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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not ColumnThat’s Not What It Started Out To Be, Is It?

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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  “bathymetry?” 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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An upper air ridge of high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is moving closer and getting stronger. This means more sunshine and dry weather after possible late night and early morning fog your workweek. Note: Mt. Ashland is open 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 61 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 64 in the Moderate 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: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

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:

• AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY 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. 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 sunny and warmer today (Presidents’ Day) and Tuesday, mostly clear tonight, mostly clear Tuesday evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Tuesday night,
• Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, then mostly cloudy at night.
• highs 65-56 lows 38-43.
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, partly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday night,
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Friday, partly cloudy with patchy fog Friday night and Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Then sunny Sunday.
• highs near 55 lows 40-38. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Areas of AM fog, sunny and warmer today (Presidents’ Day), mostly clear tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear with patchy fog late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle Wednesday AM, patchy lingering fog in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday night.
• highs 62-65 cooling to 58 Wednesday lows 42-44.
• Partly cloudy with areas of AM fog, lingering afternoon fog, and late night fog Thursday through Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, areas of fog late Thursday night and Friday AM, partly cloudy with areas of fog late Friday night,
• Then areas of morning fog and partly cloudy with areas of fog Saturday afternoon, mostly clear with patch fog Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny with patchy fog Sunday.
• highs 56-58 cooling back to 56 Sunday lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 54 low 37)

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

• Sunny today (Presidents’ Day), mostly clear tonight,
• Patchy AM coastal fog and sunny, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal drizzle late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland AM drizzle, while coastal drizzle Wednesday AM while a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal drizzle and a slight chance of drizzle in the afternoon, then just mostly cloudy Wednesday night.
• highs 67-57 lows near 45.
• Partly cloudy Thursday through Saturday evening, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Sunday.
• highs near 58 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny and breezy (Wind: E 15-25 mph) today (Presidents’ Day), mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Tuesday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Wednesday night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. today, 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. late tonight, 13,000 ft. Tuesday, 12,000 ft. falling to 11,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 10,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night.
• highs 49-52 lows 34-32.
• Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Sunday.
• free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Thursday, 7,500 ft. Thursday night, 7,000 ft. Friday, 7,500 ft. Friday night, 6,500 ft. Saturday, then 7,500 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs near 47-44 warming to 46 Sunday lows 32-28.

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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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