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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Their Motto “The Need Is Real; The Time Is Now.”

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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 “the Bermuda High?” 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 weak upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) is sliding eastward to our north and returning the chance of precipitation for a short period of time. A frontal system will pass through Friday for more showers, then drying behind it. An upper air ridge of high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) will take over by Saturday returning the dry weather for the weekend.  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 24 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 39 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: 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:

• Partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain or drizzle Wednesday, becoming cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, a good (50%) chance of rain late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Thursday through Friday, a (40%) chance of showers at night.
• lows 35-44 cooling to 40 Thursday night highs 54-52.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, just partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs near 53 lows 33-37. (seasonal averages high 53 low 35)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain late Wednesday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, rain at night and Friday AM, showers in the afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) evening showers,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Friday, cloudy with showers evening showers in the evening, then a good (50%) chance of showers late Friday night.
• lows 37-45 cooling to 40 Friday night highs 58-52.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, just mostly clear at night,
• Sunny with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon and Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Monday and Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 52-55 cooling to 49 Tuesday lows 32-40. (seasonal averages high 55 low 38)

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

• Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal drizzle Wednesday, partly cloudy with patchy coastal drizzle in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal rain and a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night while a (30%) chance of inland showers late Wednesday night,
• Cloudy with coastal showers likely (60%) Thursday while a (40%) chance of showers inland in the afternoon, rain Thursday night and Friday AM, showers in the afternoon and evening, then a (70%) chance of showers late Friday night .
• lows near 45 highs 56-53.
• Partly cloudy Saturday, mostly clear and colder Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Monday and Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 53-55 cooling to 52 Monday and Tuesday lows 38-45. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy  tonight and Wednesday, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late Wednesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Then mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Thursday, rain and snow Thursday night and Friday, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night.
• free air freezing level 9,000 ft. falling to 7,000 ft. tonight, 5,500 ft. Wednesday, snow level 4,500 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 4,000 ft. Thursday night, 3,500 ft. Friday, then 4,o000 ft. Friday night.
• lows 27-32 cooling to 25 Friday night highs 44-37.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow  showers Tuesday.
• snow level 3,000 ft. Saturday, free air freezing level at the surface Saturday night and Sunday, 4,500 ft. Sunday night, snow level 3,000 ft. Monday, 4,000 ft. Monday night, 3,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 38-40 cooling to 36 Tuesday lows 19-24.

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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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