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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is the “Ionosphere? Here is the correct answer. The Ionosphere is a complex atmospheric zone of ionized gases that extends between 50 and 400 miles (80 to 640 kilometers) above the earth’s surface. It is located between the mesosphere and the exosphere and is included as part of the thermosphere.

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The Jet Stream is sending a strong stream of moisture through the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 1-3 show the frontal activity trying to move through Oregon.  The graphics for days 3-7 show more complex frontal activity moving our way Tuesday through next Saturday giving us chances of getting wet.

 

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 17 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 25 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 10 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

NOTE: Outdoor burning season has now officially opened. The ban has been lifted.

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ADVISORIES:

  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 10 PM TODAY FOR THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 10 PM TODAY FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TODAY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY ABOVE 1,000 FT. FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY AND THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TODAY UNTIL 1 PM SUNDAY ABOVE 1,000 FT.  FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TODAY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TODAY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF NORTHWESTERN OREGON.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TODAY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.

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:

  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow (snow level 1,000 ft.), showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), evening train and showers likely (70%) with a slight(20%) chance of thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,000 ft. falling to 500 ft. late tonight),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and a good (50%) chance of snow, rain and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, little or no snow accumulation expected),  a good (50%) chance of evening rain and a slight (20%) chance of snow, a slight (20%) chance of snow late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, little or no snow accumulation expected, snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 500 ft. late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of  snow (snow level 500 ft.), rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, evening rain likely (70%) with a (40%) chance of snow, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late Monday night (snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. late at night).
  • highs 44-47 lows 28-32.
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow (snow level 1,000 ft.), rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late Tuesday night (snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 500 ft. late at night),
  • Clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow (snow level 500 ft.), a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late Wednesday night (snow level 1,000 ft. late at night).
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow (snow level 1,000 ft.), rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon and Thursday night,
  • Then rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Friday.
  • highs 45-50 lows 30-36 (seasonal averages high 55 low 36)

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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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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms today (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-2 in. of snow possible lower elevations while 3-5 in. of snow possible above 1,500 ft., snow level 700 ft. rising to 1,500 ft. this afternoon), evening rain and snow with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, snow likely (70%) late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible lower elevations while 1-2 in. of snow possible above 1,500 ft.).
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, rain snow and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow, a good (50%) chance of snow showers late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) and a bit warmer Monday, then rain and snow showers likely (70%) late Monday night.
  • highs 44-47 lows 26-33.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday,  a (40%) chance of rain and snow  showers Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, showers likely (70%) and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon and Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with showers likely (70%) Friday.
  • highs 45-53 lows 32-39. (seasonal averages high 57 low 39)

 

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

  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with coastal showers and a (40%) chance of thunderstorms while inland snow showers with a (40%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler today (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1-2 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,000 ft. rising to 1,500 ft. this afternoon), coastal showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight while inland evening rain and snow and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, inland showers and snow likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1-2 in. of snow possible, snow level 600 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with coastal showers, snow and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), evening coastal showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms with coastal showers and showers, snow likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late at night while a good (50%) chance of inland rain and snow with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain showers and snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit warmer Monday and Monday night.
  • highs 45-48 lows 35-32.
  • Mostly cloudy with rain showers and snow showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Tuesday and in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain showers and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, rain and snow showers likely (70%) and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and a bit warmer Thursday and Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with showers likely (70%) Friday.
  • highs 46-53 lows 32-37. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow today (3-6 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph AM gusts to 35 mph), snow tonight (1-2 in. of snow possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with snow Sunday (1-2 in. of snow possible), a good (50%) chance of snow Sunday night (1 in. of snow possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with snow and a bit warmer Monday  (1 in. of snow possible), then a good (50%) chance of snow late Monday night.
  • snow level 1,500 ft. this afternoon, at the surface tonight through Sunday night, then 1,500 ft. Monday afternoon and Monday evening.
  • highs 27-29 lows 13-16.
  • Mostly cloudy with snow Tuesday and in the evening, a good (50%) chance of snow late Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with snow likely (70%) Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of snow at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow, rain and snow likely (70%) and a bit warmer Thursday, rain and snow likely (70%) Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Friday.
  • snow level 1,500 ft. Tuesday afternoon, at the surface Tuesday night, 1,500 ft. Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night, 3,000 ft. Thursday afternoon, 3,500 ft. rising to 4,000 ft. late Thursday night, then 4,500 ft. rising to 5,000 ft. Friday afternoon.
  • highs 29-39 lows 15-25.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Ionosphere?

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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U “shape) is slowly moving southward over the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 1-3 show the frontal that moved through Oregon.  The graphics for days 3-7 show more complex frontal activity moving our way Sunday through next Thursday giving us chances of getting wet.

 

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 47 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 31 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 33 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

NOTE: Outdoor burning season has now officially opened. The ban has been lifted.

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ADVISORIES:

  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY ABOVE 1,000 FT. FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM TODAY FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 1 PM SUNDAY ABOVE 1,000 FT.  FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, AND CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT ABOVE 1,500 FT. FROM 4 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 1,000 FT. FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY ABOVE 1,000 FT. FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.

