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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. One disturbance fell apart as it came to Oregon. A new frontal system is headed our way and will be here today and that means a return to wet weather. 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 85 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, 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:

• Cloudy with patchy AM fog, rain likely (70%) this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM showers, slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with areas of fog late Monday night and Tuesday AM, patchy lingering afternoon fog, then mostly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday night.
• highs 50-47 lows 44-33.
• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog Wednesday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, then rain likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 48-52 lows 35-40. (seasonal averages high 47 low 34).

 

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Cloudy with areas of fog and a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, rain this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), evening rain, showers likely (60%) late tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with areas of fog late Monday night and Tuesday AM, sunny Tuesday afternoon, then clear with areas of fog at night.
• highs 53-55 cooling to 50 Tuesday lows 45-35.
• Areas of AM fog, sunny Wednesday, mostly clear with areas of fog late at night and Thursday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, 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:

• Cloudy with areas of fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain this AM, afternoon coastal rain while rain likely (70%) inland (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with evening rain, showers likely (60%) late tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then clear Tuesday night.
• highs 50-57 lows 50-45.
• 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 this AM, rain and snow likely (70%) this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), rain and snow tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers in the evening, just partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
• snow level 4,500 ft. today and tonight, 5,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, free air freezing level 7,000 ft. rising to 9,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, then 8,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 40-44 lows 32-28.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Thursday night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday, rain likely (60%) Friday night,
• Then rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Wednesday, 9,000 ft. Wednesday night, snow level 6,000 ft. Thursday, 5,500 ft. Thursday night and Friday, 7,000 ft. Friday night, then 6,000 ft. 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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