A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SILVIES RIVER NEAR BURNS AFFECTING HARNEY COUNTY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO SNOW MELT.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

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

• Mostly cloudy and much cooler today, a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
• highs 62-67 lows near 47.
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday and in the evening, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 68-62 warming to 67 Saturday lows 48-46. (seasonal averages high 65 low 42)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Posted Daily

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

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

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, just mostly cloudy this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• highs 63-60 warming to 67 Tuesday lows 47-49.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of  showers and a bit cooler Thursday, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday, a (30%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 70-64 warming to 68 Saturday lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 67 low 45)

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain late tonight while a slight (20%) chance of inland rain late tonight (0.10 in. of rain),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday, a (30%) chance of showers late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• highs 59-56 warming back to 59 Tuesday lows near 44.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, a (30%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 60-57 warming to 62 Saturday lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 58 low 46)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and colder this afternoon, evening showers likely (70%), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM snow showers likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of rain showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) at night (little or no snow accumulation expected),
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, then partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• snow level 7,500 ft. today, 7,000 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. late tonight, 5,000 ft Monday, 7,000 ft. rising to 8,000 ft. late night, 7,500 ft. Tuesday, then above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 51-44 warming to 58 Tuesday lows 35-39.
• Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, good (50%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, evening showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, cooler with showers likely (70%) Thursday afternoon and evening, a (50%) chance of showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Friday and in the evening, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, then showers likely (70%) and warmer Saturday afternoon.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 8,000 ft. Thursday, 7,500 ft. Thursday night, 6,000 ft. Friday, then 6,500 ft. Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 62-45 warming to 54 Saturday lows 39-35.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Lenticular Cloud? Here is the correct answer. A Lenticular Cloud is a very smooth, round or oval, lens-shaped cloud that is often seen, singly or stacked in groups, near or in the lee of a mountain ridge.

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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge continues to move to the east returning the flow of coastal moisture. The graphics for days 1-3  Show the cold front moving into Oregon Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7  Tuesday through next Saturday show a quiet weather pattern until a frontal system slides into the Pacific Northwest Friday and another offshore next Saturday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

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

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 36 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

• A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SILVIES RIVER NEAR BURNS AFFECTING HARNEY COUNTY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO SNOW MELT.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

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

• Becoming partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy and much cooler Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
• lows near 47 highs 62-67.
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday and in the evening, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 68-62 warming to 67 Saturday lows 48-46. (seasonal averages high 65 low 42)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Posted Daily

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

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

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, just mostly cloudy Sunday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• lows 49-47 warming back to 49 Monday night and Tuesday night highs 63-60 warming to 67 Tuesday.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of  showers and a bit cooler Thursday, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday, a (30%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 70-64 warming to 68 Saturday lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 67 low 45)

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy tonight with a (30%) chance of coastal rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain late at night while a slight (20%) chance of inland rain late Sunday night (0.10 in. of rain),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday, a (30%) chance of showers late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• lows near 44 highs 59-56 warming back to 59 Tuesday.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, a (30%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 60-57 warming to 62 Saturday lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 58 low 46)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and colder Sunday afternoon, evening showers likely (70%), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM snow showers likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of rain showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) at night (little or no snow accumulation expected),
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, then partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, snow level 7,500 ft. Sunday, 7,000 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. late Sunday night, 5,000 ft Monday, 7,000 ft. rising to 8,000 ft. late night, 7,500 ft. Tuesday, then above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• lows 40-35 warming to 39 Tuesday night highs 51-44 warming to 58 Tuesday.
• Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, good (50%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, evening showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, cooler with showers likely (70%) Thursday afternoon and evening, a (50%) chance of showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Friday and in the evening, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, then showers likely (70%) and warmer Saturday afternoon.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 8,000 ft. Thursday, 7,500 ft. Thursday night, 6,000 ft. Friday, then 6,500 ft. Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 62-45 warming to 54 Saturday lows 39-35.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Lenticular Cloud? Here is the correct answer. A Lenticular Cloud is a very smooth, round or oval, lens-shaped cloud that is often seen, singly or stacked in groups, near or in the lee of a mountain ridge.

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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge continues to move to the east returning the flow of coastal moisture. The graphics for days 1-3  Show the cold front moving into Oregon Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7  Tuesday through next Saturday show a quiet weather pattern until a frontal system slides into the Pacific Northwest next Friday and Saturday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 31 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 14 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 24 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

• A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SILVIES RIVER NEAR BURNS AFFECTING HARNEY COUNTY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO SNOW MELT.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

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

• Some AM clouds, sunny and cooler today, partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday and in the evening, then a good (50%) chance of showers late Monday night.
• highs 75-62 lows 47-44.
• Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 6-59 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 64 low 42)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Posted Daily

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

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

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

• Sunny and cooler today, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and drizzle, just mostly cloudy and colder Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, then a (40%) chance of showers Monday night.
• highs 82-62 lows 49-47.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon, a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 66-62 lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 67 low 45)

