Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not column:
http://eugenedailynews.com/2018/01/remember-2017-eugenes-weather-highlights-year/
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Core Punch?” Here is the correct answer. Core Punch [Slang], is a penetration by a vehicle into the heavy precipitation core of a thunderstorm. Core punching is not a recommended procedure for storm spotting. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you Monday. The first person to post the correct answer as a comment on this page will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.
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Upper Level High Pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) moved in to dry us out for the weekend, but that will change by Monday night. The graphics for days 1-3 show the next frontal system approaching the Pacific Northwest. An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough will take over this week to help return the rain. The graphics for days 3-7 show the next series frontal systems heading our way Thursday through next Monday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 55 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 37 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
(Posted Daily)
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is Allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is Allowed.
*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Advisories:
- A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR CENTRAL OREGON.
- A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY UNTIL 1 AM TUESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
- A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST. THE THREATS ARE RIP CURRENTS, LONGSHORE CURRENTS, SNEAKER WAVES, AND OTHER POSSIBLE HAZARDS CREATE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE.
- A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY UNTIL 4 AM TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
- A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE RIVER.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Mostly cloudy with patchy evening fog, areas of fog again late tonight and Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and a bit warmer in the afternoon (Martin Luther King Jr. Day), rain Monday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Showers likely (70%) and a bit warmer Tuesday (0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a (30%) chance of rain at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, then rain Wednesday afternoon and rain Wednesday night.
- lows 37-42 cooling back to 37 Tuesday night warming back to 42 Wednesday night highs near 50.
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain, showers and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon, showers likely (70%) Thursday night,
- Showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Friday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, rain Saturday night,
- Then rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Sunday.
- highs 46-44 lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 47 low 34)
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Forecast for Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight and Monday AM (Martin Luther King Jr. Day), a (30%) chance of rain in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), evening rain likely (70%), rain late Monday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Tuesday (0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, then rain and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night
- lows 42-44 cooling back to 42 Tuesday night highs 56-52.
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain, a bit cooler with showers Thursday afternoon, rain and snow showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler at night and Friday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow and a bit warmer Saturday, then rain likely (60%) and a bit warmer at night and Sunday.
- highs 48-45 warming back to 48 Sunday lows 36-40. (seasonal averages high 50 low 37)
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy tonight,
- Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM coastal rain with rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Monday afternoon (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) while a good (50%) chance of inland rain (0.10 in. of rain possible) Monday, rain at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Cloudy with AM coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday AM with showers likely (70%) in the afternoon while inland AM showers likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal rain at night while a slight (20%) chance of inland rain late Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday AM, then rain and a bit warmer in the afternoon and at night.
- lows near 46 highs 60-54 warming to 56 Wednesday.
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain, showers and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon, showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Thursday night and Friday, a (40%) chance of showers Friday night,
- The rain likely (70%) Saturday through Sunday.
- highs 52-49 warming to 52 Saturday and Sunday lows 42-40 warming to 43 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy and colder tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit cooler with Monday afternoon (Martin Luther King Jr. Day), a good (50%) chance of evening rain, then rain late at night (0.50 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers and a bit cooler Tuesday (1 in. of snow possible), a (40%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon (2 in. of snow possible), then rain at night.
- free air freezing level 11,000 ft. tonight, snow level 6,500 ft. Monday and Monday night, 4,500 ft. Tuesday, 4,.000 ft. Tuesday night, 5,000 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. Wednesday, then 6,500 ft. falling to 5,500 ft. Wednesday night.
- lows 34-27 warming to 32 Wednesday night highs 46-38 warming to 40 Wednesday.
- Cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain and snow showers and a bit cooler Thursday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler at night and Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Friday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of snow Saturday, then rain and snow likely (70%) and a bit warmer at night and Sunday.
- snow level 4,500 ft. Thursday, 3,000 ft. Thursday night, at the surface Friday through Saturday, then 3,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
- highs 34-30 warming to 35 Sunday lows 24-27.
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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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