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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 low  (Shaded area with blue arrows off the northern California coast.) will move to the east and northeast over us. A frontal system will approach the Oregon coast Monday increasing the rain chances as it moves through.

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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 24 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 FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TODAY UNTIL 10 AM SATURDAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
•  A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO HIGH LEVELS OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD  ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON 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.
• 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 63 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 some fog and rain likely (70%) this AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain this evening, rain with a slight (20%) chance of  thunderstorms late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday night,
• Patchy AM fog with a mix of clouds and sun, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, then rain likely (60%) Sunday night.
• highs near 53 lows 44-36 warning to 43 Sunday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Monday, rain likely (70%) Monday night through Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, then rain Wednesday night and showers likely (70%) Thursday.
• highs 53-57 cooling to to near 50 Thursday lows 47-45. (seasonal averages high 47 low 35).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• A slight (20%) chance of rain today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.30 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, just partly cloudy in the afternoon and Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM showers, showers likely (60%) Sunday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night.
• highs 55-50 warming to 53 Sunday lows 45-42 warming to 46 Sunday night.
• Showers Monday, rain Monday night and Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday  night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday.
• highs 55-59 cooling to 49 Sunday lows near 49. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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

• A (30%) chance of AM coastal rain and afternoon rain while a slight (20%) chance of AM inland rain and rain this afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), rain, possibly heavy at times, this evening, just mostly cloudy tonight (0.55 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland AM showers while a (30%) chance of  showers in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then just partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM showers, showers Sunday afternoon, then showers likely (70%) Sunday night.
• highs 58-56 warming back to 58 Sunday lows 52-50 warming back to 52 Sunday night.
• Mostly cloudy with showers Monday, rain at night and Tuesday, showers likely (70%) Tuesday night,
• Rain likely (70%) and breezy Wednesday, mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Wednesday night,
• Then showers likely (70%) Thursday.
• highs 60-52 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain today (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, just partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, then rain likely (60%) Sunday night.
• snow level 7,000 ft. today, 6,500 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. Saturday, free air freezing level 6,500 ft. Saturday night, 8,000 ft. Sunday, then 7,000 ft. Sunday night.
• highs 43-40 warming back to 43 Sunday lows 34-30 warming to 32 Sunday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday through Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) at night,
• Then rain and snow likely (70%) Thursday.
• snow level 7,000 ft. Monday, 8,000 ft. Monday night, above 8,000 ft. Tuesday, 8,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, 7,500 ft. Wednesday night, then 5,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs 42-46 cooling back to 42 Thursday lows 38-34.

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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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