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:

  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers (snow level 1,000 ft.), showers and a bit cooler this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), evening showers and a good (50%) chance of snow, rain and snow late tonight (0.25 in., of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 500 ft. late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms (snow level 500 ft.), showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms  Saturday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible snow level 1,000 ft.), showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of snow showers late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,000 ft. falling to 500 ft. late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, showers Sunday afternoon (snow level 500 ft. rising to 1,000 ft. in the afternoon),  a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, then a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Sunday night (snow level 1,000 ft. falling to 500 ft. late at night).
  • highs near 44 lows 33-28.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow showers (snow level 500 ft.), showers likely (70%) and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night (snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%) and a (30%) chance of snow (snow level 500 ft.), rain likely (70%) Tuesday afternoon,  mostly cloudy with (40%) chance of evening rain and a slight (20%) chance of snow, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late Tuesday night snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 500 ft. late at night),
  • Clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and a slight (20%) chance of snow (snow level 500 ft.), a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain and a slight (20%) chance of snow, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late Wednesday night (snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. late at night).
  • Clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and a slight (20%) chance of snow (snow level 1,000 ft.), then a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon.
  • highs near 47 lows 30-28 (seasonal averages high 55 low 36)

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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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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with good (50%) chance of rain and snow today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 500 ft. rising to 1,5oo ft. this afternoon), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow with patchy blowing snow and visibility down to 0.25 mi. visibility late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 700 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Saturday snow level 500 ft. rising to 1,500 ft. in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible , evening rain and snow  showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, rain, snow likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 600 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow and a bit warmer Sunday, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night.
  • highs 46-44 warming back to 46 Sunday lows 32-28.
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, rain and snow likely (70% and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, evening rain and snow likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, rain and snow likely (70%) Tuesday afternoon,  a (40%) chance of rain and snow  at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Thursday.
  • highs 47-49 lows 30-32. (seasonal averages high 57 low 39)

 

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

  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal rain likely (70%) with a good (50%) chance of coastal rain this afternoon while a (40%) chance of inland rain and snow (o.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 800 ft. rising to 1,500 ft. this afternoon), evening coastal rain likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight while a (40%) chance of evening inland rain and snow with inland rain and snow land a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers and snow showers (snow possibly heavy at times) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, a bit cooler with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible, snow level 900 ft. rising too 1,500 ft.), evening coastal showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and coastal showers and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late at night while evening inland showers, snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and inland rain, snow and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow Sunday, then rain and snow likely (70%) Sunday night.
  • highs 47-45 warming back to 47 Sunday lows near 34.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, rain and snow likely (70%) Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain Tuesday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (0%) chance of AM rain and snow, a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain and snow at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow then a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon,
  • highs 45-49 lows 35-33. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of AM snow showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with snow showers likely (70%) this afternoon (2 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with evening snow showers likely (70%), partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of  snow showers changing to snow late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with snow Saturday (1-4 in. of snow possible), snow showers at night (1 in. of snow possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with snow showers Sunday (1-3 in. of snow possible), evening snow showers likely (70%), then a good (50%) chance of snow showers late Sunday night.
  • snow level 1,500 ft. this evening, at the surface Friday and Friday night, 1,500 ft. Saturday afternoon, then at the surface Saturday night through Sunday night.
  • highs near 28 lows 15-13.
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow showers, snow showers and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, evening snow likely (70%), partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow late Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with snow Tuesday, evening snow likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of snow late Tuesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of snow Wednesday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow Wednesday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer a good (50%) chance of snow Thursday.
  • snow level at the surface Monday and Monday night, 1,500 ft. Tuesday afternoon, at the surface Tuesday night, 1,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, then 2,000 ft. Thursday.
  • highs 30-33 lows near 15.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

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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.

_____

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Ionosphere?

_________________

An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U “shape) is slowly moving southward over the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 1-3 show the frontal that moved through Oregon.  The graphics for days 3-7 show more complex frontal activity moving our way Sunday through next Thursday giving us chances of getting wet.

 

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 17 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 8 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

NOTE: Outdoor burning season has now officially opened. The ban has been lifted.

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ADVISORIES:

  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY ABOVE 1,000 FT. FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM FRIDAY FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 1 PM SUNDAY ABOVE 1,000 FT.  FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, AND CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT ABOVE 1,500 FT. FROM 4 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 1,000 FT. FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY ABOVE 1,000 FT. FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.

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:

  • Mostly cloudy with evening showers likely (70%),  a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. late tonight),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers (snow level 1,000 ft.), showers and a bit cooler Friday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,000 ft.), evening showers and a good (50%) chance of snow, rain and snow late Friday night (0.25 in., of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 500 ft. late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms (snow level 500 ft.), showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms  Saturday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible snow level 1,000 ft.), showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of snow showers late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,000 ft. falling to 500 ft. late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, showers Sunday afternoon (snow level 500 ft. rising to 1,000 ft. in the afternoon),  a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, then a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Sunday night (snow level 1,000 ft. falling to 500 ft. late at night).
  • lows 32-28 highs near 44.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow showers (snow level 500 ft.), showers likely (70%) and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night (snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%) and a (30%) chance of snow (snow level 500 ft.), rain likely (70%) Tuesday afternoon,  mostly cloudy with (40%) chance of evening rain and a slight (20%) chance of snow, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late Tuesday night snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 500 ft. late at night),
  • Clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and a slight (20%) chance of snow (snow level 500 ft.), a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain and a slight (20%) chance of snow, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late Wednesday night (snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. late at night).
  • Clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and a slight (20%) chance of snow (snow level 1,000 ft.), then a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon.
  • highs near 47 lows 30-28 (seasonal averages high 55 low 36)

