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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column When A Hat Isn’t Just A Hat.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

 

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is an “Omega High?” 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 high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) that is keeping our airflow from the north (northwest then northeast)  sent a frontal system through Oregon. A second modified Arctic Cold Front will be spreading much colder air to us starting today as we dry out and see more sunshine. We could see a mix of rain at snow even to the Valley floor, but it won’t stick.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 12 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 7 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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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

Oakridge: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 6 PM TUESDAY FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA AND THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS.
• A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON TUESDAY ABOVE 3,000 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
• A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY AND THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM TUESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN  LAKE COUNTY,
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

 

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Your College Football Weather Forecast: January 1st 2015 – Semi-Final Playoff Ducks vs Florida State at the Rose Bowl. Kickoff: 2 PM – Preliminary Forecast- Mostly sunny 50 warming to 55 then slow cooling as the game progresses.

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

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of  rain and snow showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, no snow accumulation expected, snow level 1,000 ft.),  clear and colder with patchy fog late tonight,
• Sunny and colder Tuesday, clear and cold with patchy freezing fog late Tuesday night,
• Patchy freezing fog Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon and night with patchy freezing fog late Wednesday night,
• highs 42-32 lows 24-15 warming to 20 Wednesday night.
• Patchy AM freezing fog, mostly cloudy Thursday (New Year’s Day), mostly cloudy with areas of freezing fog late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of freezing fog Friday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, just partly cloudy Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (20%) chance of rain Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 35-43 lows 24-32. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).

 

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,500 ft.), a slight (20%) chance of evening snow, mostly cloudy with areas of freezing fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and at night with areas of freezing fog late,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog Wednesday, mostly clear with patchy freezing fog late Wednesday night.
• highs 42-35  lows near 22.
• Patchy freezing fog Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon (New Year’s Day), mostly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with patchy freezing fog Friday, mostly cloudy Friday night,
• A slight (20%) chance of Saturday, then just mostly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 37-44 lows 29-37. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)

 

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

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of coastal rain today while rain likely (70%) inland this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft.), partly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly clear late tonight,
• Sunny Tuesday, clear at night,
• Sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly clear and cold at night,
• highs 46-38 lows near 30.
• Mostly sunny Thursday (New Year’s Day), partly cloudy patchy fog at night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, just mostly cloudy Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, then just mostly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 47-45 warming to near 50 Sunday lows 34-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with snow showers today (1-4 in. of snow possible), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers this evening, clear and much colder late tonight with wind chill temperatures as low as -15 degrees,
• Sunny, breezy (Wind: E 15-25 mph) and cold Tuesday, clear and cold Tuesday night with wind chill temperatures as low as -15 degrees,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, then clear at night.
• snow level at the surface today and tonight, free air freezing level at the surface Tuesday through Wednesday night.
• highs 24-15 lows 3-19.
• Mostly sunny Thursday (New Year’s Day), partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, clouds increasing to mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday through Sunday.
• free air freezing level 7,500 ft. Thursday, 7,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, snow level 5,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 5,500 ft. Saturday night, then 5,000 ft. Sunday.
• highs 33-36 lows 25-30.

 

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at EugeneDailyNews.com.

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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column We Don’t Have Pets, They Have Us.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

 

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “The Saffir-Simpson Scale?” Here is the correct answer. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale) is a 1 to 5 categorization based on the hurricane’s intensity at the indicated time. The scale provides examples of the type of damage and impacts in the United States associated with winds of the indicated intensity. In general, damage rises by about a factor of four for every category increase. The maximum sustained surface wind speed (peak 1-minute wind at the standard meteorological observation height of 10 m [33 ft] over unobstructed exposure) associated with the cyclone is the determining factor in the scale. The scale does not address the potential for other hurricane-related impacts, such as storm surge, rainfall-induced floods, and tornadoes. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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 high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) that is keeping our airflow from the north (northwest then northeast)  sent a frontal system through Oregon. A second modified Arctic cold front will be spreading much colder air to us starting Tuesday as we dry out and see more sunshine.

 

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 15 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 16 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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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

Oakridge: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

 

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Your College Football Weather Forecast:

January 1st 2015 – Semi-Final Playoff Ducks vs Florida State at the Rose Bowl.

