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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?
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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) is moving out and a disturbance has returned the chance of rain with increasing chances Tuesday. A frontal system will push through Oregon on Thursday increasing our chances for rain even more.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Pollution Index is 99 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Pollution Index is 117 in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 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 a good (50%) chance of rain this evening, occasional light rain late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Rain Tuesday (0.25 in. of rain possible), cloudy with rain likely (70%) in the evening, good (50%) chance of rain late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday (0.15 in. of rain possible) through Thursday, then rain likely (60%) Thursday night.
- lows 37-42 cooling to 39 Thursday night highs 46-48 cooling to 46 Thursday.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night,
- Rain and windy Saturday, rain likely (70%) Saturday night,
- A good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, a (30%) chance of rain Sunday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Monday.
- highs 46-49 lows 40-35. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain tonight,
- Cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (60%) in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Rain likely (60%) Wednesday AM, rain in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday night,
- Rain likely (70%) Thursday and Thursday night.
- lows 35-42 highs 45-49.
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night,
- Rain Saturday, rain likely (60%) in the evening, showers likely (60%) Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
- Then mostly cloudy Monday AM and partly cloudy Monday afternoon.
- highs 50-45 lows 42-34. (seasonal averages high 49 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- A good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday AM, rain likely (70%) in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible).
- Rain likely (60%) Wednesday AM, rain in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible), rain Wednesday night,
- Then rain likely (70%) Thursday and Thursday night.
- lows 41-44 highs 53-50.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night,
- Rain Saturday, rain likely (60%) in the evening, showers likely (60%) Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
- Then mostly cloudy Monday AM and partly cloudy in the afternoon.
- highs 54-52 warming to 54 Monday lows 47-37. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:
- Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain or snow this evening, occasional rain and snow late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible),
- 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, rain and snow Wednesday night and Thursday, then rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday night.
- snow level 4,500 ft. tonight and Tuesday, 5,000 ft. Tuesday night, 4,500 ft. Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night, 3,500 ft. Thursday, then 4,000 ft. Thursday night.
- lows 30-25 highs 38-35.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
- Rain and snow Saturday, rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday night and Sunday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Monday.
- snow level 5,500 ft. Friday, 6,000 ft. at night and Saturday, 4,000 ft. at night, 3,500 ft. Sunday, 4,000 ft. Sunday night, then 5,000 ft. Monday.
- highs 39-37 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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