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer today, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain and drizzle late tonight while just mostly cloudy inland late tonight  (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and drizzle, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers late at night while a slight (20%) chance of inland showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday, then a (30%) chance of showers Monday night.
• highs 69-58 lows 45-43.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday, then a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 58-56 lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 58 low 46)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny and cooler today, partly cloudy tonight,
• Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance showers and colder Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (%) chance of AM snow showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit colder Monday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a showers likely (70%) Monday night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. today and tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. falling to 7,500 ft. Sunday afternoon, 7,500 ft. falling to 6,000 ft. late Sunday night, 5,500 ft Monday, then 6,000 ft. Monday night.
• highs 70-46 lows 40-33.
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, showers likely (70%) late at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers Thursday and in the evening, a (50%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM snow showers likely (70%), then showers likely (70%) Friday afternoon.
• snow level 6,500 ft. Tuesday, 8,000 ft. Tuesday night, 7,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 6,500 ft. Thursday, 6,000 ft. Thursday night, then 5,500 ft. Friday.
• highs 53-45 lows 37-34.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Lenticular Cloud?

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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge continues to move to the east returning the flow of coastal moisture. The graphics for days 1-3  Show the cold front moving into Oregon Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7  Monday through next Friday show a quiet weather pattern until a frontal system slides into the Pacific Northwest next Friday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 43 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is Not Available in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 44 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

• A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SILVIES RIVER NEAR BURNS AFFECTING HARNEY COUNTY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO SNOW MELT.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

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

• Clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Some AM clouds, sunny and cooler Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday and in the evening, then a good (50%) chance of showers late Monday night.
• lows 49-44 highs 75-62.
• Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 6-59 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 64 low 42)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Posted Daily

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

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

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly clear late tonight,
• Sunny and cooler Saturday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and drizzle, just mostly cloudy and colder Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, then a (40%) chance of showers Monday night.
• lows 53-47 highs 82-62.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon, a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 66-62 lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 67 low 44)

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy tonight,
• AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain and drizzle late at night while just mostly cloudy inland late Saturday night  (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and drizzle, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers late at night while a slight (20%) chance of inland showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday, then a (30%) chance of showers Monday night.
• lows 46-44 highs 69-58.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday, then a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 58-56 lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 58 low 46)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and cooler Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance showers and colder Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (%) chance of AM snow showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit colder Monday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a showers likely (70%) Monday night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight, 12,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. falling to 7,500 ft. Sunday afternoon, 7,500 ft. falling to 6,000 ft. late Sunday night, 5,500 ft Monday, then 6,000 ft. Monday night.
• lows 42-33 highs 70-46.
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, showers likely (70%) late at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers Thursday and in the evening, a (50%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM snow showers likely (70%), then showers likely (70%) Friday afternoon.
• snow level 6,500 ft. Tuesday, 8,000 ft. Tuesday night, 7,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 6,500 ft. Thursday, 6,000 ft. Thursday night, then 5,500 ft. Friday.
• highs 53-45 lows 37-34.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Lenticular Cloud?

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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge will seriously warm us up today. The graphics for days 1-3  Show no frontal systems moving into Oregon. The graphics for days 3-7  Monday through next Friday show a quiet weather pattern until a frontal system slides into the Pacific Northwest next Sunday and Monday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 20 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

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

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

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SILVIES RIVER NEAR BURNS AFFECTING HARNEY COUNTY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO SNOW MELT.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

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

• Sunny and warmer (HOT) today, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, mostly cloudy and colder Sunday afternoon, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night.
• highs 87-62 lows 52-46.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 62-68 cooling to 62 Thursday lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 64 low 42)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Posted Daily

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

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

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

• Sunny and warmer (HOT) today, partly cloudy this evening, mostly clear late tonight,
• AM clouds, sunny and cooler Saturday afternoon, clear in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night.
• highs 92-64 lows 55-47.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, a (30%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 62-68 cooling to 63 Thursday lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 67 low 44)

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Sunny and a bit warmer today, partly cloudy tonight,
• Sunny and cooler Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night.
• highs 69-58 lows 46-44.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 57-59 cooling back to 57 Thursday lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 58 low 46)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny and a bit warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance showers and colder Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today and tonight, 12,000 ft. Saturday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday evening, 7,500 ft. Sunday, then 6,500 ft. Sunday night.
• highs 77-53 lows 45-35.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday, mostly cloudy with a showers likely (70%) Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday and at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, evening showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, then showers likely (70%) Thursday afternoon.
• snow level 6,000 ft Monday, 8,000 ft. Monday night through Wednesday night, then 7,500 ft. Thursday.
• highs 49-59 cooling back to 49 Thursday lows 35-38 cooling to 36 Wednesday night.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Lenticular Cloud?

