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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column. This installment is called All I Want For Christmas Is….
And don’t forget my latest feature story on continuing series on service club organizations
called What Does Kiwanis Mean Anyway?
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Advisories:
- AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM FRIDAY FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND AREA AND THE GREATER VANCOUVER AREA.
- AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM SUNDAY FOR THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
- AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON SATURDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, JACKSON COUNTY, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, THE KLAMATH BASIN, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
- A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
- A Blue-Green Algae warning remains in effect for Lost Creek Lake, and Willow Creek Reservoir (NE Oregon). Water monitoring has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae that can produce toxins, state public health officials said. The algae levels are likely associated with dangerous cya, notoxin concentrations in the water that can be harmful to humans and animals. Swallowing or inhaling water droplets, as well as skin contact with water, should be avoided according to the authorities.
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A frontal system moved through the Pacific Northwest bringing clouds and the chance of colder air swept in behind it. An upper level high pressure ridge ( Shaded “arch” shape) is sitting over us and will dry us out pretty much through New Year’s Day.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Pollution Index is 27 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Pollution Index is 48 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 Cautioned Against.
Oakridge: (YELLOW) Burning Cautioned Against.
The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Cloudy with areas of AM freezing fog, areas of fog this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy freezing fog late tonight,
- Cloudy with areas of AM fog and freezing fog Friday, lingering afternoon fog, mostly cloudy with areas of fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain in the evening, areas of freezing fog late at night,
- Cloudy with areas of AM fog and freezing fog, patchy fog Saturday afternoon, areas of evening fog, areas of freezing fog late Saturday night.
- highs 40-43 lows near 32.
- Cloudy with areas of freezing fog Sunday AM, patchy fog in the afternoon, areas of evening fog, with freezing fog late Sunday night and Monday AM, patchy fog Monday afternoon, areas of fog Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog Tuesday, areas of fog in the afternoon through Wednesday AM, then just mostly cloudy Wednesday afternoon (New Year’s Day).
- highs 43-45 cooling to 42 Wednesday lows 29-35 cooling to 42 Wednesday. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- AM clouds with areas of fog and freezing fog today, partly cloudy with patchy fog this afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, patchy fog and areas of freezing fog late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog and freezing fog, partly cloudy with patchy fog Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, partly cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog late Friday night,
- Partly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog Saturday AM, sunny with patchy fog in the afternoon, partly cloudy with freezing fog late at night.
- highs 43-45 lows 36-33.
- Partly cloudy with patchy AM freezing fog, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog late at night,
- Partly cloudy with areas of early AM and late night fog and freezing fog with patchy daytime fog Monday through Wednesday (New Year’s Day).
- highs 45-48 lows near 34. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly sunny today, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight.
- Partly cloudy with areas of patchy fog Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, partly cloudy in the evening at the beaches and patchy fog late Friday night.
- Areas of patchy AM fog, sunny Saturday afternoon, patchy fog and freezing fog late Saturday night.
- highs 55-52 lows 40-36.
- Areas of AM patchy fog and freezing fog, sunny Sunday afternoon, mostly clear Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Monday, then partly cloudy with patchy fog late Monday night through Wednesday (New Year’s Day).
- highs 55-52 warming to 55 Wednesday lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:
- Sunny today, clear tonight,
- Sunny in the AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon through Saturday AM, then sunny in the afternoon and clear Saturday night.
- free air freezing level 12,000 ft. today, 11,000 ft. tonight, 10,000 ft. falling to 9,000 ft. Friday afternoon, 7,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, then 10,000 ft. Saturday night.
- highs 50-52 cooling to 49 Saturday night lows 28-32.
- Sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
- Mostly sunny Monday AM, then partly cloudy Monday afternoon through Wednesday (New Year’s Day).
- free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Sunday, 11,000 ft. Sunday night, 10,000 ft. Monday, and Monday night, 9,000 ft. Tuesday, then 8,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday.
- highs 49-40 lows 32-28.
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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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