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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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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with evening rain and snow likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 inch of snow, snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 900 ft. late tonight),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 500 ft. rising to 1,5oo ft. Friday afternoon), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow with patchy blowing snow and visibility down to 0.25 mi. visibility late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 700 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Saturday snow level 500 ft. rising to 1,500 ft. in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible , evening rain and snow  showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, rain, snow likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 600 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow and a bit warmer Sunday, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night.
  • lows 32-28 highs 46-44 warming back to 46 Sunday.
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, rain and snow likely (70% and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, evening rain and snow likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, rain and snow likely (70%) Tuesday afternoon,  a (40%) chance of rain and snow  at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Thursday.
  • highs 47-49 lows 30-32. (seasonal averages high 57 low 39)

 

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

  • Mostly cloudy with evening coastal rain and coastal rain likely (70%) late tonight while a (50%) chance of inland rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft. falling t0 1,00 ft. late tonight),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal rain likely (70%) with a good (50%) chance of coastal rain Friday afternoon while a (40%) chance of inland rain and snow (o.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 800 ft. rising to 1,500 ft. in the afternoon), evening coastal rain likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late at night while a (40%) chance of evening inland rain and snow with inland rain and snow land a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Friday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers and snow showers (snow possibly heavy at times) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, a bit cooler with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible, snow level 900 ft. rising too 1,500 ft.), evening coastal showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and coastal showers and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late at night while evening inland showers, snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and inland rain, snow and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow Sunday, then rain and snow likely (70%) Sunday night.
  • lows near 34 highs 47-45 warming back to 47 Sunday.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, rain and snow likely (70%) Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain Tuesday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (0%) chance of AM rain and snow, a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain and snow at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow then a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon,
  • highs 45-49 lows 35-33. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers tonight (1-4 in. of snow possible),
  • Clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of AM snow showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with snow showers likely (70%) Friday afternoon (2 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with evening snow showers likely (70%), partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of  snow showers changing to snow late Friday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with snow Saturday (1-4 in. of snow possible), snow showers at night (1 in. of snow possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with snow showers Sunday (1-3 in. of snow possible), evening snow showers likely (70%), then a good (50%) chance of snow showers late Sunday night.
  • snow level 1,500 ft. this evening, at the surface Friday and Friday night, 1,500 ft. Saturday afternoon, then at the surface Saturday night through Sunday night.
  • lows 17-15 warming back to 17 Friday night cooling to 13 Sunday night highs near 28.
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow showers, snow showers and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, evening snow likely (70%), partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow late Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with snow Tuesday, evening snow likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of snow late Tuesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of snow Wednesday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow Wednesday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer a good (50%) chance of snow Thursday.
  • snow level at the surface Monday and Monday night, 1,500 ft. Tuesday afternoon, at the surface Tuesday night, 1,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, then 2,000 ft. Thursday.
  • highs 30-33 lows near 15.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

__________

**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.

_____

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________


Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Ionosphere?

_________________

An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U “shape) is slowly moving southward over the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 1-3 show the frontal that moved through Oregon.  The graphics for days 3-7 show more complex frontal activity moving our way Sunday through next Thursday giving us chances of getting wet.

 

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 40 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 63 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 49 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

NOTE: Outdoor burning season has now officially opened. The ban has been lifted.

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ADVISORIES:

 

  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM TODAY ABOVE 700 FT. FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM TODAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM UNTIL 7 PM TODAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TODAY UNTIL 7 AM FRIDAY FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE AND THE NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.

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:

  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and a good (50%) chance of snow (snow level 1,000 ft.), rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft.), evening showers likely (70%),  rain and snow showers likely (70%) late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Friday (snow level 1,000 ft.), evening rain likely (70%), rain and snow late Friday night (snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain Saturday afternoon (snow level 1,000 ft.), evening snow and rain showers, then a good (50%) chance of snow late Saturday night (snow level 500 ft.).
  • highs 45-43 warming to 46 Friday lows 32-28.
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Sunday (snow level 500 ft.), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Sunday night (snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, partly cloudy with  a (40%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers late Monday night (snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday (snow level 500 ft.),  mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday (snow level 1,000 ft.).
  • highs 43-47 cooling to 45 Wednesday lows near 29 (seasonal averages high 54 low 36)

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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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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,000 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. this afternoon), evening rain and snow likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 inch of snow above 1,500 ft., snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 900 ft. late tonight),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with (40%) chance of rain and snow Friday (snow level 600 ft. rising to 1,5oo ft. Friday afternoon), a (30%) chance of rain and snow late at night (snow level 800 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday, then rain and snow  Saturday night.
  • highs 44-46 lows 32-30 warming back to 32 Saturday night.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow likely (70%), rain and snow and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow and a bit warmer Monday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday and Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday.
  • highs near 48 lows near 30. (seasonal averages high 57 low 38)

 

