_______________
Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column The Anatomy Of A Snowstorm.
And don’t forget my latest feature story on continuing series on service club organizations
called Most Remember The Fireworks, But What Is An Active 20-30 Club?
________________
Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. Define the term “mist.” 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.
________________
The Jet Stream airflow (Shaded area with blue arrows) moving from southwest to northeast is called the “Pineapple Express” because it is warm moist air coming from Hawaii. A frontal system has spread warmer air our way increasing our temperatures and slowly melting away the ice and snow. Another frontal system (position shown is Thursday) will approach the Pacific Northwest Wednesday.
______________
Advisories:
- A WIND HIGH WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST, THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
- A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, THE CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
- A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THRUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
- A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY,
________________
Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Pollution Index is 53 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Pollution Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
___
Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene/Springfield: (Green) Burning Allowed.
Oakridge: (Green) Burning Allowed.
The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.
________________
Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of scattered showers this evening, rain with patchy fog late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Cloudy with AM showers likely (60%), rain likely (70%) Tuesday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph late at night) Tuesday night (0.45 in. of rain possible),
- Rain (0.35 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph shifting SW 10-15 mph in the afternoon) Wednesday, then rain likely (70%) at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) in the afternoon, then rain Thursday night.
- lows 42-45 highs 50-53 cooling back to 50 Thursday night.
- Mostly cloudy with rain Friday, rain likely (70%) at night,
- Rain Saturday and Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night,
- Then rain likely (70%) Monday (Presidents’ Day).
- highs 50-48 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- A slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Tuesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, 0.55 in. of rain possible Wednesday, 0.30 in. of rain possible Wednesday night) through Wednesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday and Thursday night.
- lows 42-48 highs 56-58.
- Mostly cloudy with rain Friday and Friday night,
- Rain likely (70%) Saturday, rain Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
- Then rain likely (60%) Monday (Presidents’ Day).
- highs 56-59 cooling to 55 Monday lows 46-40. (seasonal averages high 53 low 37)
_________________
Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Tuesday night (0.65 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 15-25 mph increasing S 25-35 mph late),
- Rain (0.65 in. of rain possible) Wednesday and windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore shifting SW 10-15 mph in the afternoon at the shore, S 20-25 mph inland shifting SW 10-15 mph in the afternoon), rain Wednesday night (0.35 in. of rain possible) and Thursday, then rain and breezy at night.
- lows 45-50 highs 55-57.
- Mostly cloudy with rain Friday and at night,
- Rain and breezy Saturday and Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
- Then rain likely (70%) and breezy Monday (Presidents’ Day).
- highs 53-55 lows 48-45. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
________________
Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County
- Cloudy with rain and snow showers increasing this evening, rain and snow late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible),
- AM rain and snow showers, rain and snow likely (70%) Tuesday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible), rain and snow (0.75 in. of rain possible, 5-9 in. of snow possible) at night and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph late at night),
- Rain and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 50 mph decreasing to 40 mph in the afternoon) Wednesday with rain at night,
- Rain and snow Thursday, then rain Thursday night.
- snow level 5,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Tuesday, 5,000 ft. Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday, then 6,000 ft. Wednesday night, 5,500 ft. Thursday, then 6,500 ft. Thursday night.
- lows 30-33 cooling back to 30 Wednesday night highs 36-38.
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Friday and Friday night,
- Rain Saturday, rain and snow at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday and Sunday night,
- Then rain and snow likely (70%) Monday (Presidents’ Day).
- snow level 6,000 ft. Saturday, 5,000 ft. at night, 3,000 ft. Sunday, 4,500 ft. at night, then 4,000 ft. Monday.
- highs 36-39 cooling to 34 Monday lows 30-28.
________________
**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 Eugene Daily News.com.