Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Lenticular Cloud?

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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge is seriously warming us up to not only normal temperatures, but even above normal temperatures. The graphics for days 1-3  Show no frontal systems moving into Oregon. The graphics for days 3-7  Saturday through next Wednesday show a quiet weather pattern until a frontal system slides into the Pacific Northwest next Sunday and Monday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 22 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 8 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SILVIES RIVER NEAR BURNS AFFECTING HARNEY COUNTY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO SNOW MELT.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

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

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, clear Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Saturday night,
• lows 47-52 cooling to 46 Saturday night highs 75-86 cooling to 79 Saturday.
• A mix of clouds and sun and colder Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 62-59 warming to 62 Tuesday and Wednesday lows 45-43 warning back t0 45 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 64 low 41)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Posted Daily

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy this evening, mostly clear late tonight,
• Some AM clouds, sunny Thursday afternoon, clear Thursday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
• AM clouds, sunny and cooler Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• lows 50-55 cooling to 49 Saturday night highs 80-92 cooling to 82 Saturday.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, just mostly cloudy and cooler Sunday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 63-60 warming to 64 Wednesday lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 66 low 44)

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, becoming mostly cloudy in the evening, just mostly clear late at night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night.
• lows 48-45 highs 65-72 cooling back to 65 Saturday.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 57-55 lows near 43. (seasonal averages high 58 low 45)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft. Thursday, 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. Thursday night, 14,000 ft. Friday, 13,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, then 12,000 ft. Saturday night.
• lows 39-45 highs 63-74.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance showers and colder Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow showers, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• snow level 7,500 ft. Sunday, 6,000 ft. Sunday night, 5,500 ft Monday, 6,000 ft. Monday night, 6,500 ft. Tuesday, then 7,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 72-55 cooling to 47 Monday warming to 53 Tuesday lows  40-32.

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