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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 18 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. 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: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

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 HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT  UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS 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 TONIGHT UNTIL 10 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 TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, 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:

• Rain likely (70%) this AM, rain with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening (0.50 in. of rain possible, more in storms) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph), mostly cloudy with evening rain, a good (50%) of rain late tonight (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 (0.75 in. of rain possible), rain (0.80 in. of rain possible), heavy at times, at night and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph),
• Rain Thursday AM, showers in the afternoon (0.30 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph), showers likely (70%) Thursday night.
• highs 64-55 cooling to near 50 Thursday lows 50-40.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Friday, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain 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 near 47 lows 35-40. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with showers this AM, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain, heavy at times Wednesday afternoon (0.30 in. of rain possible), rain possibly heavy at times at night (0.90 in. of rain possible), breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph late),
• AM rain, heavy at times, showers Thursday afternoon (0.45 in. of rain possible) and evening , then showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Thursday night.
• highs 60-53 lows near 49-43.
• 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 47-50 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:

• Mostly cloudy with showers this AM, rain (0.45 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore, S 15-20 mph inland) today (0.30 in. of rain possible), cloudy with coastal rain this evening while evening rain likely (60%) inland and a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight (0.30 in. of rain possible), windy (Wind: S 25-40 mph at the shore, S 15-25 mph inland, gusts to 55 late this evening and tonight,
• 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 15-25 mph increasing to SE 25-35 mph at the shore, S 15-25 mph inland), rain, heavy at times, Wednesday night (2.40 in. of rain possible),
• AM rain, heavy at times, then rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and Thursday night.
• highs 62-55 lows 56-46.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) 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 52-59 cooling to 55 Monday lows 42-49. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph) today, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) Wednesday afternoon and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph), rain and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph shifting SE 5-15 mph late at night) at night,
• Rain Thursday AM, then rain and snow showers in the afternoon and Thursday night.
• snow level 8,000 ft. today, above 8,000 ft. tonight, above 8,000 ft. falling to 8,000 ft.  Wednesday afternoon, 6,500 ft. Wednesday night, 7,000 ft. falling to 5,500 ft. Thursday afternoon, then 5,000 ft. Thursday night.
• highs 48-38 lows 38-30.
• 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 and Friday night, 4,000 ft. Saturday through 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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