Kickoff: 2 PM – Preliminary Forecast- Mostly sunny 50 warming to 55 then slow cooling as the game progresses.

 

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Advisories:

• A WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3,000 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
• A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

 

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

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers this evening, showers likely (70%) late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of  rain and snow showers in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,000 ft.),  partly cloudy and colder with patchy freezing fog late at night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny and colder in the afternoon, clear and cold Tuesday night,
• Sunny Wednesday, clear in the evening, partly cloudy with areas of freezing fog late Wednesday night.
• lows 35-15 warming to 20 Wednesday night highs 42-30 warming to 33 Wednesday.
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM freezing fog, mostly cloudy with areas of fog Thursday afternoon (New Year’s Day) and at night,
• Mostly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and freezing rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain with areas of fog Friday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday through Sunday.
• highs 35-45 lows 27-38 cooling to 35 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).

 

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers this evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 1,500 ft. late at night),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday (0.15 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. in the afternoon), a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, mostly cloudy with areas of freezing fog late Monday night and Tuesday AM with areas of lingering freezing fog in the afternoon and at night,
• Patchy AM fog and freezing fog Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear with patchy freezing fog late Wednesday night
• lows 38-17 warming to 24 Wednesday night highs 42-32 warming to 35 Wednesday.
• Patchy freezing fog Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon (New Year’s Day), mostly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with patchy freezing fog Friday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon through Saturday, a (30%) chance of rain Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs 40-47 lows 30-36. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)

 

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

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and colder tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft. late tonight),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of coastal showers while a (40%) chance of AM showers and a good (50%) chance of afternoon rain and snow showers inland, a (40%) chance of showers Monday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft. falling to 1,500 ft.), partly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly clear late Monday night,
• Sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, then clear and cold at night,
• lows 45-27 warming to 32 Wednesday night highs 46-36 warming to 39 Wednesday.
• Sunny Thursday AM,  partly cloudy in the afternoon (New Year’s Day), mostly cloudy patchy fog Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday through Saturday, a (30%) chance of rain Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs 45-52 lows 36-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with snow showers tonight (1-3 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with snow showers Monday (1-2 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers in the evening, clear and much colder at night with wind chill temperatures as low as -15 degrees in higher terrain),
• Sunny, breezy (Wind: E 15-25 mph) and cold Tuesday, clear and cold Tuesday night,
• Sunny Wednesday, then clear at night.
• snow level 2,500 ft. this evening, at the surface tonight through Monday night, free air freezing level at the surface Tuesday through Wednesday night.
• lows 22-3 warming to 19 Wednesday night highs 24-15 warming to 30 Wednesday.
• Mostly sunny Thursday (New Year’s Day), mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, and snow, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow in the afternoon and Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Saturday through Sunday.
• free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Thursday, 6,500 ft. Thursday night, snow level 4,000 ft. Friday, 4,500 ft. Friday night, 5,000 ft. Saturday, 4,000 ft. Saturday night, then 4,500 ft. Sunday.
• highs near 35 lows 25-30.

 

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at EugeneDailyNews.com.

 

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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column We Don’t Have Pets, They Have Us.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

 

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “The Saffir-Simpson Scale?” Here is the correct answer. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale) is a 1 to 5 categorization based on the hurricane’s intensity at the indicated time. The scale provides examples of the type of damage and impacts in the United States associated with winds of the indicated intensity. In general, damage rises by about a factor of four for every category increase. The maximum sustained surface wind speed (peak 1-minute wind at the standard meteorological observation height of 10 m [33 ft] over unobstructed exposure) associated with the cyclone is the determining factor in the scale. The scale does not address the potential for other hurricane-related impacts, such as storm surge, rainfall-induced floods, and tornadoes. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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 high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) will keep our airflow from the north (northwest then northeast) and sent a strong modified polar frontal system our way and providing the chance for precipitation and behind it bringing much colder air to us. Starting Tuesday we’ll dry out and see more sunshine, but it will be much colder.