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

  • Mostly cloudy and slightly cooler with rain today (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft.), coastal rain likely (70%) tonight while inland rain and snow likely (70%) tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft. falling t0 1,500 ft. late tonight),
  • Mostly cloudy with coastal rain likely (70%) Friday with a (40%) chance of rain and snow inland (snow level 1,500 ft.), evening coastal rain likely (70%) with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late at night while a (40%) chance of evening inland rain and snow with inland rain and snow late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers and snow showers (snow possibly heavy at times) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, a bit cooler with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon, and evening, then rain and snow late Saturday night.
  • highs near 46 lows 36-32.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM and a bit warmer with rain and snow showers Sunday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow likely (70%), rain likely (70%) Monday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday.
  • highs near 48 lows 32-30. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy with snow (possibly heavy at times) and a bit cooler this afternoon (3-6 in. of snow possible, snow level 2,000 ft.), snow showers tonight (1-3 in. of snow possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow showers likely (70%) Friday, a good (50%) chance of evening snow, mostly cloudy with snow late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with snow and a bit warmer Saturday, then snow showers Saturday night.
  • snow level 2,000 ft. today, at the surface tonight, 1,500 ft. Friday afternoon, then at the surface Friday night through Saturday night.
  • highs 30-28 warming back to 30 Saturday lows 18-15.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow showers Sunday, evening snow showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of snow late Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow showers likely (70%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of evening snow showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers late at night,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers late Tuesday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Wednesday.
  • snow level at the surface Sunday through Wednesday.
  • highs 32-30 warming back to 32 Wednesday lows near 15.

__________

For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

__________

**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.

_____

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________


Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Ionosphere?

_________________

An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U “shape) is slowly moving southward over the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 1-3 show the frontal that moved through Oregon.  The graphics for days 3-7 show more complex frontal activity moving our way Saturday through next Wednesday giving us chances of getting wet.

 

________________

 

Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 14 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 12 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 5 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

NOTE: Outdoor burning season has now officially opened. The ban has been lifted.

________________

ADVISORIES:

 

  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 1 PM THURSDAY ABOVE 700 FT. FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 11 AM THURSDAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM UNTIL 7 PM THURSDAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 7 AM FRIDAY FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE AND THE NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.

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:

  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and a good (50%) chance of snow (snow level 1,000 ft.), rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft.), evening showers likely (70%),  rain and snow showers likely (70%) late Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Friday (snow level 1,000 ft.), evening rain likely (70%), rain and snow late Friday night (snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain Saturday afternoon (snow level 1,000 ft.), evening snow and rain showers, then a good (50%) chance of snow late Saturday night (snow level 500 ft.).
  • lows 29-32 highs 45-43 warming to 46 Friday.
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Sunday (snow level 500 ft.), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Sunday night (snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, partly cloudy with  a (40%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers late Monday night (snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday (snow level 500 ft.),  mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday (snow level 1,000 ft.).
  • highs 43-47 lows near 29 (seasonal averages high 54 low 36)

__________

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)

__________

 

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Cloudy with rain and snow late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,000 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. in the afternoon), evening rain and snow likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late Thursday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 inch of snow above 1,500 ft., snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 900 ft. late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with (40%) chance of rain and snow Friday (snow level 600 ft. rising to 1,5oo ft. Friday afternoon), a (30%) chance of rain and snow late at night (snow level 800 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday, then rain and snow  Saturday night.
  • lows 32-30 warming to 32 Saturday night highs 44-46.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow likely (70%), rain and snow and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow and a bit warmer Monday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday and Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday.
  • highs near 48 lows near 30. (seasonal averages high 57 low 38)

 

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

  • Partly cloudy with areas of widespread evening frost, mostly cloudy with coastal rain likely (70%) late tonight while mostly cloudy inland inland with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy and slightly cooler with rain Thursday (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft.), coastal rain likely (70%) Thursday night while inland rain and snow likely (70%) Thursday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft. falling t0 1,500 ft. late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy with coastal rain likely (70%) Friday with a (40%) chance of rain and snow inland (snow level 1,500 ft.), evening coastal rain likely (70%) with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late at night while a (40%) chance of evening inland rain and snow with inland rain and snow late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers and snow showers (snow possibly heavy at times) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, a bit cooler with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon, and evening, then rain and snow late Saturday night.
  • lows 33-37 cooling to 32 Saturday night highs near 46.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM and a bit warmer with rain and snow showers Sunday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow likely (70%), rain likely (70%) Monday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday.
  • highs near 48 lows 32-30. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with snow (possibly heavy at times) and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon (3-6 in. of snow possible, snow level 2,000 ft.), snow showers Thursday night (1-3 in. of snow possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow showers likely (70%) Friday, a good (50%) chance of evening snow, mostly cloudy with snow late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with snow and a bit warmer Saturday, then snow showers Saturday night.
  • free air freezing level at the surface this evening, snow level 2,000 ft. Thursday, at the surface Thursday night, 1,500 ft. Friday afternoon, then at the surface Friday night through Saturday night.
  • lows 15-18 cooling to 15 Friday night and Saturday night highs 30-28 warming back to 30 Saturday.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow showers Sunday, evening snow showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of snow late Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow showers likely (70%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of evening snow showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers late at night,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers late Tuesday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Wednesday.
  • highs 32-30 warming back to 32 Wednesday lows near 15.

 

__________

For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

__________

**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.

_____

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________


Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Ionosphere?

_________________

An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U “shape) is slowly moving southward over the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 1-3 show the frontal that moved through Oregon.  The graphics for days 3-7 show more complex frontal activity moving our way Satuday through next Wednesday giving us chances of getting wet.

