Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not column “O Beautiful For Spacious Skies,” Did You Look?
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Please read my latest Feature article Put Them Up, Take Them Down, Repeat, No More?
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And don’t forget my final feature article in the series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.
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And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is an “Observation Well?” Here is the correct answer. An Observation Well, in hydrologic terms, is a non-pumping well used for observing the elevation of the water table or piezometric surface. 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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The upper level airflow (Shaded area with blue arrows) will be sending more moisture into the Pacific Northwest for a while. A frontal system moved in today. The warm front first and now the cold front follows. The parade of storms continues Wednesday as a frontal system approaches. Here comes yet another frontal system for your Friday followed by one more frontal system approaching next Sunday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 5 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 20 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 12 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).
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Advisories: None At This Time.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), patchy fog late.
- Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday AM (Washington’s Birthday, Presidents’ Day), just partly cloudy in the afternoon and Monday night, colder with patchy fog late,
- Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a bit cooler late Tuesday night,
- Cloudy and a bit cooler with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, then rain at night.
- lows 47-42 highs 62-57.
- Cloudy with showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Friday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night,
- Then just partly cloudy and a bit warmer Sunday.
- high 50-57 lows 43-38. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35).
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: YELLOW – Caution is Advised.
Oakridge: YELLOW – Caution is Advised.
*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.
Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).
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Forecast for Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain tonight, patchy fog late,
- Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog and isolated showers, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday afternoon (Washington’s Birthday, Presidents’ Day), partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night and Tuesday AM, just partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Tuesday night,
- Cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain, a bit cooler with rain likely (60%) Wednesday afternoon, rain in the evening, then showers late at night.
- lows 46-40 warming 43 Tuesday night highs 65-58.
- Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Thursday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
- Rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Friday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
- Then sunny and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday.
- highs 52-60 lows 44-40. (seasonal averages high 54 low 37).
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with areas of coastal fog this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain with patchy fog late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog and a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers Monday AM (Washington’s Birthday, Presidents’ Day), becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon and a bit warmer, partly cloudy with patchy fog Monday night and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
- Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, rain and a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, then showers and s slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late at night.
- lows 50-46 night highs 62-60.
- Mostly cloudy and cooler with showers Thursday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
- Rain Friday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
- Then partly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday.
- highs 53-67 lows 48-45 warming back to 48 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly cloudy with evening rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Monday afternoon (Washington’s Birthday, Presidents’ Day), just partly cloudy at night and Tuesday, mostly cloudy Tuesday night,
- Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and cooler Wednesday, then rain and snow at night.
- snow level 8,000 ft. tonight and Monday, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Monday night, 8,000 ft. rising to 9,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night, snow level 7,500 ft. Wednesday, then 5,500 ft. Wednesday night.
- lows 37-30 highs 50-52 cooling to 47 Wednesday.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Thursday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow likely (70%) Friday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night,
- Then just partly cloudy and a bit warmer Sunday.
- snow level 3,500 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 4,500 ft. Friday, 3,500 Friday night, 4,000 ft. Saturday, 4,500 Saturday night, then free air freezing level 7,000 ft. Sunday.
- highs 36-42 lows 29-26 warming back to 29 Saturday night.
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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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