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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column How Did A Bunny End Up As A Representative Of Easter?

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

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And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Lake Breeze?” Here is the correct answer. A Lake Breeze is a thermally produced wind blowing during the day from the surface of a large lake to the shore, caused by the difference in the rates of heating of the surfaces of the lake and of the land. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level ridge of high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows)  returned the sunshine for your Sunday. A frontal system (position shown is Tuesday) will move in Monday to bring back the rain.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 12 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 7 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).

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Advisories: None At This Time.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Partly cloudy with patchy fog tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun with patchy fog Monday AM, becoming mostly cloudy with rain in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers Monday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Showers likely (70%) Tuesday (0.15 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) through Wednesday night,
• lows 38-35 highs 57-54 warming to 60 Wednesday.
• Mostly sunny and warmer Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night through Friday night,
• Then mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, with mostly clear skies Saturday night.
• highs near 70 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 60 low 39)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 92

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/9/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Monday morning, becoming mostly cloudy with rain in the afternoon and evening (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers likely (70%) late Monday night (0.30 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,000 ft. late at night),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday (0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers (snow level 2,000 ft. rising to 3,000 ft. in the afternoon), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Wednesday, mostly clear at night.
• lows 40-36 warming back to 40 Wednesday night highs 62-53 warming to 65 Wednesday.
• Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Then sunny Saturday and Sunday, clear Saturday night.
• highs near 74 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 62 low 42)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight,
• Becoming mostly cloudy Monday with a slight (20%) chance of AM, rain in the afternoon and evening (0.30 in. of rain possible), coastal showers likely (70%) late Monday night while inland showers late at night (0.30 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft. late at night),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy in the evening with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 44-40 warming back to 44 Wednesday night highs 59-54.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy Friday and at  night,
• Then sunny Saturday and Sunday with clear skies Saturday night.
• highs 59-64 lows 42-50 cooling to 47 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy tonight and Monday AM, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and snow in the evening, snow showers late at night (0.50 in. of rain possible, 3-6 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday AM, snow showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, a snow showers good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of ran and snow showers late Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday, then mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 9,000 ft. tonight, snow level 6,000 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. falling to 2,500 ft. late Monday night, 2,500 ft. Tuesday, 3,000 ft. Tuesday night, free air freezing level 4,000 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. Wednesday, then 8,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• lows 29-23 warming to 30 Wednesday night highs 50-36 warming back to 50 Wednesday.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and mostly clear each night.
• free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Thursday, then 10,000 ft. Thursday night  through Sunday.
• highs 52-58 cooling to 54 Saturday lows 32-35.
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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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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column How Did A Bunny End Up As A Representative Of Easter?

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Lake Breeze?” Here is the correct answer. A Lake Breeze is a thermally produced wind blowing during the day from the surface of a large lake to the shore, caused by the difference in the rates of heating of the surfaces of the lake and of the land. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level ridge of high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is returning the sunshine for your Sunday. A frontal system (position shown is Tuesday) will move in Monday to bring back the rain.

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Air Quality Index:

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

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 15 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 16 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories: None At This Time.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Patchy AM and late night fog, partly cloudy today and tonight,
• Becoming cloudy Monday AM with rain in the afternoon and evening (0.15 in. of rain possible), showers likely (70%) late at night (0.30 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, then partly Tuesday night.
• highs 63-56 lows 38-40 cooling to 36 Tuesday night.
• Just partly cloudy Wednesday and at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly sunny, but a bit cooler Saturday.
• highs 64-67 cooling back to 64 Saturday lows 40-44 cooling back to 40 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 60 low 39)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 92