 

________________

 

Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 15 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 57 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 10 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

NOTE: Outdoor burning remains temporarily prohibited for the following areas: Eugene-Springfield (Always), Florence (Always), Lowell, Oakridge and UGB, and Springfield and UGB.

________________

ADVISORIES:

  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM TODAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM TODAY BELOW 1,500 FT.FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM TODAY ABOVE 1,000 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM TODAY ABOVE 1,000 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
  • A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM FROM 1 AM UNTIL 9 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY 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:

  • Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer this afternoon, increasing clouds with snow and rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 500 ft. late tonight),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM snow likely (70%) (snow level 1,000 ft.), rain Thursday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), evening rain,  rain and snow likely (70%) late Thursday night (snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM snow likely (70%), rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler (snow level 1,000 ft.), a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50 %) chance of rain Friday afternoon Friday afternoon (snow level 1,000 ft.), a good (50%) chance of evening rain, then rain and snow likely (70%) late Friday night (snow level 1,500 ft.).
  • highs 45-43 warming to 46 Friday lows 29-32.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM snow likely (70%), rain and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon (snow level 1,000 ft.), evening rain and snow, a (0%) chance of snow late Saturday night (snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon (snow level 1,000 ft.), a good (50%) chance of evening rain, a good (50%) chance of snow late at night (snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, a (40%) chance of evening rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow late Monday night (snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow, then a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon (snow level 1,000 ft.).
  • highs 43-47 lows near 29 (seasonal averages high 54 low 36)

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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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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening,  becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 300 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. in the afternoon), evening rain and snow, rain and snow likely (70%) late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 900 ft. late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Friday, then rain and snow likely (70%) Friday night.
  • highs 44-46 lows 28-32.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow Saturday, rain and snow  Saturday night),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow and a bit warmer Monday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday.
  • highs 44-48 lows near 29. (seasonal averages high 56 low 38)

 

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

  • Partly cloudy with widespread AM frost, partly cloudy and a bit warmer this afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of evening coastal frost, rain likely (70%) late tonight while widespread inland evening frost and a slight (20%) chance of inland rain and snow late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with coastal rain Thursday while inland AM rain and snow and inland rain Thursday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,000 ft.rising to 2,000 ft.), coastal rain likely (70%) Thursday night while inland evening rain and snow likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of inland rain and snow late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, then rain and snow late Friday night.
  • highs near 48 lows 30-36.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow showers and breezy Saturday and at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow showers Sunday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) at night,
  • AM rain and snow likely (70%), rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, then rain likely (70%) Tuesday afternoon.
  • highs 46-48 lows 33-35. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer today, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with snow and a bit warmer Thursday, snow at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a snow likely (70%) Friday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening snow, then mostly cloudy with snow likely (70%) Friday night.
  • snow level at the surface tonight, free air freezing level at the surface. Wednesday and Wednesday evening, snow level 2,500 ft. Thursday evening, then at the surface Friday and Friday night.
  • highs 28-30 cooling Saturday lows 14-18.
  • Mostly cloudy with snow Saturday and Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow Sunday, evening snow likely (70%), snow late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow likely (70%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of evening snow, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow late Monday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of snow Tuesday.
  • snow level 1,000 ft. Saturday, then at the surface Saturday night through Tuesday.
  • highs 28-32 cooling to 30 Tuesday lows near 15.

 

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

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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.

_____

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________


Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Ionosphere?

_________________

An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U “shape) is slowly moving southward over the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 1-3 show the frontal activity approaching Oregon.  The graphics for days 3-7 show more complex frontal activity moving our way Friday through next Tuesday giving us chances of getting wet.

 

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 53 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 8 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

NOTE: Outdoor burning remains temporarily prohibited for the following areas: Eugene-Springfield (Always), Florence (Always), Lowell, Oakridge and UGB, and Springfield and UGB.

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ADVISORIES:

  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON,  THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS,
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL COAST OF WESTERN OREGON.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM WEDNESDAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM WEDNESDAY BELOW 1,500 FT.FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM WEDNESDAY ABOVE 1,000 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM WEDNESDAY ABOVE 1,000 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
  • A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM FROM 1 AM UNTIL 9 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY 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:

  • Mostly cloudy with evening snow and rain showers, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible).
  • Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, increasing clouds with snow and rain late Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 500 ft. late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM snow likely (70%) (snow level 1,000 ft.), rain Thursday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), evening rain,  rain and snow likely (70%) late Thursday night (snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM snow likely (70%), rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler (snow level 1,000 ft.), a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50 %) chance of rain Friday afternoon Friday afternoon (snow level 1,000 ft.), a good (50%) chance of evening rain, then rain and snow likely (70%) late Friday night (snow level 1,500 ft.).
  • lows 28-32 highs 45-43 warming to 46 Friday.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM snow likely (70%), rain and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon (snow level 1,000 ft.), evening rain and snow, a (0%) chance of snow late Saturday night (snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon (snow level 1,000 ft.), a good (50%) chance of evening rain, a good (50%) chance of snow late at night (snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, a (40%) chance of evening rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow late Monday night (snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow, then a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon (snow level 1,000 ft.).
  • highs 43-47 lows near 29 (seasonal averages high 54 low 36)