 

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 14 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 40 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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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

Oakridge: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

 

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Advisories:

• A WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3,000 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

 

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

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers today (0.10 on. of rain possible), becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, showers likely (70%) tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of  showers in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,000 ft.),  partly cloudy and colder with areas of freezing fog late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog Tuesday AM, sunny and breezy in the afternoon, very cold with areas of freezing fog Tuesday night.
• highs 46-32 lows 35-20.
• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog Wednesday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM freezing fog, mostly cloudy with areas of fog Thursday afternoon (New Year’s Day), a slight (20%) chance of rain and freezing rain with areas of fog and freezing fog late Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and freezing rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs 37-45 lows 22-37. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).

 

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers this AM, a good (50%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 1,500 ft. late at night),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. in the afternoon), a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, mostly cloudy with areas of freezing fog late Monday night and Tuesday AM with areas of lingering freezing fog in the afternoon and at night,
• highs 44-35 lows 35-20.
• Partly cloudy with areas of freezing fog Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear  with patchy freezing fog Wednesday night,
• Mostly sunny with patchy freezing fog Thursday (New Year’s Day), mostly cloudy with areas of fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday through Saturday.
• highs 39-46 lows 23-46. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)

 

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

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of scattered showers this today (under 0.10 on. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers and colder tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft. late tonight),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of coastal showers while a (40%) chance of AM showers and a (40%) chance of afternoon rain and snow showers inland, a (40%) chance of showers Monday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft. falling to 1,500 ft.), partly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly clear late Monday night,
• Sunny Tuesday, then clear Tuesday night.
• highs 48-37 lows 44-30.
• Sunny Wednesday, clear at night,
• Sunny Thursday AM,  partly cloudy in the afternoon (New Year’s Day), mostly cloudy with areas of fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday through Saturday.
• highs 43-50 lows 32-50. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with snow showers today (1-4 in. of snow possible), snow showers likely (70%) tonight (2-5 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with  snow showers Monday, becoming partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers in the evening, breezy (Wind: E 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph, ) much colder at night with wind chill temperatures as low as -20 degrees in higher terrain),
• Mostly sunny and very cold, windy (Wind: E 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph) Tuesday (wind chill temperatures as low as -20 degrees in higher terrain), then clear and breezy Tuesday night.
• snow level 2,500 ft. today and this evening, at the surface tonight through Monday night, free air freezing level at the surface Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• highs 32-16 lows 22-4 warming to 10 Tuesday night.
• Sunny Wednesday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday (New Year’s Day), a slight (20%) chance of snow and freezing rain Thursday night and Friday AM, a (40%) chance of snow in the afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Saturday.
• free air freezing level at the surface Wednesday, 7,000 ft. Wednesday night, 7,500 ft. Thursday, snow level 2,500 ft. Thursday night, snow level at the surface Friday, then 4,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 22-38 lows 20-28.

 

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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.

 

________________

 

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at EugeneDailyNews.com.

 

________________

 

______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column We Don’t Have Pets, They Have Us.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

__________________

 

Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “The Saffir-Simpson Scale?” Here is the correct answer. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale) is a 1 to 5 categorization based on the hurricane’s intensity at the indicated time. The scale provides examples of the type of damage and impacts in the United States associated with winds of the indicated intensity. In general, damage rises by about a factor of four for every category increase. The maximum sustained surface wind speed (peak 1-minute wind at the standard meteorological observation height of 10 m [33 ft] over unobstructed exposure) associated with the cyclone is the determining factor in the scale. The scale does not address the potential for other hurricane-related impacts, such as storm surge, rainfall-induced floods, and tornadoes. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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 high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) will keep our airflow from the north (northwest then northeast) sending a strong frontal system our way and providing the chance for precipitation through Sunday. Starting Monday we’ll dry out and see more sunshine.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 18 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 25 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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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

Oakridge: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAY ABOVE 3,000 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain this evening, a good (50%) chance of scattered showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday (0.10 on. of rain possible), becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,000 ft.), becoming mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy and colder with areas of freezing fog late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• lows 39-20 highs 46-32.
• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog Wednesday and at night,
• Areas of AM freezing fog, mostly cloudy with areas of fog Thursday afternoon (New Year’s Day), a slight (20%) chance of rain and freezing rain with areas of fog and freezing fog late at night,
• Mostly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and freezing rain, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain, a (30%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs 37-45 lows 22-37. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).

