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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 sent a frontal system through Oregon today. The result was clouds and increasing chances of rain. Another frontal system (seen approaching the coast fro]m the southwest on the previous graphic) will move in between Thursday and Friday. Another frontal 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 39 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 67 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 showers this evening, isolated showers with patchy fog late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible).
• Patchy AM fog, cloudy Thursday, a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain late Thursday night (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Friday AM, showers likely (70%) in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) late at night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows 40-43 cooling back to 40 Friday night warming to 48 Saturday night highs near 49.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday, rain likely (60%) at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, then rain likely (70%) Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 54-49 lows 50-45. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Thursday, a (40%) chance of evening rain, rain late Thursday night (0.45 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Friday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers in the evening, rain likely (60%) Friday night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
•  Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows 40-43 cooling to 39 Friday night warming to 46 Saturday night highs 50-52.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Sunday, showers likely (60%) Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night through Wednesday.
• highs 56-53 warming back to 56 Wednesday lows 46-44. (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 showers likely (70%) this evening, a slight (20%) 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) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph at the shore and S 10-20 mph inland), rain, possibly heavy at times,  Thursday night (0.75 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Friday AM, showers in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, coastal rain late at night while rain likely (60%) inland late Friday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, and breezy Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows 45-49 cooling back to 45 Friday night warming to 53 Saturday night highs 52-49.
• Rain likely (60%) Sunday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday.
• highs 57-54 warming to 58 Wednesday lows 52-49. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

•  Cloudy with rain and snow showers this evening, scattered rain and snow showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, 2.00 in. of snow possible),
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow in the afternoon, a (40%) chance of evening rain and snow, rain late Thursday night,
• Rain and snow Friday AM, rain and snow showers in the afternoon, rain and snow showers likely (70%) in the evening, rain and snow showers likely (70%) again late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday, then rain at night.
• snow level 4,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Thursday, 6,000 ft. Thursday night, 4,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 5,500 ft. Saturday, then 6,000 ft. Saturday night.
• lows 28-32 cooling back to 28 Friday night warming to 34 Saturday night highs near 37.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday, rain likely (70%) Sunday night and Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Then rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday.
• snow level 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 6,500 ft. Monday and Monday night, 7,000 ft. Tuesday, 6,500 ft. Tuesday night, then 5,500 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 42-37 lows 36-30.

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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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