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/9/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• AM fog and clouds, sunny and warmer this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy tonight and Monday morning, becoming mostly cloudy with rain in the afternoon and evening (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (70%) late Monday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 2,500 ft.),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then just partly cloudy late Tuesday night.
• highs 66-56 lows 42-35.
• Partly cloudy and warmer Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Then mostly sunny Saturday.
• highs 66-75 cooling to near 72 Saturday lows 40-43 cooling back to 40 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 61 low 41)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight,
• Becoming mostly cloudy Monday with rain in the afternoon and evening (0.20 in. of rain possible), coastal showers likely (70%) late Monday night while inland showers at night (0.30 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, then partly cloudy at night.
• highs 59-54 lows 43-38.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Then mostly sunny Saturday.
• highs 59-64 cooling to 62 Saturday lows 42-48 cooling back to 42 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer today, partly cloudy tonight,
• More clouds to mostly cloudy Monday AM, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon, rain and snow in the evening, snow showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday, then  a (30%) chance of snow showers Tuesday night.
• free air freezing level 4,500 ft. today, 7,000 ft. tonight, snow level 6,000 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. late Monday night, 2,500 ft. Tuesday, then 3,500 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 50-38 lows 29-25.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday and at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, just partly cloudy Thursday night through Friday night,
• Then mostly sunny Saturday.
• free air freezing level 5,000 ft. Wednesday, 8,000 ft Wednesday night, 9,000 ft. Thursday through Friday, then 10,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 52-58 cooling to 54 Saturday lows 32-35.
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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.

________________

_________________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column How Did A Bunny End Up As A Representative Of Easter?

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Lake Breeze?” Here is the correct answer. A Lake Breeze is a thermally produced wind blowing during the day from the surface of a large lake to the shore, caused by the difference in the rates of heating of the surfaces of the lake and of the land. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level ridge of high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is returning the sunshine for your Sunday. A frontal system (position shown is Tuesday) will move in Monday to bring back the rain.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 9 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).

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Advisories: None At This Time.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers with small hail possible this evening, patchy fog and colder with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM and late night fog, partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday AM, rain in the afternoon and evening (0.15 in. of rain possible), showers likely (70%) at night (0.30 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, then partly Tuesday night.
• lows 36-40 cooling to 36 Tuesday night highs 63-56.
• Just partly cloudy Wednesday and at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy at night,
• The mostly sunny Saturday.
• highs 64-67 cooling back to 64 Saturday lows 40-44 cooling back to 40 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 60 low 39)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 92

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/9/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers (snow level 3,500 ft.), patchy fog and colder late tonight,
• AM fog and clouds, sunny and warmer Sunday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday morning, becoming mostly cloudy with rain in the afternoon and evening (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (70%) late Monday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 2,500 ft.),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then just partly cloudy late Tuesday night.
• lows 38-42 cooling to 35 Tuesday night highs 66-56.
• Partly cloudy and warmer Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Then mostly sunny Saturday.
• highs 68-75 cooling to near 70 Saturday lows 40-43 cooling back to 40 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 61 low 41)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Becoming mostly cloudy Monday with rain in the afternoon and evening (0.20 in. of rain possible), showers likely (70%) late Monday night (0.30 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, then partly cloudy at night.
• lows near 43 highs 59-54.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday,mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Then mostly sunny Saturday.
• highs 59-64 cooling to 62 Saturday lows 44-48 cooling to 42 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy this evening with showers and small hail, colder with a slight (20%) showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible),
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and  sun Monday AM, increasing clouds to cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon, rain and snow in the evening, snow showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday, then  a (30%) chance of snow showers Tuesday night.
• snow level 3,500 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 4,500 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. Sunday, 6,500 ft. Sunday night, snow level 6,000 ft. Monday, 5,000 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. late Monday night, 2,500 ft. Tuesday, then 3,500 ft. Tuesday night.
• lows 25-30 cooling back to 25 Tuesday night highs 50-38.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday and at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, just partly cloudy Thursday night through Friday night,
• Then mostly sunny Saturday.
• snow level 2,500 ft. Tuesday, 3,500 ft. Tuesday night, free air freezing level 5,500 ft. Wednesday, 8,000 ft Wednesday night, 9,000 ft. Thursday through Friday, 7,500 ft. Friday night, then free air freezing level at the surface Saturday.
• highs 52-58 cooling to 54 Saturday lows 32-35.
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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.

