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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not column:

http://eugenedailynews.com/2018/01/like-river-avalanche-can-deadly/

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What are “Crepuscular Rays?”  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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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) has taken control continuing the wet weather. It has slowly moved across the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 1-3 show the frontal system that moved through Sunday bringing rain and wind and the next system to hit us Tuesday and Wednesday. The graphics for days 3-7 show the next frontal system heading our way Sunday and another hitting the coast next Tuesday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 10 in the Good 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 12 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.

OakridgeGREEN – 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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY UNTIL 8 PM WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5,500 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY THROUGH 10 PM WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5,000 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY UNTIL 10 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES.
  • A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM UNTIL 10 PM TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY UNTIL 10 PM WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT 10 PM TUESDAY UNTIL 10 PM WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • 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 a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday (0.50 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday night (0.75 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain(0.50 in. of rain possible), a bit cooler and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph decreasing to S 5-15 mph in the afternoon) Wednesday, showers Wednesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers, showers and a bit cooler with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and evening, then showers likely (70%) late Thursday night.
  • lows 35-42 cooling back to 35 Thursday night highs 49-44.
  • Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday, rain likely (70%) at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Saturday and Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer rain likely (70%) Sunday through Monday.
  • highs 44-50 cooler to 46 Monday lows 39-43. (seasonal averages high 48 low 35)

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Forecast for Roseburg:

  • Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft. tonight),
  • Cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday (0.25 in. of rain possible, AM snow level 3,500 ft.), rain Tuesday night (0.75 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday (0.75 in. of rain possible, afternoon snow level 3,500 ft.) and a bit cooler, evening rain and snow showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Wednesday night (0.75 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 2,000 ft. late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, with showers, snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Thursday night.
  • lows 39-42 cooling to 35 Thursday night highs 52-44.
  • Cloudy with AM rain and snow showers likely (70%), a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow, a (30%) chance of rain late Friday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Saturday and at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Sunday and Sunday night,
  • Then rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Monday.
  • highs 45-54 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)

 

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain late tonight while partly cloudy inland this evening and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal rain likely (70%) and coastal rain Tuesday afternoon while a good (50%) chance of inland AM rain with inland rain likely (70%) in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain (0.75 in. of rain possible) Tuesday night (0.75 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 10-20 mph inland, evening gusts to 40 mph),
  • Cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Wednesday (0.75 in. of rain possible), coastal evening showers with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late at night while showers inland Wednesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday, evening showers, rain and snow showers likely (70%) Thursday night.
  • lows 42-46 cooling to 39 Thursday night highs 53-47.
  • Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and a bit warmer Friday, evening rain likely (60%), then rain late Friday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday and at night,
  • Cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday, then rain likely (70%) Sunday night and Monday (a bit cooler).
  • highs 49-57 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)

 

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy tonight,
  • Cloudy with rain and snow and a bit cooler Tuesday (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1-4 in. of snow possible) and Tuesday night ( 0.75 in. of rain possible, 4-8 in. of snow possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow Wednesday (3-7 in. of snow possible), evening rain and snow showers, snow showers and colder late at night (1-2 in. of snow possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with snow showers and a bit cooler Thursday (1-3 in. of snow possible), then snow showers likely (70%) at night.
  • snow level 4,000 ft. falling to 3,500 ft. tonight, 3,500 ft. rising to 4,500 ft. Tuesday afternoon, 5,500 ft. Tuesday night, 4,500 ft. Wednesday, 3,000 ft. Wednesday evening, at the surface Thursday and Thursday night.
  • lows 25-32 cooling to 20 Thursday night highs 37-30.
  • Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Friday, rain and snow likely (70%) Friday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow and a bit warmer Saturday, rain and snow likely (70%) Saturday night,
  • A bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Sunday and Sunday night,
  • Then rain and snow likely (70%) and a bit cooler Monday.
  • snow level at the surface Friday , 3,000 ft. Friday night,  4,500 ft. Saturday, 5,000 ft. Saturday night, 6,000 ft. Sunday, 6,500 ft. Sunday night, then 5,500 ft. Monday.
  • highs 28-38 cooling to 34 Monday lows 25-32.

 

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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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