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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column If It Weren’t For Bad Luck, I Wouldn’t Have Any Luck At All.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “ablation ?” Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level high pressure ridge  (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) continues to move eastward over us. A warm front has moved northward through the Pacific Northwest from the south. It is moving slowly and even becoming stationary at times. Now that the warmer air has begun to spread over us look for slow warming for the next few days.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 61 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) Oakridge:

The Air Quality Index is 39 in the Good 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 is cautioned against.

Oakridge: YELLOW – burning is cautioned against.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Your College Football Weather Forecast: 

The Pac-12 Championship Game: Friday December 5th – Ducks vs Arizona at Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California. Kickoff 6:00 PM: Cloudy with showers likely, temperature near 64 slowly falling throughout the game.

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

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain this evening, a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday AM, a (30%) chance of rain in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of rain late Wednesday night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday (0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of evening rain, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday AM, then rain likely (70%) Friday night.
• lows 35-44 highs 48-53.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, then rain likely (70%) Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 54-50 warming to 53 Tuesday lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 47 low 35).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (60%) with areas of fog late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Areas of AM fog, cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) late Wednesday night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a (30%) chance of rain late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday AM, rain likely (70%) in the afternoon, then rain Friday night.
• lows 44-47 highs near 55.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night,
• A (40%) chance of rain Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday through Tuesday.
• highs near 52 lows 40-44. (seasonal averages high 49 low 38)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (60%) late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (70%) Wednesday night (0.20 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with AM coastal showers Thursday and a (40%) chance of showers in the afternoon while a good (50%) chance of inland showers (0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of rain late Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Then cloudy with rain Friday and at night.
• lows 49-53 cooling to 50 Friday night highs near 57.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night,
• A (40%) chance of rain Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs near 57 lows 45-50. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain and breezy (Wind: SE 10-15 mph increasing to SE 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph late), a slight (20%) chance of freezing rain late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, under 0.10 in. of ice possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and freezing rain Wednesday AM, rain (0.10 in. of rain possible) likely (70%) in the afternoon and Wednesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday, then a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday AM, then rain likely (70%) in the afternoon and Friday night.
• snow level 6,500 ft. tonight and Wednesday, then 7,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night,
• lows 30-35 cooling back to 30 Friday night highs 39-42.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain Monday, rain likely (60%) at night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday.
• snow level 5,000 ft. Saturday, 6,000 ft. Saturday night,  6,000 ft. Sunday through Monday, rain likely (70%) Monday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday.
• highs near 42 lows near 30.

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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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