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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Inauguration Day – Set On Possibly The Worst Day To Take An Oath.
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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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Halo?” 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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Advisories:
- AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM FRIDAY FOR THE CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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A high pressure ridge will be taking over our weather to begin and continue the workweek.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Pollution Index is 16 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Pollution Index is 34 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 Allowed.
Oakridge: (GREEN) Burning Allowed.
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:
- Patchy AM fog with a slight (20%) chance of showers, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy and colder with areas of fog late tonight,
- Areas of AM fog, partly cloudy Tuesday by late afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
- Patchy AM fog and areas of frost, cloudy with areas of lingering fog Wednesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with areas of fog at night.
- highs 53-42 lows 34-29.
- AM fog, mostly cloudy Thursday with patchy afternoon fog, mostly cloudy with patchy evening fog, areas of fog late at night,
- AM clouds and fog, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, a (40%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday.
- highs 44-48 cooling to 46 Sunday lows near 32. (seasonal averages high 47 low 34).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear with patchy evening fog, mostly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog and freezing fog, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear with areas of fog and freezing fog late Tuesday night,
- Areas of AM fog and freezing fog, sunny Wednesday afternoon, then mostly clear with areas of fog and freezing fog late at night.
- highs 49-46 lows near 33.
- Patchy AM fog and freezing fog, mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday night and Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday.
- highs near 49-53 cooling to 47 Sunday lows 33-37. (seasonal averages high 49 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with areas of fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight,
- Patchy AM fog, sunny Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night,
- Sunny Wednesday, then mostly clear at night.
- highs 53-60 lows 34-36.
- Partly cloudy Thursday through Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night, then a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday.
- highs 58-60 cooling to 53 Sunday lows 38-42 cooling to near 39 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain and drizzle, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, clear Tuesday night,
- Mostly sunny Wednesday, then clear at night.
- snow level 6,000 ft. today, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. tonight, 9,000 ft. Tuesday, 10,000 ft. at night, 11,000 ft. Wednesday, then 9,000 ft. at night.
- highs 39-50 cooling to 47 Wednesday lows 28-30.
- Sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
- Partly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, a (40%) chance of rain or snow at night,
- Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain or snow Sunday.
- free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Thursday through Friday, 8,000 ft. Friday night, snow 5,500 ft. Saturday, then 4,500 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
- highs 50-43 lows 33-30.
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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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