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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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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 over the Pacific Ocean is headed toward us and of course it will bring more moisture with it. Another frontal system will approach the Oregon coast late Monday night increasing the rain chances as it moves through.

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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 38 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: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

(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 SATURDAY FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT 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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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with some lingering fog, 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 late Saturday night,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, cloudy with rain likely (60%) in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain late Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then rain likely (70%) Monday night.
• lows 44-36 warming to 47 Monday night highs near 53.
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain at night,
• Then showers likely (70%) Thursday through Friday.
• highs 56-58 cooling to near 49 Friday lows 47-40. (seasonal averages high 47 low 35).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, rain late tonight (0.30 in. of rain possible),
• Areas of AM fog with a (30%) chance of showers, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy with areas of fog late Saturday night,
• AM fog mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, evening showers likely, a good (50%) chance of rain late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, then rain likely (70%) Monday night.
• lows 45-42 warming to 46 Sunday night highs 55-50 warming to 53 Sunday.
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday, rain likely (60%) at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday.
• 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:

• Cloudy with rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, rain, possibly heavy at times, late tonight (0.55 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with areas of inland fog, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy with areas of fog Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog and a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal showers and a chance good (50%) of rain Sunday afternoon while a good (50%) chance of afternoon rain inland, evening rain, a (40%) chance of rain late Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday, then rain likely (70%) Monday night.
• lows 52-46 warming to 54 Monday night highs 54-48.
• Cloudy with rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) at night,
• Rain likely (70%) and breezy Wednesday, rain Wednesday night,
• Then rain likely (70%) Thursday through Friday.
• highs 58-60 cooling to 56 Friday lows 54-48. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with rain tonight, rain and snow showers toward morning (0.50 in. of rain possible,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers,  just partly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday AM, mostly cloudy in afternoon, cloudy with a (40%) chance of  evening rain, rain likely (60%) late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, then rain likely (60%) Monday night.
• snow level 6,500 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. Saturday, 5,500 ft. Saturday night, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Sunday, snow level 6,500 ft. Sunday night, 6,000 ft. Monday, then 8,000 ft. Monday  night,
• lows 34-30 warming back to 36 Monday night highs 45-37.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Thursday through Friday.
• snow level 8,000 ft. Tuesday, 7,500 ft. Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday, 7,000 ft. Wednesday night,  4,500 ft. Thursday, then 5,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 46-37 lows 34-30.

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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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