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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 brought back the rain today. More fronts will follow to keep us in showers. Another frontal system will approach the the Pacific Northwest Thursday 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 56 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 84 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 WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 7 PM TUESDAY 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 a good (50%) chance of evening showers, rain late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible) and Monday AM (Groundhog Day), showers in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers with patchy fog Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with AM rain, showers Tuesday afternoon (0.40 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, patchy fog with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) ,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, then cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night.
• lows 46-42 highs 57-52.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday, rain Thursday night through Friday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Saturday, then rain Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 55-58 lows near 49. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) this evening, rain late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, rain (0.35 in. of rain possible) Monday afternoon (Groundhog Day), a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (60%) late Monday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Tuesday (0.40 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday, then a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night.
• lows 49-45 warming back to 49 Wednesday night highs 58-54 warming to 62 Wednesday.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday, rain Thursday night through Friday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday, rain likely (60%) at night,
• Then rain Sunday.
• highs 59-54 warming to 62 Sunday lows 50-53. (seasonal averages high 52 low 37)

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

• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) this evening, rain late tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Showers and a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms, rain (0.35 in. of rain possible) Monday afternoon (Groundhog Day) , a good (50%) chance of rain in the evening, rain likely (60%) late Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
•  Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday (0.70 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night (0.15 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday, then a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night.
• lows 52-48 warming back to 52 Wednesday night highs 56-59.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday, rain and breezy Thursday night through Friday night,
• Showers likely (70%) Saturday, then mostly cloudy with rain Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 60-55 warming to 62 Sunday lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with evening showers likely (70%),  rain likely (70%) late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Monday AM (Groundhog Day), showers in the afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late Monday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain and snow showers likely (70%) in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, then just mostly cloudy at night.
• snow level 6,500 ft. this afternoon and tonight, 7,000 ft. Monday, 5,500 ft. Monday night,  5,000 ft. Tuesday, 5,500 ft. Tuesday night, 6,500 ft. Wednesday, free air freezing level 7,500 ft. Wednesday night.
• lows 34-30 cooling to 33 Wednesday night highs 46-42 warming to 47 Wednesday.
•  Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, rain Thursday night through Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday, then rain Saturday night and Sunday.
• snow level 8,000 ft. Thursday, above 8,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, 7,000 ft. Friday night, 5,500 ft. Saturday, then 7,500 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs near 48 lows near 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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