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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column A Look Back At Eugene’s Weather For 2014.

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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  “perigee?” 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) had been sitting over us keeping storms away. The ridge has flattened out enough to be called a “dirty ridge” and it allowed a frontal system to nose its way through into Oregon with the warm front moving through and the cold front washing out. The cold front is not a rain producer, but it will cool down the temperatures. We will see sunshine and dry weather Tuesday and Wednesday with a new frontal system returning the rain Thursday. Good new skiers! Hoodoo (closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays), Willamette Pass (usually closed Mondays & Tuesdays, now only open weekends), and Mt. Ashland (closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays) are open for your skiing pleasure. Check their websites for conditions and specific schedules.

 

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 17 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 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: 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:

• AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, JACKSON COUNTY, THE KLAMATH BASIN, 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: Monday January 12th 2015 –College Football Playoff Championship Game Number 2 Oregon Ducks vs Number 4 Ohio State Buckeyes at Texas Stadium Kickoff: 5:30 PM PST– Preliminary Weather Forecast: Temperature near 47 degrees, partly cloudy.

 

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

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), patchy evening fog, cloudy and colder with areas of fog late tonight,
• Areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, patchy evening fog, areas of fog late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon and Wednesday night with patchy fog again late.
• highs 53-47 lows 37-34 warming back to 37 Wednesday night.
• Just mostly cloudy Thursday, rain likely (60%) at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday, a (30%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday and Saturday night,
• Then a (30%) chance of rain Sunday.
• highs near 50 lows 39-36. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34).

 

 

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain, mostly cloudy with patchy fog this afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon and Tuesday night with patchy fog late,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night with patchy fog late at night.
• highs near 50 lows 36-43.
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday, rain likely (60%) Thursday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday at Friday night,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, then mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 53-50 lows 40-35. (seasonal averages high 49 low 36)

 

 

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

• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog with a slight (20%) chance of rain this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and at night with patchy fog late tonight,
• Just mostly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night with patchy fog late.
• highs 56-59 lows 42-40 warming to 49 Thursday.
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, rain at night,
• Showers likely (60%) Friday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 55-52 lows 47-45. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain today, just mostly cloudy this evening, then partly cloudy late tonight through Wednesday night.
• snow level 7,000 ft. today, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. tonight and Tuesday, then 10,000 ft. Tuesday night through Wednesday night.
• highs 43-48 lows 35-28.
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, becoming mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) at night,
• Rain and snow showers Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Sunday.
• Free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Thursday, snow level 6,000 ft. Thursday night, 5,500 ft. Friday, 5,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 5,500 ft. Saturday night, then 5,000 ft. Sunday.
• highs 42-38 lows near 29.

 

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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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