 

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Cloudy with rain tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft falling to 3,000 ft. late tonight),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain Sunday, a (40%) chance of showers in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 2,000 ft. late at night),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft. falling to 1,500 ft. in the afternoon), a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers (snow level 1,500 ft), mostly cloudy with areas of freezing fog late Monday night and Tuesday AM with areas of lingering freezing fog in the afternoon and at night,
• lows 40-20 highs 44-35.
• Partly cloudy with areas of freezing fog Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear  with patchy freezing fog Wednesday night,
• Mostly sunny with patchy freezing fog Thursday (New Year’s Day), mostly cloudy with areas of fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday through Saturday.
• highs 39-45 lows 23-46. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)

 

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

• Mostly cloudy with coastal rain this evening and rain likely (70%) through late tonight while rain inland tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon while mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of inland showers Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 on. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers and colder Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft. late at night),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (60%), a (40%) chance of showers Monday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, becoming mostly clear late Monday night,
• Sunny Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
• lows 42-44 cooling to 30 Tuesday night highs 48-37.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• AM sun, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon (New Year’s Day), mostly cloudy with areas of fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday through Saturday.
• highs 43-49 lows 30-50. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow this evening, rain and snow showers late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 3-6 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with snow showers Sunday (2 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers likely (70%) Sunday night (1-3 in. of snow possible),
• AM snow showers likely (70%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of afternoon snow showers, becoming partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers at night,
• Sunny Tuesday, then clear Tuesday night.
• snow level 3,500 ft. tonight, 2,500 ft. Sunday, at the surface Sunday night through Monday night, free air freezing level at the surface Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• lows 27-4 warming to 10 Tuesday night highs 32-16.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday (New Year’s Day), becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain, freezing rain, and snow Thursday night and Friday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow in the afternoon and Friday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Saturday.
• free air freezing level at the surface Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night, 6,000 ft. Thursday, snow level 4,000 ft. Thursday night, 4,500 ft. Friday, 3,500 ft. Friday night, then 4,500 ft. Saturday.
• highs 22-38 lows 20-28.

 

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at EugeneDailyNews.com.

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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column We Don’t Have Pets, They Have Us.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “The Saffir-Simpson Scale?” Here is the correct answer. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale) is a 1 to 5 categorization based on the hurricane’s intensity at the indicated time. The scale provides examples of the type of damage and impacts in the United States associated with winds of the indicated intensity. In general, damage rises by about a factor of four for every category increase. The maximum sustained surface wind speed (peak 1-minute wind at the standard meteorological observation height of 10 m [33 ft] over unobstructed exposure) associated with the cyclone is the determining factor in the scale. The scale does not address the potential for other hurricane-related impacts, such as storm surge, rainfall-induced floods, and tornadoes. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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 high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) will keep our airflow from the northwest providing the chance for precipitation through Sunday. Starting Monday we’ll dry out and see more sunshine.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 21 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 29 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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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

Oakridge: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TODAY UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAY ABOVE 3,000 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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

• Cloudy with patchy fog this AM with a slight (20%) chance of rain, rain this afternoon  (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday (0.10 on. of rain possible) and Sunday night (0.20 in. of rain possible),
•  A mix of clouds and sun with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, clouds and sun Monday with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night.
• highs 48-40 lows 37-22.
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday through Wednesday night,
• Just partly cloudy Thursday (New Year’s Day), a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday.
• highs 34-42 lows 23-26. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).