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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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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with evening snow and rain showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible lower elevations while 1-2 in. of snow possible above 1,500 ft., snow level 100 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening,  becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow late Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 300 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. in the afternoon), evening rain and snow, rain and snow likely (70%) late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 900 ft. late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Friday, then rain and snow likely (70%) Friday night.
  • lows 27-32 highs 44-46.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow Saturday, rain and snow  Saturday night),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow and a bit warmer Monday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday.
  • highs 44-48 lows near 29. (seasonal averages high 56 low 38)

 

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

  • Mostly cloudy with evening coastal rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and  coastal showers and snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight while inland evening rain and snow showers with inland widespread frost with snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight, (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow below 1,000 ft. while 1-2 in. of snow above 1,000 ft.,snow level 300 ft.),
  • Partly cloudy with widespread AM frost, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of evening coastal frost, rain likely (70%) late at night while widespread inland evening frost and a slight (20%) chance of inland rain and snow late Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with coastal rain Thursday while inland AM rain and snow and inland rain Thursday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,000 ft.rising to 2,000 ft.), coastal rain likely (70%) Thursday night while inland evening rain and snow likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of inland rain and snow late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, then rain and snow late Friday night.
  • lows 29-36 highs near 48.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow showers and breezy Saturday and at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow showers Sunday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) at night,
  • AM rain and snow likely (70%), rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, then rain likely (70%) Tuesday afternoon.
  • highs 46-48 lows 33-35. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy with evening show showers, a good (50%) chance of snow showers late tonight (1-2 in. of snow possible),
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow late Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with snow and a bit warmer Thursday, snow at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a snow likely (70%) Friday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening snow, then mostly cloudy with snow likely (70%) Friday night.
  • snow level at the surface tonight, free air freezing level at the surface. Wednesday and Wednesday evening, snow level 2,500 ft. Thursday evening, then at the surface Friday and Friday night.
  • lows 12-18 highs 28-30 cooling Saturday,
  • Mostly cloudy with snow Saturday and Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow Sunday, evening snow likely (70%), snow late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow likely (70%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of evening snow, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow late Monday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of snow Tuesday.
  • snow level 1,000 ft. Saturday, then at the surface Saturday night through Tuesday.
  • highs 28-32 cooling to 30 Tuesday lows near 15.

 

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

__________

**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.

_____

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________


Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Ionosphere?

_________________

An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U “shape) is slowly moving southward over the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 1-3 show the frontal activity approaching Oregon.  The graphics for days 3-7 show more complex frontal activity moving our way Friday through next Tuesday giving us chances of getting wet.

 

________________

 

Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 8 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 17 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 5 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

NOTE: Outdoor burning remains temporarily prohibited for the following areas: Eugene-Springfield (Always), Florence (Always), Lowell, Oakridge and UGB, and Springfield and UGB.

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ADVISORIES:

  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON,  THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, AND THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE CENTRAL COAST OF WESTERN OREGON.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM TODAY FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA.A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND  THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS AND CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY.
  • *A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY AND THE CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY BELOW 1,500 FT. FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY BELOW 2,000 FT. FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4PM TODAY ABOVE 2,000 FT. FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST.
  • A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY 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:

  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible).
  • Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, increasing clouds with snow showers at night (snow level 500 ft. late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers (snow level 1,000 ft.), rain Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with evening showers likely (70%) and a (30%) chance of snow showers, good (50%) chance of showers and snow showers late  Thursday night (snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers and snow showers, a (0%) chance of showers  (snow level 1,000 ft.), a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50 %) chance of rain Friday afternoon (snow level 1,000 ft.), evening rain and snow showers, then rain and snow showers likely (70%) late Friday night (snow level 1,500 ft.).
  • lows 23-30 highs 40-44.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers and snow snow showers, showers Saturday afternoon (snow level 1,500 ft.), evening showers and a (40%) chance of snow showers, a good (50%) chance of snow showers late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow showers, showers likely (70%) and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon (snow level 1,000 ft.), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night (snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • AM clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of snow showers, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday afternoon,
  • highs 44-46 lows 32-27 (seasonal averages high 54 low 36)

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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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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with evening snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance of snow late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (%) chance of snow showers Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Thursday, evening rain and snow showers likely (70%), a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers and a bit warmer Friday, a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, then rain and snow showers likely (70%) late Friday night.
  • lows 33-27 highs near 44.
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers and a bit cooler Saturday and in the evening, rain and snow showers likely (70%)  at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers likely (70%), rain and snow showers and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday,
  • highs 47-45 warming to 48 Monday lows 33-29. (seasonal averages high 56 low 38)

 

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

  • Mostly cloudy with evening showers and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance of coastal showers and snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight while a good (50%) chance of inland snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight, widespread frost late (1 in. of snow below 1,000 ft. while 1-2 in. of snow above 1,000 ft. ,snow level 400 ft.),
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon while rain and snow showers, just partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers and widespread frost late at night while a slight (20%) chance of inland rain and snow showers with widespread frost late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, showers Thursday afternoon, widespread frost with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a (30%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, then rain and snow showers late Friday night.
  • lows near 35-29 warming to 32 Thursday night highs 45-48.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow showers and breezy Saturday and at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Sunday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, showers likely (70%) and a bit warmer Monday afternoon,
  • highs 48-46 warming back to 48 Sunday lows 33-30. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy with evening show showers, a good (50%) chance of snow showers late tonight (1-2 in. of snow possible),
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with snow showers and a bit warmer Thursday, patchy blowing snow in the afternoon, evening snow showers, a good (50%) chance of snow showers late Thursday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Friday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening snow showers, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers late at night.
  • snow level at the surface tonight, free air freezing level 2,500 ft. Wednesday evening through Thursday evening,
  • lows 16-13 warming to 18 Thursday night highs 24-29.
  • Mostly cloudy with snow showers and patchy blowing snow and a bit cooler Saturday, evening  snow showers, a good (50%) chance of snow showers late Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow showers Sunday, evening snow showers likely (70%), partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of AM snow showers, snow showers likely (70%) Monday afternoon,
  • snow level at the surface Saturday through Monday,
  • highs 32-28 warming to 30 Monday lows 18-12.

