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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: None at this time.
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An upper level high pressure ridge ( Shaded “arch” shape) will move out and a disturbance will return the chance of rain today with increasing chances Tuesday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Pollution Index is 115 in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Pollution Index is 92 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene/Springfield: (YELLOW) Burning Cautioned Against.
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:
- Cloudy with AM fog and freezing fog and some sun peeks, cloudy this afternoon, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain this evening, occasional light rain or sprinkles at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Rain Tuesday (0.15 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) in the evening, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday (0.15 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday night.
- highs 40-46 lows 35-39.
- Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday, cloudy with rain likely (60%) at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
- Then rain Saturday, then rain likely (70%) Saturday night and Sunday.
- highs 46-49 lows 39-36. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy this afternoon, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain tonight,
- Cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, rain in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Rain likely (60%) Wednesday AM, then rain in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday night.
- highs 45-47 lows 35-40.
- Rain Thursday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night,
- Rain likely (60%) Saturday, rain Saturday night,
- Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday.
- highs near 49 lows 39-42 cooling to 38 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 49 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain this afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Rain likely (70%) Tuesday AM, rain in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible).
- Rain likely (60%) Wednesday AM, then rain in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday night.
- highs 54-50 lows 40-44.
- Rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night,
- Rain Saturday and Saturday night,
- Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday.
- highs near 52 lows 42-45 cooling to near 40 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:
- Partly cloudy this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain or snow this evening, occasional rain or snow tonight,
- Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday AM, rain and snow in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible), cloudy with rain and snow in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late Tuesday night,
- Cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday, then rain and snow Wednesday night.
- free air freezing level 9,000 ft. falling to 6,500 ft. today, snow level 4,500 ft. tonight and Tuesday, 5,000 ft. Tuesday night, 4,500 ft. Wednesday, then 4,000 ft. Wednesday night.
- highs 42-37 lows 28-25.
- Mostly cloudy with a rain and snow Thursday, rain and snow likely (60%) at night,
- A (40%) chance of rain and snow Friday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a rain and snow Saturday, rain and snow likely (70%) Saturday night and Sunday.
- snow level 3,500 ft. Thursday, 4,000 ft. Thursday night, 5,500 ft. Friday, 6,000 ft. at night, 5,500 ft. Saturday, 3,500 ft. at night, then 3,000 ft. Sunday.
- highs 35-40 lows 25-28.
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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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