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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 Tuesday moved northward as a warm front today giving us a short break behind it in the afternoon, then the cold front slides in for increased rain chances tonight. 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 63 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 30 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 WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.

• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY FOR 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 HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST, THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 10 AM SATURDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY FOR JACKSON 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:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday (0.50 in. of rain possible), Thursday night (0.50 in. of rain possible) Friday (0.65 in. of rain possible) and Friday night (0.40 in. of rain possible),
• Then rain Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows 46-49 cooling back to 43 Saturday night highs near 56.
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, rain Sunday night and Monday, showers likely (60%) at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 56-53 lows 45-40. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Then rain Thursday (0.35 in. of rain possible), Thursday night (0.60 in. of rain possible), Friday (0.95 in. of rain possible), and Friday night (0.55 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday, then rain Saturday night.
• lows near 49 highs 62-57.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday, rain at night and Monday, rain likely (60%)  Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday, then just partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 60-56 Sunday warming to 58 Wednesday lows 47-40. (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 slight (20%) chance of evening coastal rain and rain likely (60%) late while a good (50%) chance of inland rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 15-25 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 10-25 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 windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph inland) Friday (1.60 in. of rain possible), evening rain, rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms  late Friday night (1.15 in. of rain possible) and Saturday (windy Saturday), then rain Saturday night.
• lows 53-57 cooling to 52 Friday night highs 62-58.
• Rain likely (70%) Sunday, rain Sunday night and Monday, mostly cloudy with rain likely (6%) Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday, then just partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 62-57 warming to 60 Wednesday lows 53-48. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain (0.10 in. of rain possible) late tonight and breezy (Wind: SW 10-15 mph gusts to 35 mph shifting to S 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph late tonight),
• Cloudy with rain Thursday (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 50 mph decreasing to 45 mph in the afternoon), rain Thursday night (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Friday and windy (Wind: S 15-20 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph in the afternoon), then rain and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Saturday, then rain and snow Saturday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night, 8,000 ft. Friday, 7,500 ft. Friday night, 6,500 ft. Saturday, then 5,500 ft. Saturday night.
• lows 34-36 cooling to near 30 Saturday night highs 48-44.
• Rain likely (70%) Sunday, rain Sunday night and Monday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• snow level 6,500 ft. Saturday, 5,000 ft. Saturday night, 7,000 ft. Sunday, 8,000 ft. Sunday night, 6,000 ft. Monday, then 5,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, then just partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 46-43 warming to 49 Wednesday lows 33-30.

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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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