 

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

__________

**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.

_____

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________


Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Ionosphere?

_________________

An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U “shape) is slowly moving southward over the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 1-3 show the frontal activity approaching Oregon.  The graphics for days 3-7 show more complex frontal activity moving our way Thursday through next Monday giving us chances of getting wet.

 

________________

 

Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 14in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 61 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 35 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

NOTE: Outdoor burning remains temporarily prohibited for the following areas: Eugene-Springfield (Always), Florence (Always), Lowell, Oakridge and UGB, and Springfield and UGB.

________________

ADVISORIES:

  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TODAY UNTIL 4 AM TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM TODAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11AM TODAY FOR THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM TODAY FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWESTERN OREGON.AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF OF WESTERN OREGON.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM TODAY FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA.
  • *A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TODAY UNTIL UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TODAY UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND  THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TODAY UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS .
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TODAY UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR      CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TODAY UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY ABOVE 500 FT. FOR      CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  •  A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TODAY UNTIL 10 PM TUESDAY ABOVE 2,000 FT. FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
  • A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL UNTIL 7 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY 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:

  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow (snow level 500 ft.), showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), late evening rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, rain and snow showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 0.50 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,000 ft. falling to 500 ft. late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Tuesday (1 in. of snow possible, snow level 500 ft. rising to 1,000 ft. in the afternoon), a good (50%) chance of Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) of rain and snow late Wednesday night (snow level 500 ft. late at night).
  • highs near42 lows 32-26 warming to 28 Wednesday night.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow (snow level 500 ft.), rain Thursday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow, a slight (20%) chance of snow late Thursday night (snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 500 ft. late at night),
  • AM clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and a slight (20%) chance of snow (snow level 1,000 ft.), a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50 %) chance of rain Friday afternoon (snow level 500 ft.), evening rain and snow likely (70%), rain and snow likely (70%) late Friday night (snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow (snow level 1,000 ft.), rain and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, evening rain and snow, a (%) chance of rain or snow late Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%) and a (30%) chance of snow, then rain likely (70%) Sunday afternoon (snow level 500 ft. rising to 1,000 ft. in the afternoon.).
  • highs 42-45 cooling to 43 Saturday night lows 30-32 cooling to 29 Saturday night (seasonal averages high 54 low 36)

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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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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with showers, snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-2 in. of snow possible lower elevations while 5-8 in. of snow possible above 1,500 ft., snow level 900 ft. rising to 1,500 ft. this afternoon) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph), evening rain and snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, snow showers and a slight (20%) chance thunderstorms late at night (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2-4 in. of snow possible lower elevations while 4-7 in. of snow possible above 1,500 ft., snow level 700 ft.)
  • Mostly cloudy with AM snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, partly cloudy showers, snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon (snow level 1,000 ft.), a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow showers, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday afternoon, just partly cloudy in the evening, rain and snow showers, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Wednesday night.
  • lows 33-27 highs 44-42 warming back to 44 Wednesday.
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, rain and snow showers Thursday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers and a bit warmer Friday and in the evening, rain and snow showers likely (70%) late Friday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow showers Saturday through Sunday,
  • highs 43-47 cooling to 44 Saturday and Sunday lows near 32. (seasonal averages high 56 low 38)

 

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

  • Mostly cloudy with coastal showers and a (30%) chance of thunderstorms while inland showers and snow showers with a (30%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler today (0.50 in. of rain possible, patchy blowing snow, snow possibly heavy at times, snow level 1,000 ft. rising to 1,500 ft. this afternoon), evening coastal showers with a (30%) chance of thunderstorms and coastal showers, snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight while inland showers and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 3-5 in. of snow possible, snow level 900 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal showers, snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and coastal showers and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon while inland showers and snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday, evening showers and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Tuesday night (snow level 400 ft.),
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, just partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) late Wednesday night .
  • highs 46-44 warming back to 46 Wednesday lows near 37-29.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, showers and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a (30%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, evening rain and snow showers likely (70%), rain and snow showers late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow showers and breezy Saturday and  Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and slightly warmer with rain and snow showers Sunday.
  • highs 48-46warming back to 48 Sunday lows 30-33 cooling back to 30 Saturday night. (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 AM snow, and a bit warmer with snow showers today (2-6 in. of snow possible, snow, possibly heavy at times this afternoon, snow showers tonight (3-7 in. of snow possible, snow possibly heavy at times) and breezy (Wind: S 5-15 mph increasing and shifting to W 15-25 mph late tonight),
  • Mostly cloudy with snow showers and a bit cooler Tuesday (1-2 in. of snow possible), a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Tuesday night, evening show showers, a good (50%) chance of snow showers late at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of snow showers Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening,  then mostly cloudy late Wednesday night.
  • snow level at the surface tonight, 1,500 ft. Monday afternoon, at the surface Monday night through Wednesday, then free air freezing level 2,500 ft. Wednesday evening.
  • highs 28-25 warming to 27 Wednesday lows 17-13.
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow, snow and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of snow Thursday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of snow Friday, partly cloudy with a good 50%) chance of evening snow, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with snow and a bit cooler Saturday, snow likely (70%) Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with snow Sunday.
  • snow level 2,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday evening, 1,500 ft. Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon, then at the surface Saturday night and Sunday.
  • highs 30-32 cooling to 28 Saturday and Sunday lows 16-18 cooling back to 16 Saturday night.

