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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 weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “the Bermuda High?” Here is the correct answer. The Bermuda High is a semi-permanent, subtropical area of high pressure in the North Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast of North America that migrates east and west with varying central pressure. Depending on the season, it has different names. When it is displaced westward, during the Northern Hemispheric summer and fall, the center is located in the western North Atlantic, near Bermuda. In the winter and early spring, it is primarily centered near the Azores in the eastern part of the North Atlantic. Also known as Azores High. I’ll have a new weekly weather 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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A weak upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) is sliding eastward and has returned the chance of precipitation for a couple of days. A frontal system passed through Friday for more showers and possible thunderstorms, then drying behind it. An upper air ridge of high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows on the west side of the trough) takes over today returning the dry weather for the rest of 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 26 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 14 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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Advisories: None at this time.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• A mix of clouds and sun with patchy fog this AM, becoming sunny this afternoon, just clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight and Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night.
• highs 54-50 lows 28-36 cooling to 33 Monday night.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy Thursday through Friday.
• highs 52-57 lows 28-36. (seasonal averages high 53 low 36)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM (snow level 3,000 ft. early), becoming sunny this afternoon, clear with patchy fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night (snow level 3,500 ft. late at night),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy at night.
• highs 55-50 lows 28-38.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear with patchy fog late Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM and late night fog Thursday and Thursday night,
• Then patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday.
• highs 56-58 lows 32-40. (seasonal averages high 56 low 38)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, sunny this afternoon, clear and colder tonight,
• Sunny Sunday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Monday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night.
• highs 57-50 lows 37-44.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday night through Thursday night,
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday.
• highs 54-57 lows 40-46. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, partly cloudy this afternoon, clear and breezy (Wind: E 15-25 mph increasing) and colder tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a AM rain and snow showers likely (60%),  a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers at night.
• snow level 2,500 ft. today, free air freezing level at the surface tonight, at the surface rising to 4,500 ft. Sunday, snow level 3,000 ft. late Sunday night, 2,500 ft. Monday, then 3,000 ft. Monday night.
• highs 32-42  cooling to 34 Monday lows 15-26 cooling to 20 Monday night.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, becoming mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night,
• Then partly cloudy Thursday through Friday.
• free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday  night, 4,500 ft. Wednesday, 6,500 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 7,000 ft. Thursday night, then 6,500 ft. Friday.
• highs 33-47 lows 16-25.

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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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