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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column The Report Card Shows A “D-Minus.”

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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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We ended up with more sunshine than I expected in the valley Monday so it warmed up to 60 in Eugene. More fog this morning. An upper level high pressure ridge is weakening and moving away from us. A frontal system, shown offshore, will fall apart just like the last one and have very little effect on our weather. A frontal system may bring the chance of rain back late Saturday into Sunday. 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 52 in the Moderate category measuring Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 70 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 CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
• AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
• AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM THURSDAY FOR 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:

• Cloudy with areas of AM fog, dense in some areas with visibility under 1/4 of a mile, patchy fog with some sunshine this afternoon (if the fog and clouds clear out again) , mostly cloudy with patchy fog tonight,
• Cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy at night with patchy fog late,
• Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy evening fog, then areas of fog late Thursday night.
• highs 52-55 lows 42-38.
• Areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy with areas of fog at night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday, patchy fog with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy patchy fog and a (30%) of showers Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday.
• highs 52-58 cooling to 54 Monday lows 38-44. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog late this AM, patchy fog this afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog tonight and Wednesday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear with patchy fog Thursday night.
• highs near 55 lows 43-40.
• Mostly sunny with patchy fog Friday, partly cloudy with patchy fog at night and Saturday, AM fog, just partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday.
• highs 55-60 lows 39-45. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)

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

• Mostly cloudy today, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal showers, mostly cloudy in the afternoon Wednesday and Wednesday night with patchy inland fog late,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon with patchy fog, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 57-62 lows near 48-46.
• Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday.
• highs 60-63 cooling back to 60 Monday lows 46-50. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy today through Wednesday night,
• Then just partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night.
• free air freezing level 8,000 ft. today, 7,000 ft. tonight and Wednesday, 8,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, then 9,000 ft. Thursday night.
• highs near 48 lows 32-30.
• Partly cloudy Friday through Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday.
• snow level free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Friday, 10,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, then 8,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 48-50 lows 32-34.

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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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