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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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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is an “ inflow stinger?” Here is the correct answer. An Inflow Stinger is a beaver tail cloud with a stinger-like shape. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Saturday. 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 strengthened again continuing the clouds and fog with some more afternoon sunshine yesterday. A frontal system will usher in the chance of rain today into early next week. Another frontal system will approach the the Pacific Northwest Tuesday continuing our chances for rain. Note: Willamette Pass, Hoodoo, and Mt. Ashland are all still 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 81 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 112 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 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 1 PM TODAY 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, rain this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of evening showers, rain likely (70%) tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain Monday (Groundhog Day), showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms), a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain Tuesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• highs 50-56 cooling to 52 Tuesday lows 45-42.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain at  night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday and Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Friday through Saturday.
• highs 58-53 warming back to 57 Saturday lows 43-50. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a (40%) chance of rain this AM, rain this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain this evening, rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms (0.30 in. of rain possible), showers Monday afternoon (Groundhog Day), rain likely (60%) late Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night.
• highs near 57 lows 46-43.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday, then rain Thursday night through Saturday.
• highs 59-54 warming to 58 Saturday lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 52 low 37)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain this AM,  rain this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible) and this evening, rain late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• and Monday (Groundhog Day) (0.35 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of rain Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
•  Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Tuesday AM, rain in the afternoon, then a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night.
• highs near 58 lows near 50.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday through Thursday, then rain Thursday night through Saturday.
• highs near 60 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain or snow, rain this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), evening showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Monday AM (Groundhog Day), showers in the afternoon, cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Monday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday AM, then rain and snow likely (70%) Tuesday night.
• snow level 6,500 ft. this afternoon and tonight, 7,000 ft. Monday, 5,500 ft. Monday night,  5,000 ft. Tuesday, then 5,500 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 43-45 cooling to 40 Tuesday lows 34-32.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of  rain at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday night,
• Then rain Friday through Saturday.
• snow level 6,000 ft. Wednesday, 7,000 ft. Wednesday night, 7,500 ft. Thursday, 8,000 ft. Thursday night, above 8,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 7,000 ft. Saturday.
• highs 50-46 warming to near 50 Saturday lows 33-35.

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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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