Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not column:
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “Cryology?” Here is the correct answer. Cryology is the science of the physical aspects of snow, ice, hail, and sleet and other forms of water produced by temperatures below Zero degrees Celsius. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting 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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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge tries to take the precipitation chances down and out. The graphics for days 1-3 show a frontal system stalled well to our north. An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough slides by to our North from over the Pacific Ocean but another High Pressure Ridge moves in to keep storms away for next week. The graphics for days 3-7 show surface high pressure holding on through Friday when a cold front moves down from the north Friday night into next Saturday.
Note: Mt. Ashland had their Midwinter Jam February 2nd, they are still open through the weekend. Check their website for details. Hoodoo is open through the weekend and will be having their Winter Carnival February 10th. Check their website for details. And Willamette Pass reports opening through the weekend for limited low snow operations. Check their website for details.
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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 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 7 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 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:
- Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain, a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, then partly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday night.
- lows 46-37 highs 58-54.
- Patchy AM and late night fog, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday and at night,
- Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
- Patchy AM fog Friday, then partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday afternoon through Saturday.
- highs 58-53 lows 40-36. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)
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Forecast for Roseburg:
- Partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
- Patchy AM fog with a slight (20%) chance of rain, just mostly cloudy Sunday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, patchy fog late Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM and late night fog, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy late at night,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night.
- lows 43-39 warming to 42 Tuesday night highs 62-57 warming to 60 Tuesday.
- Partly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday AM, sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Wednesday night,
- Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday and at night,
- Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday afternoon and evening, becoming mostly clear late Friday night,
- Then sunny and a bit cooler Saturday.
- highs 67-56 lows 43-40. (seasonal averages high 52 low 37)
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
- Patchy AM fog with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers and mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers Sunday afternoon while partly cloudy inland in the AM and mostly cloudy and a bit warmer inland in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal showers with patchy fog late Sunday night while just mostly cloudy inland with patchy fog late at night,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers, partly cloudy with patchy fog Monday night,
- Patchy AM fog, then partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon and at night.
- lows 47-42 highs 57-59.
- Partly cloudy with patchy AM and late night fog, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear Wednesday night,
- Patchy AM and late night fog, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday and in the evening, becoming mostly clear late at night,
- Then sunny Saturday.
- highs 63-58 lows 46-44. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late tonight,
- A slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers and a bit cooler Monday, a (40%) chance of snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Monday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
- snow level 8,000 ft. tonight, 7,500 ft. Sunday, 7,500 ft. falling to 6,500 ft. late Sunday night, 5,000 ft. Monday, 4,000 ft. Monday night, free air freezing level 5,000 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. Tuesday afternoon, then 10,000 ft. Tuesday night.
- lows 36-29 warming to 33 Tuesday night highs 49-42 warming to 46 Tuesday.
- Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday and at night,
- Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday through Saturday.
- free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, 9,000 ft. Thursday night, then 8,000 ft. Friday through Saturday.
- highs 53-46 lows 36-28.
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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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