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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 48 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at AHWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 94 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:

• 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:

• Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny and mild today, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler Wednesday, mostly cloudy at night,
• Patchy AM fog and low clouds, mostly cloudy Thursday, partly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday night.
• highs 65-55 lows 42-40.
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Friday and Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Then mostly sunny Monday.
• highs 53-57 lows 37-34. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Patchy AM fog, sunny today, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain and occasional drizzle Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon and Thursday night.
• highs 64-57 lows near 43.
• Partly cloudy with areas of AM fog, lingering afternoon fog, and late night fog Friday and  Friday night,
• 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, clear at night,
• Then patchy AM fog, sunny Monday.
• highs near 56 lows 39-36. (seasonal averages high 54 low 37)

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

• Patchy AM coastal fog and sunny, partly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy inland this evening and mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain and occasional drizzle late tonight while mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and occasional drizzle late tonight at the shore,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of inland AM rain and occasional drizzle then partly cloudy in the afternoon while occasional AM coastal drizzle  and a slight (20%) chance of rain then occasional drizzle in the afternoon, then partly cloudy in the evening with patchy coastal fog at night while patchy fog inland late Wednesday night.
• highs 64-58 lows near 47.
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon through Friday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Monday.
• highs 58-60 cooling back to 58 Monday lows 44-40. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny today, clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
• Then partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today, 12,000 ft. tonight, 11,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 9,000 ft. Thursday, then 7,000 ft. Thursday night.
• highs 53-48 lows 34-30.
• Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Then mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Friday, 6,500 ft. Friday night, 6,000 ft. Saturday,  7,000 ft. Saturday night, 5,500 ft. Sunday, then 6,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday.
• highs near 43-40 warming to 46 Monday lows 28-25 warming back to 28 Sunday night.

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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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