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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column When A Hat Isn’t Just A Hat.

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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 new weekly weather quiz question. What is an “Omega High?” No, it has nothing to do with recent Oregon legislation. Try again. 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) that is keeping our airflow from the north (northwest then northeast)  sent a frontal system through Oregon. A second modified Arctic Cold Front is spreading much colder air to us as we dry out and see more sunshine.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 13 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 22 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 ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TUESDAY FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA.
  • A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON TUESDAY ABOVE 3,000 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
  • A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM TUESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN  LAKE COUNTY,
  • 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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Your College Football Weather Forecast: January 1st 2015 – Semi-Final Playoff Ducks vs Florida State at the Rose Bowl. Kickoff: 2 PM – Preliminary Forecast- Sunny 50 warming to 57 then slow cooling as the game progresses.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

  • Partly cloudy this evening, clear and much colder tonight,
  • Sunny and colder Tuesday, clear and cold Tuesday night,
  • Sunny Wednesday, mostly clear with patchy fog late at night,
  • Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Thursday (New Year’s Day), partly cloudy with areas of freezing fog late Thursday night.
  • lows 19-15 warming to 28 Thursday night highs 33-35.
  • Mostly cloudy with areas of freezing fog Friday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, just partly cloudy Friday night,
  • More clouds to mostly cloudy with a (20%) chance of rain Saturday through Sunday, cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday night,
  • Then cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain.
  • highs 36-45 lows 30-37. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33).

 

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening snow, becoming partly cloudy with patchy freezing fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear with patchy freezing fog late at night,
  • Patchy AM freezing fog, sunny Wednesday afternoon, clear with patchy freezing fog late Wednesday night,
  • Partly cloudy Thursday (New Year’s Day) with patchy AM freezing fog, just mostly cloudy at night.
  • lows 25-18 warming to 28 Thursday night highs 33-37.
  • Patchy AM freezing fog, partly cloudy with patchy fog Friday afternoon and evening, then patchy freezing fog late Friday night,
  • Patchy AM freezing fog, mostly cloudy with patchy afternoon and evening fog, areas of fog late Saturday night and Sunday AM, patchy fog again in the afternoon, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday.
  • highs 40-49 lows 29-36. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)

 

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

  • Partly cloudy this evening, clearing and cooler late tonight,
  • Sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, clear both nights,
  • Mostly sunny Thursday (New Year’s Day), then partly cloudy with patchy fog at night.
  • lows 27-24 highs 45-47.
  • Partly cloudy with patchy AM and late night fog and freezing fog Friday and Friday night,
  • Patchy AM freezing fog, mostly cloudy Saturday with lingering patchy fog in the afternoon and evening, areas of fog late Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with areas of morning fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers, patchy fog Sunday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday.
  • highs 48-53 lows 36-40. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy with occasional snow flurries this evening, clearing and much colder late tonight with wind chill temperatures as low as -15 degrees,
  • Sunny, breezy (Wind: E 15-25 mph) and cold Tuesday, clear and not quite as cold Tuesday night,
  • Sunny and warmer Wednesday, clear and not as cold at night,
  • Mostly sunny and warmer Thursday (New Year’s Day), clear and not as cold Thursday night.
  • snow level at the surface tonight through Wednesday night, 7,500 ft. Thursday, then 6,500 ft. Thursday night.
  • lows 4-17 highs 17-33.
  • Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy Friday night,
  • More clouds with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday.
  • free air freezing level 7,500 ft. Thursday, 7,000 ft. Friday, 6,000 ft. Friday night, snow level 4,500 ft. Saturday, 6,000 ft. Saturday night, 5,500 ft. Sunday, 6,500 ft. Sunday night, then 7,000 ft. Monday.
  • highs 40-42 lows 26-30.

 

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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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