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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not column El Nino Is Growing. What Does It Mean For Us?

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And don’t forget my final feature story in the series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

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And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is the “water equivalent?” 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 level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) is moving toward the Pacific Northwest and will send a frontal system through bringing clouds and much needed rain with it.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 54 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 91 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 85 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8AM UNTIL 8PM SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN, THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS, THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON AND CENTRAL OREGON.
  • A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST, THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR CROOK, DESCHUTES, GILLIAM, GRANT, JEFFERSON, MONROE, SHERMAN, UMATILLA, UNION, WILLOWA, WASCO, WHEELER, BENTON AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES IN OREGON.
  • A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH. TESTING SHOWS FECAL BACTERIA LEVELS HAVE SUBSIDED.
  • A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE AND AGENCY LAKE DOWN TO KENO DAM, LOCATED JUST NORTH OF KLAMATH FALLS ALONG HIGHWAY 97 IN KLAMATH COUNTY. THE SECTION FROM THE KENO DAM TO THE CALIFORNIA BORDER HAS BEEN CLEARED FOR USE. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

 

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

  • Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
  • Cloudy and cooler with good (50%) chance of rain Friday ( 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, rain late Friday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and cooler with rain and breezy (Wind: S 15-30 mph) Saturday ( 0.30 in. of rain possible), cloudy with good (50%) chance of rain in the evening, rain late Saturday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon and evening (0.25 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night.
  • lows 56-58 cooling to 53 Sunday night highs 82-72.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of showers in the afternoon and at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday AM, then just partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon.
  • highs 76-70 lows 55-50. (seasonal averages high 81 low 50)

 

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

  • Partly cloudy with areas of smoke this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy smoke late tonight,
  • Cloudy and a bit cooler with patchy smoke and a (30%) chance of rain Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain with patchy smoke Friday night (0.20 in. of rain possible),
  • Cloudy with showers Saturday AM, a (40%) chance of showers and cooler in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night.
  • lows 59-57 highs 88-82.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday through Wednesday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, then just partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon.
  • highs 83-73 lows 55-50 warming to 53 Thursday. (seasonal averages high 83 low 54)

 

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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 late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, rain at night (0.40 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with showers Saturday AM, a (40%) chance of showers in the afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible)and windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph inland), a good (50%) chance of evening coastal showers and showers late at night while partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening inland showers and cloudy with inland showers late Saturday night (0.15 in. of rain possible)and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph late at night),
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night.
  • lows 56-54 highs 67-64.
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday AM, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday through Wednesday evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday AM, then just partly cloudy and warmer Thursday afternoon.
  • highs near 70-65 warming back to 70 Thursday lows 54-52. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Partly cloudy this evening, just mostly cloudy late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, cloudy with rain likely (70%) late at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy Saturday with AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph higher elevations) and cooler in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, a good (50%) chance of rain late Saturday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night.
  • free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday through Sunday night.
  • lows 49-42 highs 68-58 warming to 62 Sunday.
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a (40%) chance of showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
  • snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday through Wednesday, then 7,500 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday.
  • highs 62-57 warming to 60 Wednesday lows 42-39.

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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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