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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 Why Call It Rotary?
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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 moved through spreading warmer air our way increasing our temperatures and melting away the ice and snow. Another frontal system will move into the Pacific Northwest between Saturday and Sunday followed by more frontal systems next week.
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Advisories:
- A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 4 PM FRIDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
- A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, JACKSON COUNTY, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
- A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
- A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
- A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Pollution Index is 19 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 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: (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:
- Mostly cloudy with rain redeveloping, possibly heavy at times, late tonight (1.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SE 5-10 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph late tonight),
- Mostly cloudy with rain, heavy at times, in the AM (0.70 in. of rain possible) Friday (Valentine’s Day) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph), evening showers likely (70%), rain late Friday night (0.50 in. of rain possible).
- Rain Saturday (0.80 in. of rain possible) and windy, showers Saturday night and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph shifting SW 15-20 mph late at night),
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and breezy Sunday, then rain and breezy Sunday night.
- lows 45-36 warming to 43 Sunday highs 54-50.
- Cloudy with rain Monday (Presidents’ Day) and rain at night,
- Rain Tuesday through Wednesday night,
- Then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Thursday.
- highs 52-44 lows 42-35. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.65 in. of rain possible) and breezy (S 15-25 mph),
- Rain (0.95 in. of rain possible) and breezy (SW 15-25 mph) Friday (Valentine’s Day), rain Friday night (0.45 in. of rain possible),
- Rain (0.70 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: SE 10-15 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph in the afternoon) Saturday, evening rain, showers likely (70%) late Saturday night (snow level 2,500 ft. late at night) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph decreasing to SW 15-20 mph late at night),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers likely (60%), a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening, then rain likely (70%) and breezy late at night.
- lows 49-38 warming to near 40 Sunday night highs 52-55.
- Mostly cloudy with rain Monday (Presidents’ Day) and Monday night,
- Rain Tuesday, then rain and snow Tuesday night through Thursday.
- highs 55-44 lows 42-35. (seasonal averages high 53 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (1.00 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 10-15 mph increasing S 25-35 mph gusts to 45 mph late evening and at night at the shore, SE 5-10 mph increasing S 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph late this evening and tonight inland),
- Mostly cloudy with rain (0.65 in. of rain possible) Friday (Valentine’s Day) and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph decreasing to 10-20 mph late AM and in the afternoon), coastal evening rain likely (70%) and rain late at night at the shore while rain inland (0.30 in. of rain possible),
- Rain Saturday (1.00 in. of rain possible) and very windy (Wind: SE 10-15 mph AM at the shore and S 30-45 mph in the afternoon while S 25-35 mph inland in the afternoon), evening rain, showers likely (60%) late Saturday night and windy (Wind: SW 25-35 mph gusts to 50 mph decreasing to SW 15-20 mph late at night),
- Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (60%), a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers Sunday afternoon and breezy, a (30%) chance of evening rain, rain late at night and windy.
- lows 50-43 warming to 45 Sunday night highs 52-54.
- Mostly cloudy with rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), then rain Monday night through Thursday.
- highs 54-47 lows 46-40. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow redeveloping this evening, rain late tonight (1.50 in. of rain possible, 1-4 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Wind: S 10-15 mph gusts to 35 mph shifting SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph late at night),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain, possibly heavy at times, rain (2.00 in. of rain possible) and snow (3-6 in of snow possible) Friday afternoon (Valentine’s Day) and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph decreasing to SW 15-20 mph in the afternoon), rain and snow showers and colder Friday night,
- Rain and breezy (SE 5-15 mph gusts to 30 mph increasing S 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph in the afternoon) Saturday, rain and snow showers Saturday night and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph decreasing to 40 mph late at night.),
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow showers, rain and snow likely (70%) Sunday afternoon, then rain and snow Sunday night.
- snow level 5,000 ft. rising to 6,500 ft. tonight, 7,000 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. Friday afternoon, 4,000 ft. Friday night, 6,000 ft. Saturday, 4,500 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. late at night, then at the surface Sunday and Sunday night.
- lows 32-22 warming to 26 Sunday night highs 39-30.
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Monday (Presidents’ Day) through Wednesday, snow Wednesday night,
- Then snow showers Thursday.
- snow level 3,500 ft. Monday and Monday night, 4,000 ft. Tuesday, 2,500 ft. Tuesday night, then at the surface Wednesday through Thursday.
- highs 34-29 lows 30-20.
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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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