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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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An upper air ridge of high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is set up in such a way to bring the airflow from north to south over the Pacific Northwest. A weak disturbance slides southward tonight for a slight chance of showers. 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 29 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 22 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:

• Partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and early Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with patchy fog Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night.
• lows 33-28 warming to 34 Wednesday night highs 54-58.
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy Sunday through Monday.
• highs 60-63 cooling back to 60 Monday lows 37-40. (seasonal averages high 54 low 36)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night and Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear with patchy fog late Tuesday night,
• Patchy AM and late night fog, sunny Wednesday afternoon, then mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Thursday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon and Thursday night.
• lows 34-32 warming to 40 Thursday night highs 57-63.
• Patchy AM, afternoon, and late night fog, mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• Patchy AM, afternoon, and late night fog Friday, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 65-68 cooling to 64 Monday 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:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night with patchy coastal fog,
• Sunny Thursday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon and Thursday night.
• lows 42-39 warming to 45 Thursday night highs 55-60.
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear both nights,
• Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday.
• highs near 60 lows 43-45. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers tonight,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night.
• snow level 4,000 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. late tonight, free air freezing level at the surface Tuesday, 5,000 ft. Tuesday night, 5,000 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon,  6,500 ft. Wednesday night, then 7,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night.
• lows 22-20 warming to 27 Thursday night highs 42-50.
• Partly cloudy Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy Sunday through Monday.
• free air freezing level 7,000 ft. Friday, 8,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, then 9,000 ft. Saturday night through Monday.
• highs 46-52 cooling to 50 Monday lows 30-34 cooling to 32.

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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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