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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 64 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 74 in the Moderate 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 DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA, THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, AND THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
• A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY,
• 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:

• Areas of dense fog this AM, mostly cloudy with patchy fog this afternoon and some sun breaks, mostly cloudy with patchy fog this evening, areas of fog late tonight,
• Cloudy Monday with areas of AM fog, cloudy with patchy fog in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog at night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, patchy fog with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• highs 52-54 lows 43-47.
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) 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 patchy fog at night,
• Patchy fog with a mix of clouds and sun Friday and Saturday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Friday night.
• highs 56-50 lows 42-40. (seasonal averages high 48 low 35).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy with areas of dense fog this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear with patchy evening fog, areas of fog late tonight and Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with patchy fog late Monday night,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, then a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday  night.
• highs 64-58 lows 43-45.
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday night,
• Patchy morning and late night fog, partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear with patchy fog Friday night.
• highs near 58 lows 42-39. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)

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

• Partly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Monday, partly cloudy Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of inland afternoon rain while a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• highs 65-58 lows 48-50.
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night.
• highs 60-63 lows 48-44. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny and warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today and tonight, 12,000 ft. Monday, 11,000 ft. Monday night, 9,000 ft. Tuesday, then snow level 6,500 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 60-47 lows 40-34.
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday through Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Then mostly sunny Saturday.
• snow level 6,000 ft. Wednesday, 6,500 ft. Wednesday night, free air freezing level 7,000 ft. Thursday, 7,500 ft. Thursday night, then 8,000 ft. Friday through Saturday.
• highs 46-52 cooling to 48 Saturday lows near 33.

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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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