Feb
16.
Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Photosphere?”
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge will helped keep out the rain for a short while. Now it’s back to rain.The graphics for days 1-3 show a stationary front dividing Oregon in half North and South. The graphics for days 3-7 Monday through Friday show active weather with complex frontal systems approaching active over the Pacific Ocean moving toward the Pacific Northwest.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 19 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 8 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 13 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON, AND CENTRAL OREGON .
- A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
- A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SATURDAY FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA.
- A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR FOR THE RANDE RONDE VALLEY.
- A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
HEALTH 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:
- Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy and slightly warmer with rain Saturday (0.25 in. of rain possible) and Saturday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- A mix of clouds and warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (70%) at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70) Monday (President’s Day), then a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night.
- lows 39-42 highs 48-58 cooling to 55 Monday.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, just partly cloudy Thursday night,
- Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday.
- highs 57-55 warming back to 57 Thursday cooling back to 55 lows 42-39. (seasonal averages high 52 low 35)
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday (0.25 in. of rain possible) and in the evening, rain likely (70%) late Saturday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, rain and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon and evening, rain likely (70%) late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain Monday afternoon (President’s Day), then a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night.
- lows 47-44 highs 54-60.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, a (40%) chance of evening rain, a (40%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night,
- Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday.
- highs near 59 lows near 43 (seasonal average high 54 low 38)
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of early evening rain, rain late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain likely (70%) Saturday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, rain and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), coastal rain likely (70%) Sunday night while evening inland rain and inland rain likely (70%) late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday (President’s Day), then rain likely (70%) Monday night.
- lows 48-58 highs 62-58 warming to 68 Sunday.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Tuesday , a good (50%) chance of evening rain, a (40%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
- Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday.
- highs near 59 lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41).
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, little or no snow accumulation expected),
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, rain and snow and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1 in,. of snow possible), rain and snow Saturday night,
- Clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Sunday afternoon, rain and snow at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) with snow Monday (President’s Day), then a good (50%) of rain and snow Monday night.
- snow level 5,500 ft. tonight and Saturday, 5,000 ft. Saturday night, 4,500 ft. Sunday, 5,500 ft. Sunday night,then 5,000 ft. Monday and Monday night.
- lows near 32 highs 38-42.
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers,and a slight (20%) chance of snow showers late Wednesday night,
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of rain showers Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
- Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday.
- snow level 5,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 4,500 ft. Wednesday, 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, 4,500 ft. Thursday, 5,000 ft. Thursday night, then 4,500 ft. Friday.
- highs 42-44 lows 29-26.
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