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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 another frontal system through Oregon. The result is clouds with an increasing chance of rain. More frontal activity Sunday through Monday will continue the rainy weather pattern. Not enough snow for Hoodoo or Willamette Pass Ski to open, but there has been enough for Mt. Ashland to announce they are opening for business today.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield:The Air Quality Index is 17 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 38 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 SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TODAY UNTIL 4 AM SATURDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE THE CENTRAL
• OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TODAY UNTIL 10 PM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• 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 showers today (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday (0.65 in. of rain possible), rain, possibly heavy at times, Saturday night (0.85 in. of rain possible) and Sunday, then rain again Sunday night.
• highs 49-55 lows 44-50.
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
• Showers likely (70%) Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve),
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day).
• highs 54-43 lows 47-35. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with showers this AM, showers likely (70%) this afternoon, rain likely (70%) this evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain late tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, Saturday (0.75 in. of rain possible) and Saturday night (0.85 in. of rain possible),
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Sunday and Sunday night.
• highs 50-56 lows 43-49 cooling to 46 Sunday night.
• Showers likely (70%) Monday and Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve),
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday (Christmas Day).
• highs 56-43 lows 47-37. (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 coastal showers today while AM showers inland and inland showers likely (70%) this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain, possibly heavy at times tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, Saturday (2.00 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind S 20-30 mph at the shore, S 10-20 mph inland, afternoon gusts to 40 mph), rain, possibly heavy at times again, Saturday night (1.00 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph),
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday, then rain likely (60%) at night.
• highs 54-57 lows 48-54.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Monday and Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, rain likely (60%) Tuesday night,
• Showers likely (70%) Wednesday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve), then partly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day).
• highs 57-49 lows 50-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Rain and snow this AM, rain and snow showers this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 3 in. of snow possible), showers likely (70%) this evening, rain and snow likely (70%) late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday, rain, possibly heavy at times, at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, Sunday, then rain Sunday night.
• snow level 4,000 ft. today and tonight, 4,500 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Saturday, 8,000 ft. Saturday night, then above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
• highs 36-44 lows 32-37 cooling to 34 Saturday night.
• Rain likely (60%) Monday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Rain and snow showers likely (70%) Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers at night (Christmas Eve),
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Thursday (Christmas Day).
• snow level 7,500 ft. Monday, 7,000 ft. Monday night, 6,000 ft. Tuesday, 6,000 ft. Tuesday night, 4,000 ft. Wednesday, 2,500 ft. Wednesday night, then at the surface Thursday.
• highs 42-30 lows 33-23.

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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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