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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column We Don’t Always get What We Want, Do We?
And don’t forget my latest feature story on continuing series on service club organizations
called What Does Kiwanis Mean Anyway?
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Advisories:
- A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
- AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON MONDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, JACKSON COUNTY, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, THE KLAMATH BASIN, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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An upper level high pressure ridge ( Shaded “arch” shape) will control our weather for the weekend. A weak frontal system slipped through the Pacific Northwest today giving us a few early morning showers.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Pollution Index is 32 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Pollution Index is 71 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene/Springfield: (GREEN) Burning Allowed.
Oakridge: (YELLOW) Burning Cautioned Against.
The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Partly cloudy this evening, cloudy with areas of fog late tonight,
- Cloudy with patchy AM freezing fog, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon, clear in the evening, cloudy with patchy freezing fog late Saturday night,
- Cloudy with patchy AM freezing fog, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Sunday night,
- Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night.
- lows 28-23 warming to 37 Monday night highs 43-46.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday and Wednesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday and Thursday night,
- Then a (30%) chance of rain Friday.
- highs 46-48 lows 40-37. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
- Partly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog and freezing fog late at night.
- Sunny with areas of AM fog and freezing fog, patchy lingering fog Sunday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Sunday night,
- Patchy fog Monday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night.
- lows 32-27 warming to 36 Monday night highs 42-44.
- Rain likely (60%) Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night through Thursday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday.
- highs near 46 lows 39-42 cooling to 37 Thursday night. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly clear with patchy fog inland late tonight,
- Patchy inland AM fog and freezing fog, sunny Saturday and Sunday, clear Saturday night, mostly clear Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night.
- lows 32-30 warming to 42 Monday night highs 53-56 cooling to 52 Monday.
- Rain likely (70%) Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night through Wednesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday through Friday.
- highs 50-53 lows 44-40. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:
- Mostly clear and colder late tonight,
- Mostly sunny Saturday, sunny Sunday, clear Saturday night, mostly clear Sunday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun Monday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain or snow Monday night.
- free air freezing level 4,500 ft. tonight, 5,500 ft. Saturday, 8,000 ft. at night, 10,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 7,000 ft. Monday, then snow level 5,000 ft. ay night.
- lows 20-32 highs 42-46.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain or snow Tuesday, a (40%) chance of rain or snow Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain or snow Wednesday through Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain or snow Thursday night and Friday.
- snow level 5,500 ft. Tuesday, 4,500 ft. at night and Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night, 3,500 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, then 5,000 ft. Friday.
- highs 37-34 warming to 38 Friday lows 29-26.
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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.
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