 

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog this morning, cloudy with a (30%) chance of afternoon showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with evening showers likely (60%), showers likely (70%) tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM showers Sunday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening showers,  a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 2,000 ft. late at night),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon, then mostly clear with areas of freezing fog Monday night.
• highs 50-40 lows 40-23.
• Mostly sunny with areas of freezing fog Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear nights with areas of freezing fog also, partly cloudy with areas of freezing fog Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday.
• highs 36-45 lows 20-29. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)

 

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

• Partly cloudy this AM, cloudy with a (30%) chance of inland showers this afternoon while a (40%) chance of showers at the shore (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with good (50%) chance of coastal showers while inland showers likely (60%) tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal showers in the afternoon while mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of inland showers Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 on. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers and colder Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, mostly clear at night.
• highs 50-47 lows 42-32.
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (New Year’s Day), mostly clear skies  Tuesday night and Wednesday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday.
• highs 44-50 lows 29-37. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-4 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers Saturday night (0.50 in. of rain possible, 2-5 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (70%) Sunday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM snow showers likely (70%) Monday, becoming partly cloudy at night.
• snow level 4,000 ft. today and tonight, 2,500 ft. Sunday, then at the surface Sunday night and Monday, free air freezing level at the surface Monday night.
• highs 36-25 lows 27-6.
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (New Year’s Day), partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Friday.
• free air freezing level at the surface Tuesday and Tuesday night, 4,000 ft. Wednesday, at the surface Wednesday night, 6,500 ft. Thursday, snow level 5,500 ft. Thursday night, then 4,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 22-38 lows 17-25.

 

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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.

 

________________

 

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at EugeneDailyNews.com.

________________

 

 

______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column We Don’t Have Pets, They Have Us.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

__________________

 

Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “The Saffir-Simpson Scale?” 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 high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) will keep our airflow from the northwest providing the chance for precipitation through Sunday. Starting Monday we’ll dry out and see more sunshine.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 16 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 16 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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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

Oakridge: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAY ABOVE 3,000 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
• A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES TO BE IN EFFECT FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE AFFECTING COOS COUNTY. (Minor flooding is occurring. Should be below flood stage by Friday evening.) IF YOU LIVE NEAR OR TRAVEL NEAR THIS RIVER YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS BECAUSE FLOODING OVER THE RIVERS BANKS IS STILL OCCURRING.
• NOTE: FOR FLOOD WARNING UPDATES GO TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Watches, Warnings, and Advisories  SITE, FLOOD WARNING SECTION.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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

• Partly cloudy this evening, cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM with a slight (20%) chance of showers, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday (0.10 on. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, a (40%) chance of showers with patchy fog late Sunday night (0.20 in. of rain possible),
•  A mix of clouds and sun with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, clouds and sun Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night.
• lows 34-39 cooling to 22 Monday night highs 48-39.
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday through Wednesday night,
• Just partly cloudy Thursday (New Year’s Day), a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday.
• highs 34-42 lows 23-26. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).

 

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog late tonight and Saturday morning, cloudy with a (30%) chance of afternoon showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with evening showers likely (60%), showers likely (70%) Saturday night (0.15 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. late),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM showers Sunday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening showers,  a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon, then mostly clear with areas of freezing fog Monday night.
• highs 50-40 lows 33-40 cooling to 23 Monday night.
• Mostly sunny with areas of freezing fog Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear nights with areas of freezing fog also, partly cloudy with areas of freezing fog Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday.
• highs 36-45 lows 20-29. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)

 

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

• Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday AM, cloudy with a (30%) chance of inland showers in the afternoon while a (40%) chance of showers at the shore (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with good (50%) chance of coastal showers while inland showers likely (60%) Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal showers in the afternoon while mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of inland showers Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 on. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers and colder Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, mostly clear at night.
• lows 38-42 cooling to 32 Monday night highs near 50 .
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (New Year’s Day), mostly clear skies  Tuesday night and Wednesday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday.
• highs 44-50 lows 29-37. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday AM, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers Saturday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-4 in. of snow possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of AM snow showers Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers and Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow showers Monday, partly cloudy at night.
• snow level 3,000 ft. today, free air freezing level 4,000 ft. tonight, snow level 5,000 ft. Saturday, 3,500 ft. Saturday night, 2,500 ft. Sunday, then at the surface Sunday night.
• lows 20-27 cooling to 6 Monday night highs 36-25.
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (New Year’s Day), partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Friday.
• free air freezing level at the surface Tuesday and Tuesday night, 4,000 ft. Wednesday, at the surface Wednesday night, 6,500 ft. Thursday, snow level 5,500 ft. Thursday night, then 4,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 22-38 lows 17-25.

 

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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.

 

________________

 

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at EugeneDailyNews.com.

