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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column It Wasn’t A “Perfect Storm” But It Tried.

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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 “the Hague Line?” 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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A strong upper level trough of low pressure is sending a frontal system through Oregon today. The result is clouds and rain and more storms will follow. Here is the frontal system at the coast Friday. Another storm system will approach Sunday. Add those up and you get a lot of rainy days to come.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 52 in theModerate category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 77 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: 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:

• Cloudy with patchy fog and a good (50%) chance of rain this AM, rain likely (70%) this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, evening showers, isolated showers with patchy fog late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible).
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of evening rain, rain late Thursday night (0.40 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Friday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon, then a good (50%) chance of showers at night.
• highs near 49 lows 38-42 cooling back to 38 Friday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday through Monday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 48-52 cooling to near 50 Tuesday lows 44-50 cooling to 45 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with AM fog and a good (50%) chance of AM rain, showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, just mostly cloudy Thursday afternoon, a (40%) chance of evening rain, rain late Thursday night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Friday AM, rain likely (60%) in the afternoon, then a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night.
• highs near 50 lows 42-40 warming back to 43 Thursday night cooling to 39 Friday night.
•  Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night,
• Cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 52-56 cooling to 53 Tuesday lows 44-46. (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 AM coastal rain likely (70%) while a good (50%) chance of inland AM rain, showers likely (70%) this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Thursday night (0.45 in. of rain possible) and Friday AM, showers in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday night.
• highs 52-55 lows 45-49 cooling back to 45 Friday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Saturday and Saturday night,
• Showers likely (60%) Sunday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday and Monday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 54-57 cooling back to 54 Tuesday lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

•  Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow this afternoon (0.25in. of rain possible, 2.00 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with scattered rain and snow showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 2.00 in. of snow possible),
•  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow, rain and snow late Thursday night and Friday, then rain and snow showers likely (70%) Friday night.
• snow level 5,000 ft. today, 4,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Thursday, 6,000 ft. Thursday night, then 4,500 ft. Friday and Friday night.
• highs near 37 lows 26-30 cooling to 28 Friday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Saturday, rain and snow at night,
• Rain  Sunday, mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday.
• snow level 4,000 ft. Saturday, 5,500 ft. Saturday night, 8,000 ft. Sunday, 7,500 ft. Sunday night and Monday, then 7,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 36-42 lows 33-36 cooling to 34 Monday 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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