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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column If You Don’t Like The Weather… Move!

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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 new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “parhelion?”  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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A upper level low pressure trough (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) offshore will send more storm systems our way. A frontal system is being propelled through the Pacific Northwest by that trough. Another frontal system will push its way northward along the coast between Thursday and Friday.  Note: Mt. Ashland reopened Saturday and reports they will be open now Thursdays through Mondays. 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.

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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 9 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: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

(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 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 showers (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph with evening gusts 35-45 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph late) tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy with patchy fog and colder late Tuesday night,
• Areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late at night,
• Areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday afternoon, then partly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday night.
• lows 43-37 warming to 42 Thursday highs 53-59.
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Friday, partly cloudy with patchy fog at night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog AM fog Saturday, partly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday night,
•  Patchy fog, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, then  partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday (Presidents’ Day).
• highs 58-53 lows 42-44 cooling to 40 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers late tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, just partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog Tuesday night,
• Sunny with areas of fog Wednesday, partly cloudy with patchy fog at night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday AM, partly cloudy with patchy lingering fog in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday night.
• lows 42-40 warming to 45 Thursday night highs 53-58.
• Partly cloudy with patchy fog Friday AM, partly cloudy with patchy lingering fog in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog Friday night.
• Patchy AM and late night fog, otherwise mostly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy with patchy lingering fog in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog at night Sunday through Monday (Presidents’ Day).
• highs 55-62 lows 45-43. (seasonal averages high 53 low 37)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (0.35 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph late tonight),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers Tuesday, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Areas of fog, partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, then partly cloudy again at night.
• lows 46-43 warming to 48 Thursday night highs 56-63.
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night through Saturday night,
• Then just partly cloudy Sunday through Monday (Presidents’ Day).
• highs 62-59 lows 48-44. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-4 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph late) and colder tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon, becoming mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny and just a bit warmer Wednesday, then just partly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday.
• snow level 4,000 ft. tonight, 3,500 ft. Tuesday, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Tuesday night, 9,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 11,000 ft. Thursday, then 12,000 ft. Thursday night.
• lows 28-37 highs 43-55.
• Partly cloudy Friday and Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Then just partly cloudy Monday (Presidents’ Day).
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Friday, 11,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 10,000 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night, then 9,000 ft. Monday.
• highs 54-47 lows 37-32.

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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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