________________

 

______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column We Don’t Have Pets, They Have Us.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

__________________

 

Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “The Saffir-Simpson Scale?” 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.

________________

 

An upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) will keep our airflow from the northwest providing the chance for precipitation through Sunday. Starting Monday we’ll dry out and see more sunshine.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 14 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 10 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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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

Oakridge: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES TO BE IN EFFECT FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE AFFECTING COOS COUNTY. (Minor flooding is occurring. Should be below flood stage by Friday evening.) IF YOU LIVE NEAR OR TRAVEL NEAR THIS RIVER YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS BECAUSE FLOODING OVER THE RIVERS BANKS IS STILL OCCURRING.
• NOTE: FOR FLOOD WARNING UPDATES GO TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Watches, Warnings, and Advisories  SITE, FLOOD WARNING SECTION.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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

• A mix of clouds and sun with patchy lingering fog today, partly cloudy this evening, cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night (0.20 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday (0.10 on. of rain possible), partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night with patchy fog late.
• highs 47-45 lows 34-39 cooling to 32 Sunday night.
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Monday through Wednesday night,
• Then just partly cloudy Thursday (New Year’s Day).
• highs 40-34 warming back to near 40 Thursday lows 22-25. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).

 

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, just mostly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog late tonight and Saturday morning, cloudy with a (30%) chance of afternoon showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.), cloudy with evening showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night (0.15 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. late),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and colder Sunday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) snow level 2,500 ft.) a (30%) chance of evening showers, then colder with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers late Sunday night.
• highs 50-48 lows 33-40 cooling to 32 Sunday night.
• Areas of freezing fog Monday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon, mostly clear with areas of freezing fog Monday night,
• Mostly sunny with areas of freezing fog Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear nights with areas of freezing fog also.
• highs 42-36 warming to 39 Thursday lows 20-25. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)

 

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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 this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy tonight and Saturday AM, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers Saturday afternoon while a (40%) chance of showers at the shore (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), inland evening showers likely (60%) and a good (50%) chance of showers late at night while a (30%) chance of coastal showers Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal showers in the afternoon while mostly cloudy inland with a (40%) chance of inland showers Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 on. of rain possible), then a (30%) chance of showers and colder Sunday night.
• highs near 50 lows 39-44 cooling to 36 Sunday night.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of Monday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (New Year’s Day), mostly clear skies  Tuesday night and Wednesday night.
• highs 45-42 warming to 48 Thursday lows 29-36. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of isolated rain and snow showers this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon, rain and snow showers Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Sunday and Sunday night.
• snow level 3,000 ft. today, free air freezing level 4,000 ft. tonight, snow level 5,000 ft. Saturday, 3,500 ft. Saturday night, 2,500 ft. Sunday, then at the surface Sunday night.
• highs 36-28 lows 20-27 cooling to 19 Sunday night.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Monday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (New Year’s Day), partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday night.
• snow level at the surface Monday, free air freezing level at the surface Monday night through Wednesday night, then 7,500 ft. Thursday.
• highs 22-36 lows 6-24.

 

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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.

 

________________

 

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at EugeneDailyNews.com.

________________

 

______________

 

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column We Don’t Have Pets, They Have Us.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

 

__________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “The Saffir-Simpson Scale?” 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.

 

________________

 

An upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) will keep our airflow from the northwest providing the chance for precipitation through Sunday.` Starting Monday we’ll dry up and see more sunshine.

________________

 

Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 31 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 19 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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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

Oakridge: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

 

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Advisories:

• A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES TO BE IN EFFECT FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE AFFECTING COOS COUNTY. (Minor flooding is occurring. Should be below flood stage by Friday evening.) IF YOU LIVE NEAR OR TRAVEL NEAR THIS RIVER YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS BECAUSE FLOODING OVER THE RIVERS BANKS IS STILL OCCURRING.
• NOTE: FOR FLOOD WARNING UPDATES GO TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Watches, Warnings, and Advisories  SITE, FLOOD WARNING SECTION.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

 

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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 evening showers, patchy fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers, Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), and Friday night with patchy fog late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), cloudy with evening showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers late at night (0.20 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night with patchy fog late.
• lows 39-34 warming back to 39 Saturday night cooling to 28 Sunday night highs 47-45.
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Monday through Wednesday night,
• Then just partly cloudy Thursday (New Year’s Day).
• highs 37-34 warming to near 40 Thursday lows 24-22 warming to 25 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).

