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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 weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “ short-fuse warning?”  Here is the correct answer. A Short-Fuse Warning is a warning issued by the NWS for a local weather hazard of relatively short duration. Short-fuse warnings include tornado warnings, severe thunderstorm warnings, and flash flood warnings. Tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings typically are issued for periods of an hour or less, flash flood warnings typically for three hours or less. 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 high pressure ridge is strengthening over us and will keep storms away for a while. A  frontal system will bring a slight chance of showers to us Tuesday. 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 31 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 46 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: RED– Burning is Prohibited.

(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:

• Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight and Sunday AM, patchy afternoon fog, areas of fog late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Monday afternoon and at night.
• highs 57-50 warming to near 55 Monday lows 40-44.
• A mix of clouds and sun with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Patchy fog with a mix of clouds and sun and a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with patchy fog Friday.
• highs 55-52 lows 48-40. (seasonal averages high 48 low 35).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, areas of fog late tonight,
• Areas of AM fog, mostly sunny with patchy fog Sunday afternoon, mostly clear with patchy evening fog, areas of fog late at night and Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with patchy fog late Monday night.
• highs 58-62 lows 43-45.
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday  night,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Areas of morning and late night fog, partly cloudy with areas of fog Thursday and Friday.
• highs 59-57 lows 44-39. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, partly cloudy tis afternoon and tonight,
• Sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday night.
• highs 62-67 cooling back to 62 Monday lows 46-50.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, then partly cloudy with areas of fog Thursday afternoon through Friday.
• highs 59-62 lows 50-43. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny today, partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Sunday and Monday, mostly clear Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday night,
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. today, 12,000 ft. tonight, 11,000 ft.  Sunday, 12,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, then 10,000 ft. Monday night.
• highs 56-60 lows 43-38.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun Friday.
• snow level 7,000 ft. Tuesday, 6,500 ft. Tuesday night, 6,000 ft. Wednesday, 6,500 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Thursday night, then 9,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 49-45 warming to 52 Friday lows 35-32 warming back to 35 Thursday 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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