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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 into the Pacific Northwest from the south. A cold front will sweep in behind it through California producing more rain.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 54 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 89 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 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 FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
• 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:

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (70%) tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday (0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), rain at night.
• highs 45-53 lows 42-44.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, then rain likely (70%) Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 54-50 warming to 55 Tuesday lows 40-42. (seasonal averages high 47 low 35).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Areas of AM fog, cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) late tonight (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.
• highs near 55 lows near 47.
• 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:

• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain this AM, rain likely (70%) this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (70%) tonight (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.
• highs near 57 lows 50-53 cooling back to 50 Friday night.
• 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:

• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain this AM, rain (0.10 in. of rain possible) likely (70%) this afternoon and tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, 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. today, 7,000 ft. Wednesday night through Friday, then 6,000 ft. Friday night,
• highs 39-42 lows 33-35 cooling back to 30 Friday night.
• 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 through Monday, 7,000 ft. Monday night, then 6,500 ft. 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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