Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Lenticular Cloud? Here is the correct answer. A Lenticular Cloud is a very smooth, round or oval, lens-shaped cloud that is often seen, singly or stacked in groups, near or in the lee of a mountain ridge.

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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge continues to move to the east returning the flow of coastal moisture. The graphics for days 1-3  Show the cold front moving through Oregon today. The graphics for days 3-7  Wednesday through next Sunday show a quiet weather pattern until a frontal system slides into the Pacific Northwest Friday and another next Sunday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 34 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 6 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 32 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

• A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES IS IN EFFECT  THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES IS IN EFFECT  THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SILVIES RIVER NEAR BURNS AFFECTING HARNEY COUNTY UNTIL LATE TUESDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW MELT.
• A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRAGUE  RIVER NEAR BEATTY AFFECTING KLAMATH COUNTY UNTIL LATE MONDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW MELT.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

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

• Mostly cloudy tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night.
• lows 45-47 highs 59-68.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM showers, a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, a good (50%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Sunday afternoon.
• highs 63-58 warming to 62 Saturday cooling to 60 Sunday lows 47-44. (seasonal averages high 65 low 42)

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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 with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Monday (AM snow level 3,500 ft.), a (30%) chance of showers Monday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night.
• lows near 48 highs 58-68.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of  showers and a bit cooler Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Friday, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs 67-62 warming to 64 Saturday and Sunday lows 49-45. (seasonal averages high 67 low 45)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday, a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers at night while a (30%) chance of inland showers Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, just mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night.
• lows near 44 highs 56-59.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs 59-57 warming back to 59 Saturday cooling back to 57 Sunday lows 45-43. (seasonal averages high 58 low 46)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly cloudy late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM snow showers likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of rain showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Monday night (little or no snow accumulation expected),
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, good (50%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, evening showers likely (70%), then a good (50%) chance of showers late Wednesday night.
• snow level 6,500 ft. this evening, 4,500 ft Monday, 5,500 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. late Monday night, 8,000 ft. Tuesday, above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, then 8,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• lows 34-39 highs 42-62.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, cooler with showers likely (70%) Thursday afternoon and evening, a (50%) chance of showers late Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Friday and in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and  showers, showers likely (70%) and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain with snow showers, then showers likely (70%) Sunday afternoon.
• snow level 8,000 ft. Thursday, 7,500 ft. Thursday night, 6,000 ft. Friday, 5,500 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 6,000 ft. Saturday night, then 5,500 ft. Sunday.
• highs 52-44 warming to 49 Saturday and Sunday lows 36-34.

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