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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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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “fall line?”  Here is the correct answer. A Fall Line is a skiing term, indicating the line of steepest descent of a slope. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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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The jet stream is sending storms with a lot of moisture straight at us from over the Pacific Ocean. A cold front sent a lot of rain ahead of and along it and after a short space the next one is going to follow the same path. Another frontal system (position shown is Monday) will approach the the Pacific Northwest Sunday night into Monday increasing our chances for rain and wind again. 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 7 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 25 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 FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ROGUE RIVER NEAR AGNESS, THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE, THE SOUTH FORK OF THE COQUILLE RIVER AT MYRTLE POINT, AND COW CREEK NEAR RIDDLE.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM TONIGHT FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON 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:

• Mostly cloudy with rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph) this afternoon, more rain this evening, showers likely (60%) late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, rain Sunday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible) and Sunday night (0.30 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and windy Monday, then rain at night.
• highs 59-52 lows 48-50 cooling to 45 Monday night.
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday with a (30%) chance of AM showers, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Tuesday night,
• Areas of morning fog, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with areas of fog and a slight (20%) chance of  showers Thursday night,
• Then patchy fog and a mix of clouds and sun Friday.
• highs 53-55 lows 40-42. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with rain (0.20 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph) this afternoon, rain this evening, rain likely (60%) late tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and breezy Sunday night, rain and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph) Monday (0.20 in. of rain possible), then showers likely (60%) and colder Monday night (0.20 in. of rain possible).
• highs 58-54 lows 46-50 cooling to 43 Monday  night.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, just partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Patchy fog, partly cloudy Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) of rain at night and Thursday, then just partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 57-64 lows 38-44. (seasonal averages high 52 low 37)

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

• Rain today (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph inland), rain (0.30 in. of rain possible) tonight,
• Rain Sunday (0.60 in. of rain possible), rain (0.60 in. of rain possible) Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph gusts 50 mph shifting to SW 20-25 mph gusts to 40 mph in the afternoon) Monday (0.40 in. of rain possible), then showers likely (60%) and colder Monday night (0.45 in. of rain possible).
• highs 57-60 cooling to 56 Monday lows 52-46.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, just partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Areas of fog, partly cloudy Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night and Thursday, partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly cloudy Friday.
• highs 55-64 lows 45-48. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with showers changing to rain late this afternoon and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph), evening rain, showers late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, afternoon rain (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and windy (Wind: SE 20-30 mph) Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Monday and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 gusts to 50 mph), then rain and snow at night.
• snow level  6,000 ft. today and tonight, 7,000 ft. Sunday, 8,000 ft. falling to 6,500 ft. Sunday night, 5,500 Monday, then 4,500 ft. Monday night.
• highs 45-49 cooling back to 45 Monday lows 33-37 cooling to 32 Monday night.
• Rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Then just mostly sunny Friday.
• snow level 4,000 ft. Tuesday, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Tuesday night, 11,000 ft Wednesday, 12,000 ft. Wednesday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, then 11,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 43-49 lows near 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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