 

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is an “Inversion? Here is the correct answer. Inversion(abbrev. INVRN) Is generally, a departure from the usual increase or decrease in an atmospheric property with altitude. Specifically it almost always refers to a temperature inversion, i.e., an increase in temperature with height, or to the layer within which such an increase occurs. An inversion is present in the lower part of a cap.

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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U “shape) is slowly moving southward over the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 1-3 show a the frontal activity approaching Oregon.  The graphics for days 3-7 show more complex frontal activity moving our way Wednesday through next Sunday giving us chances of getting wet.

 

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 85 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 60 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 58 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

NOTE: Outdoor burning remains temporarily prohibited for the following areas: Eugene-Springfield (Always), Florence (Always), Lowell, Oakridge and UGB, and Springfield and UGB.

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ADVISORIES:

  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM TONIGHT FOR THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWESTERN OREGON.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY ABOVE 1,000 FT. FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY ABOVE ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM TODAY FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM TODAY THE CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY UNTIL 4 AM TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND  THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND  THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TODAY UNTIL 4 AM TUESDAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY UNTIL 4 AM TUESDAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS AND JACKSON COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 4 AM TODAY ABOVE 2,000 FT. FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS AND JACKSON COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM TODAY FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 10 PM TODAY ABOVE 3,500 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 4 AM TUESDAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 4 PM TODAY ABOVE 2,000 FT. FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY

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:

  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain, showers and a bit cooler this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, under 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,00o ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with showers and a bit cooler Monday (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,000 ft.), rain at night (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain, showers and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, then a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night (snow level 1,000 ft.).
  • highs 44-42 lows 33-24.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Wednesday night (snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with showers Thursday and at night (snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • Then mostly cloudy with showers Friday, showers likely (70%) Friday night and Saturday.
  • highs near 44 lows 29-32 cooling back to 39 Friday night (seasonal averages high 54 low 36)

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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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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, and a bit cooler today (0.25 in. of rain possible snow level 1,500 ft.), a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow, snow showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 600 ft.
  • Mostly cloudy with showers, snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), evening rain and snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, snow showers and a slight (20%) chance thunderstorms at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers and snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms rain and snow showers Tuesday, then a good (50%) chance of snow showers Tuesday night,
  • highs 45-42 lows 32-29.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow showers, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Friday, then rain and snow showers Friday night and Saturday.
  • highs 46-44 lows 29-33 cooling to 30 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 56 low 38)

 

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

  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms with coastal showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of coastal thunderstorms and a bit cooler this afternoon while inland AM rain and snow with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and inland showers with snow likely (70%) and a bit cooler this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow possibly heavy at times, snow level 1,500 ft. ), evening coastal showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of coastal thunderstorms and coastal showers a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight while inland evening rain and snow likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and inland showers and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of inland thunderstorms late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 2-4 in. of snow possible, snow level 900 ft., snow possibly heavy at times late tonight) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph),
  • Mostly cloudy with coastal showers and a (30%) chance of thunderstorms while showers and snow showers with a (30%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Monday (0.50 in. of rain possible, snow possibly heavy at times, snow level 1,000 ft. rising to 1,500 ft. in the afternoon), evening coastal with a (30%) chance of thunderstorms and coastal showers, snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late at night while inland showers and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms at night (0.50 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with showers and snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Tuesday, evening rain and snow showers, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Tuesday night.
  • highs near 48 lows near 37-30.
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with showers Thursday, evening showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, rain and snow showers and a bit cooler with rain and snow showers Friday afternoon, rain and snow showers Friday night,
  • Then partly cloudy with rain and snow showers Saturday.
  • highs 49-47  lows 29-34. (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 AM snow, snow showers and cooler today (2-6 in. of snow possible), showers tonight (3-6 in. of snow possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with showers Monday (3-5 in. of snow possible), snow, possibly heavy at times, at night (6-10 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Wind: S 5-15 mph increasing and shifting to W 15-25 mph late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain or snow, showers and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon (3-6 in. of snow possible), then a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Tuesday night.
  • snow level at the surface tonight and Sunday, 1,500 ft. Sunday night, 2,000 ft. Monday,at the surface Monday night, 1,500 ft.  Tuesday, then at the surface Tuesday night.
  • highs 43-26 lows 17-13.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of snow showers Wednesday, snow likely (70%) late Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow showers Thursday and at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow showers Friday, then snow showers likely (70%) Friday night and Saturday.
  • snow level at the surface Wednesday through Saturday.
  • highs 26-32 cooling to 27 Friday lows 13-20.

 

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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