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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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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is  “perigee?” Here is the correct answer. Perigee is the closest distance between moon and earth or the earth and sun. 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 mainly in blue arrows) had been sitting over us keeping storms away. A new frontal system is headed our way and should  be here Sunday. Skiers note – Hoodoo is still operating Friday through Sunday,  but Willamette Pass (closed – opening again when enough snow falls), and Mt. Ashland (closed– opening again when enough snow falls). Check their websites for conditions and specific schedules.

 

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 56 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 52 in the Moderate 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 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 (7:30 PM CST): Temperature near 44 degrees, 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 isolated showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), patchy fog late,
• Cloudy with patchy AM fog, rain likely (70%) Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain at night (0.20 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Monday night and Tuesday AM, patchy lingering afternoon fog, then mostly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday night.
• lows 40-44 cooling to 33 Tuesday night highs near 50.
• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog Wednesday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night,
• Then rain likely (60%) Saturday.
• highs 48-52 lows 35-40. (seasonal averages high 47 low 34).

 

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a sight (20%) chance of showers this evening, just mostly cloudy late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (60%) Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), evening rain, rain likely (60%) late Sunday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with areas of fog Monday night,
• Partly cloudy with areas of  AM fog, sunny Tuesday afternoon, then clear at night.
• lows 45-35 highs near 52.
• Areas of AM fog, mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear with areas of fog late at night,
• Areas of AM fog, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday, rain likely (60%) at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs near 53 lows 37-42. (seasonal averages high 49 low 36)

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

• Mostly cloudy tonight,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday AM, afternoon coastal rain while rain likely (70%) inland (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with evening rain, a good (50%) of rain late Sunday night (0.20 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland AM showers, just cloudy Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy with areas of fog Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then clear Tuesday night.
• lows 46-50 cooling to 45 Tuesday night highs 50-57.
• Sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday and Friday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs near 55 lows near 45-49. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight,
• Rain and snow likely (70%) Sunday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), rain and snow at night (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible),
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon, just partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
• snow level 5,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 5,000 ft. Monday, free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Monday night, 7,000 ft. rising to 9,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, then 8,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• lows 30-32 cooling to 28 Tuesday night highs 40-44.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy at night and Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Thursday night,
• A (40%) chance of rain and snow Friday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night and Saturday.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Wednesday, 9,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, then snow level 5,500 ft. Thursday night and Friday, then 6,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 43-45 cooling back to 43 Saturday lows near 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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