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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Two Guys And A Bar, A Joke? No, Wrong Kind Of Bar.

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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 high will continue moving eastward with an area of upper low pressure in the Gulf of Alaska is following behind it. The low will be spinning frontal systems at us all week. One frontal system is moving in bringing more moisture with it and another front is right behind it.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 66 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) Oakridge:

The Air Quality Index is 44 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 HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL NOON TUESDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST,  THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 10 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• 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:

• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph late),
• Rain likely (70%) Tuesday AM, rain with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms), mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) late Tuesday night (under 0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph) Wednesday afternoon (0.30 in. of rain possible), rain (0.90 in. of rain possible), heavy at times, at night and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph),
• Rain Thursday, then showers likely (70%) Thursday night.
• lows 48-50 cooling to 40 Thursday night highs 55-57 cooling to near 50 Thursday.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday.
• highs 50-46 lows near 47. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers Tuesday AM, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain Wednesday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), rain possibly heavy at times at night (1.30 in. of rain possible), breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph),
• AM rain, heavy at times, showers Thursday afternoon and evening, then showers likely (70%) late Thursday night.
• lows near 48-50 cooling to 42 Thursday night highs 59-53.
• Showers likely (60%) Friday, a (40%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday.
• highs 49-45 warming back to 49 Monday lows 36-42. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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

• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening coastal rain and rain late tonight while a slight (20%) chance of evening inland rain and rain likely (70%) late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore and S 10-20 mph inland),
• Mostly cloudy with showers (0.45 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 25-40 mph at the shore, S 15-20 mph inland) Tuesday (0.30 in. of rain possible), cloudy with coastal rain in the evening while evening rain inland and a good (50%) chance of rain late Tuesday night (0.30 in. of rain possible), windy (Wind: S 25-40 mph at the shore, S 15-25 mph inland, gusts to 55 late evening and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with coastal rain Wednesday, AM inland rain likely (70%), rain, heavy at times, in the afternoon (0.80 in. of rain possible) and very windy (Wind: S 30-45 mph at the shore, S 15-25 mph inland), rain, heavy at times, Wednesday night (2.40 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph shifting SW 5-10 mph late at night at the shore, S 15-25 mph inland decreasing to S 10-15 mph late,
• AM rain, heavy at times, afternoon showers Thursday, then showers at night.
• lows 56-46 highs 60-55.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Friday, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night,
• A (40%) chance of rain Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Then rain likely (60%) Monday.
• highs 54-59 cooling to 55 Monday lows 42-49. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph late),
• Mostly cloudy with rain () and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph) Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) Wednesday afternoon and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph), rain at night,
• Rain Thursday, then rain and snow showers Thursday night.
• snow level 7,500 ft. rising to above 8,000 ft. late tonight, above 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday, 7,500 ft. Wednesday night, 7,500 ft. falling to 6,000 ft. Thursday afternoon, then 5,000 ft. Thursday night.
• lows 38-30 highs 45-38.
• Rain and snow showers likely (70%) Friday and Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow at night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday.
• snow level 4,500 ft. Friday, 4,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 4,500 ft. Saturday night, 4,000 ft. Sunday, 4,500 ft. Sunday night, then 5,000 ft. Monday.
• highs 34-40 cooling to 36 Monday lows 24-30.

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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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