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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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Sorry, but no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “the Hague Line?” Here is the correct answer. The Hague Line is the North Atlantic boundary between the U.S. and Canada fishing waters as determined by the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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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An Upper Level Ridge of High Pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape) will start t slowly dry us out as we get closer to Christmas Day on Thursday. A frontal system will bend its way back from the south and move back onshore increasing our rain chances a bit.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 9 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 43 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 FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE UMPQUA RIVER NEAR ELKTON AFFECTING DOUGLAS COUNTY.
• A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MARYS RIVER NEAR PHILOMATH AFFECTING BENTON COUNTY, AND THE LUCKIAMUTE RIVER NEAR SUVER AFFECTING BENTON AND POLK COUNTIES. IF YOU LIVE NEAR OR TRAVEL NEAR THESE RIVERS YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS BECAUSE FLOODING OVER THE RIVERS BANKS IS EXPECTED.
• NOTE: FOR FLOOD WARNING UPDATES GO TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLOOD WARNING ADVISORIES SITE.
• *A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 4 PM FRIDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• *A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES.
• *A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• 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 rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of rain at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) with fog late,
• Patchy AM fog with a (40%) chance of rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) rain late Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, then showers likely (70%) Wednesday night (Christmas Eve).
• lows 49-36 highs 54-49.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, just partly cloudy Friday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of shower Sunday.
• highs 45-42 lows 34-28 warming to 35 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 45 low 35).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with rain this evening, rain likely (70%) late tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of  rain Monday night with areas of fog late at night and Tuesday AM, just partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy in the evening with a slight (20%) chance of rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) with areas of fog late at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday AM, rain in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night (Christmas Eve).
• lows 52-37 highs 57-50.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day), partly cloudy at night and Friday, just mostly cloudy Friday night,
• A slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday and at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday.
• highs near 46 lows 32-35. (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 rain likely (70%) tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers Monday night with areas of fog late at night and Tuesday AM, just partly cloudy in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) with areas of fog developing late,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, then a (40%) chance of showers at night (Christmas Eve).
• lows 54-42 highs 56-50.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday (Christmas Day), partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, just mostly cloudy Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 49-46 lows 38-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain (1 in. of rain possible) tonight and breezy (Wind: W 15-25 mph shifting to NW 10-15 mph late tonight),
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday (0.25 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of rain at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, a (40%) chance of rain late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, then snow showers at night (Christmas Eve).
• snow level 7,500 ft. tonight, 6,500 ft. Monday, 7,500 ft. rising to above 8,000 ft. late Monday night, above 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. falling to 6,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon, then 2,500 ft. Wednesday night.
• lows 37-23 highs 42-45 cooling to 40 Wednesday.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of snow showers Thursday (Christmas Day), a slight (20%) chance of snow showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%)  chance of rain and snow showers Friday, just partly cloudy at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain  and snow showers Saturday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday.
• snow level at the surface Thursday, 2,500 ft. Thursday night, 4,000 ft. Friday, free air freezing level 7,000 ft. Friday night, snow level 5,500 ft. Saturday, 4,500 ft. Saturday night.
• highs 30-37 lows 22-25.

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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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