 

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of isolated rain and snow showers this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft.),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog late Friday night and  Saturday morning, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. late),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and colder Sunday and Sunday night.
• lows 35-40 cooling to 33 Sunday night highs near 46.
• Areas of freezing fog Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear with areas of freezing fog Monday night,
• Mostly sunny with areas of freezing fog Tuesday, mostly clear with areas of freezing fog Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny with areas of freezing fog Wednesday  and Thursday, mostly clear with areas of freezing fog Wednesday night.
• highs 36-40 lows 28-32. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)

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

• Mostly cloudy with scattered coastal  showers this evening and a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight while isolated inland showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, evening snow level 2,000 ft.),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers and colder Sunday night.
• lows 43-39 warming back to 43 Saturday night cooling to 38 Sunday night highs 52-49.
• Partly cloudy Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (New Year’s Day), mostly clear skies  Tuesday night and Wednesday night.
• highs 43-48 lows 32-36. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of snow and snow showers Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, just mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon, rain and snow showers  Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday and Sunday night.
• snow level 2,500 ft. tonight, 3,000 ft. Friday, free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Friday night, snow level 3,000 ft. Saturday, 3,500 ft. Saturday night, 2,500 ft. Sunday, then at the surface Sunday night.
• lows 26-20 warming to 27 Saturday night cooling to 14 Sunday night highs 34-36 cooling to 28 Sunday night.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of snow Monday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (New Year’s Day), partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday night.
• snow level at the surface Monday, free air freezing level at the surface Monday night through Wednesday night, then 7,500 ft. Thursday.
• highs 22-36 cooling to 29 Wednesday night lows 10-24.

 

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at EugeneDailyNews.com.

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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column We Don’t Have Pets, They Have Us.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

 

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “The Saffir-Simpson Scale?” 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) is helping to generate more wet weather, but behind it the High pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape on previous graphic) will keep our temperatures cool. A frontal system moved through Oregon Wednesday bringing rain with it and colder air behind it. It looks like another frontal system will move in from the northwest Sunday with dry weather behind it.

 

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 19 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 19 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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Home Wood Heating Advisory: Eugene/Springfield: GREEN – Burning is Allowed. Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

 

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Advisories:

• A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES TO BE IN EFFECT FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE AFFECTING COOS COUNTY. IF YOU LIVE NEAR OR TRAVEL NEAR THIS RIVER YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS BECAUSE FLOODING OVER THE RIVERS BANKS IS OCCURRING.
• NOTE: FOR FLOOD WARNING UPDATES GO TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Watches, Warnings, and Advisories  SITE, FLOOD WARNING SECTION.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

 

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, a good (50%) chance of scattered showers, (0.10 in. of rain possible) today (Christmas Day), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), patchy fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Friday and Friday night with patchy fog late,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night.
• highs near 45 lows 36-34 warming back to 36 Saturday night.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night with patchy fog late,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Monday and Monday night with patchy fog late,
• Mostly sunny with patchy fog Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny with patchy fog Wednesday.
• highs 44-37 warming to 40 Wednesday lows 28-25. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).

 

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of  showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft.) this afternoon (Christmas Day), a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft.),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog and freezing fog, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon (snow level 3,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night.
• highs near 46 lows 35-32 warming to 38 Saturday night.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and colder Sunday night,
• Then mostly sunny Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, mostly clear Monday night and Tuesday night.
• highs 46-38 warming to 42 Tuesday cooling to 38 Wednesday lows 26-23 warming back to 26 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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

• Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers  (0.10 in. of rain possible, afternoon snow level 2,000 ft.) this afternoon (Christmas Day), a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, evening snow level 2,000 ft.),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, becoming partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, becoming mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal showers while a slight (20%) chance of showers inland  Saturday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night.
• highs near 50 lows 49-40 warming back to 44 Saturday night.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, just mostly cloudy and colder at night,
• Then mostly sunny Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday with mostly clear skies  Monday night and Tuesday night.
• highs 49-46 lows 34-32. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers this AM (Christmas Day), scattered rain and snow showers likely (70%) this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), a (40%) chance of snow showers tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of snow Friday AM, just mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night.
• snow level 3,000 ft. today, 2,500 ft. tonight, 3,000 ft. Friday, free air freezing level 4,500 ft. Friday night, snow level 3,000 ft. Saturday, then 3,500 ft. Saturday night.
• highs 30-36 lows 24-17 warming to 27 Saturday night.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of snow showers at night,
• Just partly cloudy Monday and Monday night,
• Then mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear Tuesday night.
• snow level 3,000 ft. Sunday, 2,500 ft. Sunday night, then free air freezing level at the surface Monday through Tuesday night, then 3,500 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 30-22 warming to 35 Wednesday lows 14-20.

 

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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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at EugeneDailyNews.com.

________________

 

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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column We Don’t Have Pets, They Have Us.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

 

_________________

 

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “The Saffir-Simpson Scale?” 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) is helping to generate more wet weather, but behind it the High pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape on previous graphic) will keep our temperatures cool. A frontal system moved through Oregon today bringing rain with it and colder air behind it. It looks like another frontal system will move in from the northwest Sunday with dry weather behind it.

 

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 13 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 7 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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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene/Springfield: GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is Allowed.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

 

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Advisories:

• A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY FOR THE OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
• A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES TO BE IN EFFECT FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE AFFECTING COOS COUNTY. IF YOU LIVE NEAR OR TRAVEL NEAR THIS RIVER YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS BECAUSE FLOODING OVER THE RIVERS BANKS IS OCCURRING.
• NOTE: FOR FLOOD WARNING UPDATES GO TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Watches, Warnings, and Advisories  SITE, FLOOD WARNING SECTION.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

 

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

• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and colder tonight (Christmas Eve) with patchy fog late (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Thursday (Christmas Day), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), patchy fog late,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Friday, then mostly cloudy in the evening with patchy fog late Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night.
• lows 37-34 highs 44-37 warming to 40 Wednesday.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night with patchy fog late,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Monday AM and Monday night,
• Mostly sunny with patchy fog Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny with patchy fog Wednesday.
• highs 44-40 lows 35-28. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).

 

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers (0.15 in. of rain possible, 1-2 in. of snow possible, snow level 2,000 ft.) tonight (Christmas Eve),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,500 ft. rising to 2,000 ft.) Thursday afternoon (Christmas Day), a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft. rising to 2,500 ft. late at night),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible snow level 2,000 ft. rising to 3,000 ft. in the afternoon), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then partly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog late at night,
• Partly cloudy with areas of AM fog and freezing fog, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night.
• lows 36-32 highs near 45.
• Mostly cloudy with a (%) chance of showers Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Then mostly sunny Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear Monday night and Tuesday night.
• highs 45-38 lows 36-25. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

 

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

• Mostly cloudy with showers (0.20 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft.) tonight (Christmas Eve),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers and a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers  (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. in the afternoon) Thursday (Christmas Day), a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft.),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday into the evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of  evening showers, becoming partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Sunny in the AM, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon through Saturday night.
• lows 43-40 warming to 44 Saturday night highs near 50.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday, just mostly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly sunny Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday with mostly clear skies  Monday night and Tuesday night.
• highs 50-46 lows 38-32. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with snow showers (1-3 in. of snow possible) and colder tonight (Christmas Eve),
• Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (60%) Thursday AM (Christmas Day), a good (50%) chance of snow showers in the afternoon (1 in. of snow possible) and Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Friday, just mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Saturday, snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night.
• snow level 2,500 ft. tonight through Friday, 4,500 ft. Friday night, 3,000 ft. Saturday, then 3,500 ft. Saturday night.
• lows 26-23 warming back to 26 Saturday night highs 30-36.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of snow showers at night,
• Just partly cloudy Monday and Monday night,
• Then mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday.
• snow level 2,500 ft. Saturday through Sunday night, then free air freezing level at the surface Monday through Tuesday.
• highs 30-25 warming to 35 Wednesday lows 14-20.

 

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at EugeneDailyNews.com.

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