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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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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “ wind shear?”  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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The upper level trough of low pressure helped cause the windy conditions Thursday is moving away from us as an upper level high replaces it to clear us out a bit for most of the weekend.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 19 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) Oakridge:

The Air Quality Index is 16 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 HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND 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 a (40%) chance of showers this evening, becoming partly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy fog with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Saturday night and Sunday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, a sight (20%) chance of evening rain, a good (50%) chance of late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain at night.
• lows 37-32 warming to near 39 Monday night highs 47-44 warming back to near 47 Monday.
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night and Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 44-48 lows 37-42. (seasonal averages high 45 low 34).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, partly cloudy with patchy lingering fog Saturday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening rain, a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with showers likely (70%) Monday, then a good (50%) chance of showers at night.
• lows 38-42 highs 47-50.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, showers likely (70%) Tuesday night and Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday.
• highs near 48 lows 38-44. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers tonight while a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), patchy fog late,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with patchy inland fog late at night and Sunday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Then showers likely (70%) Monday and Monday night.
• lows 42-47 highs 52-56.
•  Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, showers likely (70%) Tuesday night and Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night and Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 53-56 lows 44-50. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late tonight (under 0.10 in of rain possible),
• Partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow, a (30%) chance of rain and snow late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night.
• snow level 3,500 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Saturday, free air freezing level 5,000 ft. Saturday, 5,500 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, then 5,500 ft. Sunday night, 4,000 ft. Sunday night, 5,000 ft. Monday, then 4,500 ft. Monday night.
• lows 26-28 highs 38-36.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday.
• free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 3,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 4,000 ft. Thursday, 5,000 ft. Thursday night, then 4,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 34-40 lows 27-25 warming to 32 Thursday night.

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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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