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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 a “tilted storm?” 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 nudging its way toward the coast as the upper low that’s been over us retreats returning the dry weather after just a chance of showers overnight and this morning. 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 42 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 71 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:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon through Tuesday, mostly clear with patchy fog late Tuesday night,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear with patchy fog at night.
• highs 55-52 warming to 55 Wednesday lows 33-29 warming to 34 Wednesday night.
• Mostly sunny with patchy fog Thursday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy fog Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 55-60 lows 33-36. (seasonal averages high 54 low 36)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers (AM snow level 3,000 ft.), partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Patchy AM and late night fog, sunny Wednesday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 57-60 lows 32-36.
• Patchy AM patchy fog, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night with patchy fog late at night,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Then just partly cloudy Sunday.
• highs 63-65 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 56 low 38)

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

• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
• highs 52-57 lows near 43.
• Sunny Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, mostly clear each night,
• Then partly cloudy Sunday.
• highs near 60 lows 43-45. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers tonight,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
• free air freezing level rising to 4,500 ft. this afternoon, snow level 4,000 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level at the surface Tuesday, 5,500 ft. Tuesday night, 5,500 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon, then 8,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• highs 40-38 warming to 48 Wednesday lows 22-26.
• Mostly sunny Thursday AM, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon through Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday.
• free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Thursday, 7,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, 8,000 ft. Friday night, 7,500 ft. Saturday, then 9,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 46-52 lows 23-26.

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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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