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And don’t forget my latest feature  story on continuing series on service club organizations

called Most Remember The Fireworks, But What Is An Active 20-30 Club?

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Sunday was Groundhog Day and I checked in with many of the groundhogs to see what they had for a forecast. The most famous groundhog”Punxsutawney Phil” led the group that saw there shadow predicting 6 more weeks of Winter. The others in that group are Sun Prairie Jimmy, and Staten Island Chuck. Those not seeing their shadow predicting an early Spring are Malverne Mel, Holtsville Hal, General Lee, and Buckeye Chuck. That’s 4 to 3 in favor of an early Spring. The one groundhog who I haven’t mentioned is Spencer Butte Bob, my personal groundhog. It was bright and sunny this morning so Bob saw his shadow predicting another 6 weeks of winter. Remember, these predictions are about as accurate as flipping a coin, but it is fun to check this out each year.

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

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of isolated AM rain and snow showers, a good (50%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog and freezing fog, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday afternoon, partly clear and colder at night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday, mostly clear and cold at night.
• highs 42-37 lows 29-18.
• Sunny Thursday, clear and cold at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Saturday, rain likely (60%) at night,
• Then rain likely (70%) Sunday.
• highs 34-30 warming to 47 Sunday lows 16-36. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35).

Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. this afternoon), a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers (snow level 2,000 ft.), a slight (20%) chance of snow showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, evening snow level 1,500 ft.),
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon Tuesday through Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy at night.
• highs 45-40 lows 32-20.
• Mostly sunny and colder Thursday and Friday, mostly clear Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday, cloudy with rain likely (60%) in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain late Saturday night,
• Then rain likely (60%) and a bit warmer Sunday.
• highs 34-48 lows 18-38. (seasonal averages high 52 low 37)

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

• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft. this afternoon), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers (evening snow level 2,000 ft.), mostly cloudy tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Tuesday night,
• Then partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night (colder).
• highs 45-47 cooling to near 40 Wednesday lows 34-24.
• Mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, mostly clear Thursday night, mostly cloudy Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday AM, rain and snow in the afternoon, then rain likely (70%) Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 36-53 lows 23-42. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy today with a good (50%) chance of scattered snow showers, a (30%) chance of snow showers this evening, a slight (20%) chance of snow showers late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday through Wednesday night.
• snow level at the surface today and tonight, free air freezing level at the surface Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy at night.
• highs 26-23 lows 11-5.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, clear and cold at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with snow likely (70%) Saturday through Sunday.
• free air freezing level at the surface Thursday through Friday night, then snow level at the surface Saturday through Sunday.
• highs 15-37 lows 5-27.