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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column No, We Didn’t Have To Use The “D” Word In 2014.

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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 a “ hodograph?” 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 high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape mainly in blue arrows) is strengthening and will keep the showers away until Thursday. A frontal system will head into Oregon by Friday bringing rain with it. Skiers note – Hoodoo, Willamette Pass, and Mt. Ashland are all closed for now. They say they will be opening again when enough snow falls. Check their websites for conditions and specific schedules.

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Air Quality Index: Eugene-Springfield:

The Air Quality Index is 54 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 8 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 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:

• Partly cloudy with patchy evening fog, areas of fog late tonight,
• Cloudy with patchy AM fog, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain, possibly heavy at times, and breezy (Wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph late) Thursday night (1.00 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Friday AM, a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers (0.15 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, a good (50%) chance of rain late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows 34-45 cooling to 42 Friday night warming to near 50 Saturday night highs 52-54.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), cloudy with areas of fog at night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday, cloudy with areas of fog Tuesday night,
• Then cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 54-47 lows 43-36. (seasonal averages high 47 low 34).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday, rain at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Friday AM, rain likely (60%) in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of evening rain, then rain late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) through Saturday night.
• lows 42-52 highs 55-57.
• Rain Sunday, mostly cloudy and colder with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), mostly cloudy Monday night,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Tuesday and in the evening, partly cloudy with areas of fog at night,
• Partly cloudy with areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy Wednesday afternoon.
• highs 56-49 warming to 52 Wednesday lows 40-34. (seasonal averages high 50 low 37)

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

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM coastal rain Thursday and rain likely (60%) in the afternoon while a (30%) chance of rain inland (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph), rain Thursday night (1.25 in. of rain possible) and Friday AM, a (40%) chance of rain in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible) and evening, rain late Friday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Then rain Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows 48-54 highs near 57.
• Rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and colder Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), just mostly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with areas of fog Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 55-52 warming to 56 Wednesday lows 44-40. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday AM, a good (50%) chance of afternoon rain (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph) Thursday night (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Friday AM, rain and snow in the afternoon and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph in the afternoon), a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow, a slight (20%) chance of rain late Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. falling to 9,000 ft. late tonight, snow level 5,000 ft. rising to 6,500 ft. Thursday afternoon, 7,000 ft. Thursday night, 5,500 ft. Friday and Friday night, 7,000 ft. rising to above 8,000 ft. Saturday afternoon, then 8,000 ft. Saturday night.
• lows 29-33 cooling to 30 Friday night warming to 39 Saturday night highs 43-40 warming back to 43 Saturday.
• Rain Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Monday night,
• Just partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday.
• snow level 6,000 ft. Sunday, 4,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night, free air freezing level 7,500 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then snow level 4,500 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 44-40 warming back to 44 Tuesday lows near 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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