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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 at us from over the Pacific Ocean. A frontal system brought rain and wind Saturday and another one is following behind it. Another frontal system will approach the the Pacific Northwest by the end of the week increasing our chances for rain and wind again. Note: Willamette Pass and Hoodoo 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. Mt. Ashland reopened Saturday and was expected to be open today.

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Air Quality Index: Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 9 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 58 in the Moderste 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 COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE.
• A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CURRY COUNTY, SOUTH CENTRAL COOS COUNTY, AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY UNTIL 11:45 PM MONDAY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 4 PM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND 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:

• Partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, rain with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms), showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy (Wind: S 20-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) Monday (0.50 in. of rain possible), evening rain, showers (0.25 in. of rain possible) late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, then partly cloudy with patchy fog late Tuesday night.
• highs 59-52 lows 50-40.
• Areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with patchy fog Thursday, partly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of  showers Thursday night,
• Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy with patchy fog at night,
• Then just mostly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday.
• highs 52-54 lows 39-43. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible) and tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph) tonight,
• Rain, a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms, rain (0.20 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph) Monday afternoon, rain Monday night (0.40 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, then just partly cloudy Tuesday night.
• highs 56-52 warming to 57 Tuesday lows 49-42.
• Patchy fog, partly cloudy Wednesday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, just partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday night through Friday night,
• Then patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
• 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 likely (60%) with isolated thunderstorms this AM, rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (0.30 in. of rain possible) and tonight (0.40 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: SE 10-20 mph shifting and increasing to S 25-40 mph beginning late evening while SE 10-15 mph shifting S 15-25 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph by late evening inland),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday AM, afternoon rain (0.65 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 25-40 mph at the shore while SW 20-30 mph decreasing to SW 15-20 mph  in the afternoon), rain likely (70%) and colder Monday night (0.35 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, then just partly cloudy Tuesday night.
• highs 60-56 warming to 58 Tuesday lows 53-46.
• Areas of fog, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• A slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 60-63 cooling back to 60 Saturday lows 48-52. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with scattered morning showers, rain with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms), showers  (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain, rain and snow (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible) Monday afternoon and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 gusts to 45 mph), rain and snow in the evening, rain and snow showers and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph) and colder at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday with a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, then just partly cloudy Tuesday night.
•  snow level 7,000 ft. today, 8,000 ft. falling to 7,000 ft. late tonight, 5,500 Monday, 4,000 ft. Monday night, 4,500 ft. Tuesday, then free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 48-40 warming to 42 Tuesday lows 37-30 warming to 35 Tuesday night.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night through Friday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun Saturday.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Wednesday, 12,000 ft. Wednesday night, 11,000 ft. Thursday and through Friday night, then 10,000 ft. Saturday.
• highs 50-53 lows 38-40.

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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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