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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 surface low pressure center (“L”) slid southward along the Oregon coast taking the chance of rain with it. An upper air ridge of high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is nudging its way toward the coast as the upper low that’s been over us retreats southward returning the dry weather for the rest of the weekend. That won’t last there will be a chance for more showers to move in by late tonight.  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 50 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 80 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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Advisories: None at this time.

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

• Patchy fog this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) of rain late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog Monday night through Tuesday night.
• highs 56-52 lows 36-29.
• Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy with patchy fog at night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday through Friday, then just partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 55-59 lows 32-39. (seasonal averages high 53 low 36)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear with patchy fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy Monday afternoon and at night,
• Sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
• highs 57-54 warming to 56 Tuesday lows 39-34.
• Patchy AM fog, sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog at night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM and late night fog Thursday and Thursday night,
• Then just partly cloudy Friday through Saturday.
• highs 60-63 lows 35-39. (seasonal averages high 56 low 38)

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

• Patchy AM fog inland, sunny today, mostly clear this evening, cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal rain developing late while clear in the evening and cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland rain late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy Monday afternoon and at night,
• Sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
• highs 56-52 lows 45-40 warming to 43 Tuesday night.
• Sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy Thursday through Saturday.
• highs 55-60 lows 40-45. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny and a bit warmer today, partly cloudy this evening, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow late tonight,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow showers, likely (60%), a mix of clouds and sun Monday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, then partly cloudy Monday night through Tuesday night.
• free air freezing level at the surface rising to 5,000 ft. this afternoon, snow level 2,500 ft. late tonight, free air freezing level 4,000 ft.  Monday afternoon, 5,000 ft. Monday night, at the surface rising to 4,500 ft. Tuesday, 5,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 42-38 lows 25-20.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night through Saturday.
• free air freezing level 5,500 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Wednesday, 8,000 ft. Wednesday night, 7,500 ft. Thursday, 7,000 ft. Thursday night, then 7,500 ft. Friday through Saturday.
• highs 44-50 lows 25-30.

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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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