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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 weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “ablation ?” Now here is the correct answer. Ablation is depletion of snow and ice by melting and evaporation. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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 over  Washington and Oregon) will move to the east away from us. High pressure will follow to sweep the clouds and moisture away for today. A frontal system will move in by Tuesday bringing more moisture ahead of it and with it.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 19 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) Oakridge:

The Air Quality Index is 47 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 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:

• Areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy this afternoon with possible sun breaks, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (60%) late Monday night,
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• highs 48-55 lows 42-54.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Wednesday, rain at night,
• Rain likely (70%) Thursday and Thursday night,
• Showers likely (60%) Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 55-47 lows 55-47. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny with areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy this afternoon, cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of rain at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Tuesday and in the evening, then a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night.
• highs 48-56 lows near 43-50.
• Mostly cloudy with rain, heavy at times, and breezy Wednesday, rain, heavy at times, Wednesday night,
• Showers likely (70%) Thursday through Friday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%)  chance of showers Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 54-47 lows 45-38. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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

• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain this afternoon, coastal rain tonight while rain likely (60%) inland tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), coastal rain likely (70%) in the evening,  rain late at night while a (40%) chance of inland evening rain and rain likely (70%) late a night, breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph at the shore and 10-15 mph inland) Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph) Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely (70%) and breezy late Tuesday night and breezy.
• highs 60-63 cooling back to 60 Tuesday lows 53-55 cooling to near 50 Tuesday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain, heavy at times, and breezy Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Showers likely (70%) Thursday through Friday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 58-52 lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• A mix of clouds and sun today, becoming cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• free air freezing level 6,000 ft. today, snow level 6,500 ft. tonight and Monday, 7,500 ft. Monday night, above 8,000 ft. Tuesday, then 7,500 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 42-44 lows 33-36 cooling to 34 Tuesday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday, rain at night,
• Rain and snow Thursday and at night,
• Then rain and snow showers likely (70%) Friday through Saturday.
• snow level 7,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 5,500 ft. Thursday and  Thursday night, 4,500 ft. Friday, 4,000 ft. Friday night, then 3,500 ft Saturday.
• highs 45-36 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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