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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 Thursday. Note: Willamette Pass, Hoodoo, 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 43 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 11 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:

• AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM TUESDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, THE KLAMATH BASIN, 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 areas of fog this AM, mostly cloudy with possible sun peeks this afternoon (depending on whether fog & clouds dissipate), mostly cloudy with patchy fog in the evening, areas of fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of  rain Thursday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and at night,
• Patchy AM fog and a (30%) chance of rain, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, then mostly cloudy with patchy fog again at night.
• highs 43-54 lows 37-44 cooling to 42 Friday night.
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday, areas of fog Saturday night and Sunday,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Monday and at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday.
• highs 52-56 lows 42-45. (seasonal averages high 48 low 34).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog this AM fog, sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog Thursday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, areas of fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain 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.
• highs 46-57 lows 39-44.
• 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 55-57 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 cloudy with areas of fog this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight,
• 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 (30%) chance of rain Friday, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late Friday night.
• highs near 58 lows 44-49.
• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog Saturday, partly cloudy with areas of fog late Saturday night through Monday, partly cloudy Monday 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:

• Sunny most of today, partly cloudy late this afternoon, mostly cloudy this evening, partly late cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday through Friday, then just mostly cloudy Friday night.
• free air freezing level 8,000 ft. today and tonight, snow level 7,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 8,000 ft. Friday, then free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Friday night.
• highs 45-48 lows 30-38.
• Partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy Monday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Saturday, 13,000 ft. Saturday night through Monday, 11,000 ft. Monday night, then snow level 8,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 52-62 cooling to near 50 Monday lows 36-42 cooling to 35 Monday night.

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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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