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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column It’s Snow Big Deal Or Is It?

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Called Bullwinkle.

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “ short-fuse warning?”  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 at the surface has been keeping an inversion over us. That means warm air is sitting above the colder air at the surface producing low clouds and fog which are trapped at the the southern end of the Willamette Valley.  A frontal system will bring back the chance of showers will return toward the end of the week.  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 37 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 2 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 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 areas of locally dense fog late tonight and Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patch fog late Wednesday night,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of  rain Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) through Friday night.
• lows 32-43 highs 43-54.
• Partly cloudy Saturday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday night through Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday.
• highs 54-59 cooling to 55 Tuesday lows 44-48. (seasonal averages high 48 low 34).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight and Wednesday AM fog, sunny Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog Thursday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, areas of fog and a (30%) chance of rain in the evening, areas of fog late Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, then mostly cloudy with areas of fog Friday night.
• lows 37-44 highs 46-57.
• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog Saturday, partly cloudy with areas of fog Saturday night through Monday, partly cloudy Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 59-62 cooling to 57 Tuesday lows 44-42. (seasonal averages high 50 low 37)

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

• Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of morning fog, a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, patchy evening fog, a (30%) of rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) at night with areas of fog late,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late Friday night.
• lows 39-49 highs near 58.
• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog Saturday, partly cloudy with areas of fog late Saturday night through Monday, partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 59-63 cooling back to 57 Tuesday lows 49-46. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny, just a bit warmer, Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night through Friday night.
• free air freezing level 6,500 ft. tonight, 8,000 ft. Wednesday, 9,000 ft. Wednesday night, snow level 7,000 ft. Thursday, 7,500 ft. Thursday night, then above 8,000 ft. Friday and Friday night.
• lows 26-38 highs 45-48.
• Partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday and Monday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 13,000 ft. Sunday through Monday, 11,000 ft. Monday night,
• Then snow level 8,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 52-58 cooling to 52 Monday lows 38-35.

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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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