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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge will seriously warm us up tomorrow. The graphics for days 1-3  Show no frontal systems moving into Oregon. The graphics for days 3-7  Sunday through next Thursday show a quiet weather pattern until a frontal system slides into the Pacific Northwest next Sunday and Monday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 32 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

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

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 31 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SILVIES RIVER NEAR BURNS AFFECTING HARNEY COUNTY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO SNOW MELT.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

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

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer (HOT) Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, mostly cloudy and colder Sunday afternoon, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night.
• lows 49-52 cooling to 46 Sunday night highs 87-62.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 62-68 cooling to 62 Thursday lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 64 low 41)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Posted Daily

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

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

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer (HOT) Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late Friday night,
• AM clouds, sunny and cooler Saturday afternoon, clear in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night.
• lows 55-47 highs 82-64.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, a (30%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 62-68 cooling to 63 Thursday lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 66 low 44)

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly clear this evening, becoming mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy Friday night,
• AM clouds, sunny and cooler Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night.
• lows 47-44 highs 69-58.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 57-59 cooling back to 57 Thursday lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 58 low 45)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance showers and colder Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. late tonight, 13,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 12,000 ft. Saturday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday evening, 7,500 ft. Sunday, then 6,500 ft. Sunday night.
• lows 43-45 cooling to 35 Sunday night highs 77-53.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday, mostly cloudy with a showers likely (70%) Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday and at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, evening showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, then showers likely (70%) Thursday afternoon.
• snow level 6,000 ft Monday, 8,000 ft. Monday night through Wednesday night, then 7,500 ft. Thursday.
• highs 49-59 cooling back to 49 Thursday lows 35-38 cooling to 36 Wednesday night.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Lenticular Cloud?

_________________

An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge is seriously warming us up to not only normal temperatures, but even above normal temperatures. The graphics for days 1-3  Show no frontal systems moving into Oregon. The graphics for days 3-7  Sunday through next Thursday show a quiet weather pattern until a frontal system slides into the Pacific Northwest next Sunday and Monday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 20 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 17 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SILVIES RIVER NEAR BURNS AFFECTING HARNEY COUNTY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO SNOW MELT.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

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

• Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Saturday night,
• highs 76-86 cooling to 79 Saturday lows 49-52 cooling to 46 Saturday night.
• A mix of clouds and sun and colder Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 62-59 warming to 62 Tuesday and Wednesday lows 45-43 warning back t0 45 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 64 low 41)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Posted Daily

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

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

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

• Some AM clouds, sunny this afternoon, clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
• AM clouds, sunny and cooler Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• highs 80-92 cooling to 82 Saturday lows 55-49.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, just mostly cloudy and cooler Sunday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 63-60 warming to 64 Wednesday lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 66 low 44)

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, becoming mostly cloudy in the evening, just mostly clear late at night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night.
• highs 65-72 cooling back to 65 Saturday lows 48-45.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 57-55 lows near 43. (seasonal averages high 58 low 45)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• free air freezing level 3,000 ft. today, 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Friday, 13,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, then 12,000 ft. Saturday night.
• highs 63-74 lows  43-45 cooling to 39 Saturday night.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance showers and colder Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow showers, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• snow level 7,500 ft. Sunday, 6,000 ft. Sunday night, 5,500 ft Monday, 6,000 ft. Monday night, 6,500 ft. Tuesday, then 7,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 72-55 cooling to 47 Monday warming to 53 Tuesday lows  40-32.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Lenticular Cloud?

_________________

An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge is seriously warming us up to not only normal temperatures, but even above normal temperatures. The graphics for days 1-3  Show no frontal systems moving into Oregon. The graphics for days 3-7  Saturday through next Wednesday show a quiet weather pattern until a frontal system slides into the Pacific Northwest next Sunday and Monday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 22 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 8 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SILVIES RIVER NEAR BURNS AFFECTING HARNEY COUNTY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO SNOW MELT.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

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

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, clear Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Saturday night,
• lows 47-52 cooling to 46 Saturday night highs 75-86 cooling to 79 Saturday.
• A mix of clouds and sun and colder Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 62-59 warming to 62 Tuesday and Wednesday lows 45-43 warning back t0 45 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 64 low 41)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Posted Daily

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

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

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy this evening, mostly clear late tonight,
• Some AM clouds, sunny Thursday afternoon, clear Thursday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
• AM clouds, sunny and cooler Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• lows 50-55 cooling to 49 Saturday night highs 80-92 cooling to 82 Saturday.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, just mostly cloudy and cooler Sunday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 63-60 warming to 64 Wednesday lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 66 low 44)

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, becoming mostly cloudy in the evening, just mostly clear late at night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night.
• lows 48-45 highs 65-72 cooling back to 65 Saturday.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 57-55 lows near 43. (seasonal averages high 58 low 45)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft. Thursday, 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. Thursday night, 14,000 ft. Friday, 13,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, then 12,000 ft. Saturday night.
• lows 39-45 highs 63-74.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance showers and colder Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow showers, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• snow level 7,500 ft. Sunday, 6,000 ft. Sunday night, 5,500 ft Monday, 6,000 ft. Monday night, 6,500 ft. Tuesday, then 7,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 72-55 cooling to 47 Monday warming to 53 Tuesday lows  40-32.

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