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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column To Warn Or Not To Warn, Is That The Question?

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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 Named Bullwinkle.

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The jet stream is sending moisture straight at us from over the Pacific Ocean. More fronts will follow to keep us in showers. A frontal system that moved in today will move northward as a warm front by early Wednesday giving us a slight break in the afternoon, then the cold front slide in for increased rain Wednesday night. Another frontal system will approach the the Pacific Northwest Sunday increasing 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 20 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 6 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: GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM TONIGHT FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, 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 rain and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle this evening,  patchy fog with a good (40%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, becoming cloudy with rain likely (60%) late Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph) Thursday (0.30 in. of rain possible), then rain Thursday night (0.35 in. of rain possible) through Friday night.
• lows 42-52 cooling to 46 Friday night highs near 56.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday, rain likely (70%) Saturday night and Sunday, rain Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 56-58 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Cloudy with areas of fog and a good (50%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday AM, just mostly cloudy in the afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Then rain Thursday (0.35 in. of rain possible, 0.60 in. of rain possible at night) through Friday night.
• lows 46-52 cooling to 49 Friday night highs 62-58.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Sunday, rain at night and Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Then just mostly cloudy Tuesday.
• highs 59-62 Sunday cooling to 57 Tuesday lows 48-44. (seasonal averages high 52 low 37)

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

• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal rain and rain likely (60%) late while a good (50%) chance of inland rain Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 15-20 mph inland),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday (0.65 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph inland), rain Thursday night ( 1.00 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 10-20 mph inland, evening gusts to 40 mph),
• Then mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Friday and Friday night.
• lows 52-55 cooling back to 52 Friday night highs 58-62 cooling back to 58 Friday.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Saturday, rain Saturday night,
• Rain likely (60%) Sunday, rain Sunday night and Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night,
• Then just partly cloudy Tuesday.
• highs 58-62 cooling back to 58 Monday lows 52-48. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) this evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday AM, just partly cloudy in the afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with rain Thursday and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 50 mph), then rain Thursday night through Friday night.
• snow level 6,000 ft. tonight, 7,000 ft. Wednesday, 8,000 ft. Wednesday night through Friday, then 6,500 ft. Friday night.
• lows 33-36 falling back to 33 Friday night highs 48-44.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Sunday, rain Sunday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Monday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) at night,
• Then cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday.
• snow level 6,500 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 7,500 ft. Sunday, 8,000 ft. Sunday night, 6,000 ft. Monday, then 5,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 43-48 cooling back to 43 Tuesday lows near 32.

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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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