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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column We Don’t Have Pets, They Have Us.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

 

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “The Saffir-Simpson Scale?” Here is the correct answer. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale) is a 1 to 5 categorization based on the hurricane’s intensity at the indicated time. The scale provides examples of the type of damage and impacts in the United States associated with winds of the indicated intensity. In general, damage rises by about a factor of four for every category increase. The maximum sustained surface wind speed (peak 1-minute wind at the standard meteorological observation height of 10 m [33 ft] over unobstructed exposure) associated with the cyclone is the determining factor in the scale. The scale does not address the potential for other hurricane-related impacts, such as storm surge, rainfall-induced floods, and tornadoes. 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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An upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) will keep our airflow from the north (northwest then northeast) and sent a strong modified polar frontal system our way and providing the chance for precipitation and behind it bringing much colder air to us. Starting Tuesday we’ll dry out and see more sunshine, but it will be much colder.

 

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 14 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 40 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 is Cautioned Against.

Oakridge: YELLOW – Burning is Cautioned Against.

(The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.)

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

 

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Advisories:

  • A WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING ABOVE 3,000 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
  • A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT LOST CREEK LAKE , LOCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF MEDFORD ON THE ROGUE RIVER IN JACKSON COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

 

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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 showers today (0.10 on. of rain possible), becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, showers likely (70%) tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of  showers in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,000 ft.),  partly cloudy and colder with areas of freezing fog late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog Tuesday AM, sunny and breezy in the afternoon, very cold with areas of freezing fog Tuesday night.
  • highs 46-32 lows 35-20.
  • Mostly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog Wednesday and at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with areas of AM freezing fog, mostly cloudy with areas of fog Thursday afternoon (New Year’s Day), a slight (20%) chance of rain and freezing rain with areas of fog and freezing fog late Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and freezing rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain Friday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday.
  • highs 37-45 lows 22-37. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).

 

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers this AM, a good (50%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 1,500 ft. late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. in the afternoon), a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, mostly cloudy with areas of freezing fog late Monday night and Tuesday AM with areas of lingering freezing fog in the afternoon and at night,
  • highs 44-35 lows 35-20.
  • Partly cloudy with areas of freezing fog Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear  with patchy freezing fog Wednesday night,
  • Mostly sunny with patchy freezing fog Thursday (New Year’s Day), mostly cloudy with areas of fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday through Saturday.
  • highs 39-46 lows 23-46. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)

 

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of scattered showers this today (under 0.10 on. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers and colder tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft. late tonight),
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of coastal showers while a (40%) chance of AM showers and a (40%) chance of afternoon rain and snow showers inland, a (40%) chance of showers Monday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft. falling to 1,500 ft.), partly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly clear late Monday night,
  • Sunny Tuesday, then clear Tuesday night.
  • highs 48-37 lows 44-30.
  • Sunny Wednesday, clear at night,
  • Sunny Thursday AM,  partly cloudy in the afternoon (New Year’s Day), mostly cloudy with areas of fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday through Saturday.
  • highs 43-50 lows 32-50. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy with snow showers today (1-4 in. of snow possible), snow showers likely (70%) tonight (2-5 in. of snow possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with  snow showers Monday, becoming partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers in the evening, breezy (Wind: E 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph, ) much colder at night with wind chill temperatures as low as -20 degrees in higher terrain),
  • Mostly sunny and very cold, windy (Wind: E 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph) Tuesday (wind chill temperatures as low as -20 degrees in higher terrain), then clear and breezy Tuesday night.
  • snow level 2,500 ft. today and this evening, at the surface tonight through Monday night, free air freezing level at the surface Tuesday and Tuesday night.
  • highs 32-16 lows 22-4 warming to 10 Tuesday night.
  • Sunny Wednesday, clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny Thursday (New Year’s Day), a slight (20%) chance of snow and freezing rain Thursday night and Friday AM, a (40%) chance of snow in the afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Friday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Saturday.
  • free air freezing level at the surface Wednesday, 7,000 ft. Wednesday night, 7,500 ft. Thursday, snow level 2,500 ft. Thursday night, snow level at the surface Friday, then 4,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday.
  • highs 22-38 lows 20-28.

 

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at EugeneDailyNews.com.

 

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