________________

_________________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column How Did A Bunny End Up As A Representative Of Easter?

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Lake Breeze?” Here is the correct answer. A Lake Breeze is a thermally produced wind blowing during the day from the surface of a large lake to the shore, caused by the difference in the rates of heating of the surfaces of the lake and of the land. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

________________

An upper level trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) is returning the clouds and showers for your Saturday as another frontal system moved through. High pressure brings back sunshine for your Sunday.

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Air Quality Index:

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

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 9 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories: None At This Time.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and cooler this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers this evening, patchy fog and colder with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Sunday and in the evening, mostly cloudy late Sunday night,
• Cloudy Monday with rain in the afternoon, then showers likely (70%) at night.
• highs 56-63 cooling back to 56 Monday lows 36-40.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Just partly cloudy Wednesday and at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 56-66 cooling to 63 Friday lows 36-44. (seasonal averages high 60 low 39)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 92

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/9/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Cloudy with a good (50%) of showers this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy and colder late tonight,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny and warmer Sunday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday morning, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon, evening rain, showers likely (70%) late Monday night.
• highs 57-68 cooling to 64 Monday lows 38-42.
• Cloudy with AM showers likely (60%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear both nights,
• Then partly cloudy Friday.
• highs 57-74 cooling to 68 Friday lows 37-42. (seasonal averages high 61 low 41)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy at the shore this afternoon while a slight (20%) chance of inland afternoon showers this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight and Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Monday AM, becoming mostly cloudy with rain in the afternoon and evening, then showers likely (70%) late Monday night.
• highs 56-59 cooling to 54 Monday lows 42-45.
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, just partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night,
• Sunny and warmer Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 55-62 lows 42-48. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers and cooler this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible), rain and snow  showers this evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers and colder late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible),
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Increasing clouds to mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, then rain and snow in the evening, snow showers late at night.
• snow level 4,500 ft. today, 3,500 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. Sunday, free air freezing level 6,500 ft. Sunday night, snow level 6,500 ft. Monday, then 5,000 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. Monday night.
• highs 38-50 cooling to near 46 Monday lows 25-30 cooling back to 25 Monday night.
• Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of snow showers Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday and at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then just partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday.
• snow level 2,500 ft. Tuesday, 3,000 ft. Tuesday night, free air freezing level 4,500 ft. Wednesday, 8,000 ft Wednesday night, 9,000 ft. Thursday, 10,000 ft. Thursday night, then 8,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 38-56 lows 24-37.
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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.

________________

_________________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column How Did A Bunny End Up As A Representative Of Easter?

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Lake Breeze?” Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

________________

An upper level trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) is returning the clouds and showers for your Saturday as another frontal system moves in.

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Air Quality Index:

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

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

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 9 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TONIGHT UNTIL NOON SATURDAY ABOVE 5,000 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Becoming mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening rain, rain late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers and cooler Saturday (0.25 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, just partly cloudy and colder Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday and in the evening, mostly cloudy late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, then showers likely (70%) at night.
• lows 45-36 warming to near 40 Monday night highs 56-63 cooling back to 56 Monday.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Just partly cloudy Wednesday and at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 56-66 cooling to 62 Friday lows 36-44. (seasonal averages high 60 low 39)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 92

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/9/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain this evening, rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with showers Saturday AM, a good (50%) of showers in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy and colder late Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny and warmer Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy with rain developing Monday afternoon, evening rain, showers likely (70%) late at night.
• lows 46-38 warming to 42 Monday night highs 60-67 cooling to 64 Monday.
• Cloudy with AM rain and snow showers Tuesday, afternoon showers likely (70%), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Just partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy Friday.
• highs 57-72 cooling to 70 Friday lows 37-42. (seasonal averages high 61 low 41)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain this evening, rain late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• AM coastal showers likely (60%) Saturday while inland AM showers and  a slight (20%) afternoon inland showers (0.20 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy in the evening, just partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Sunny Sunday, partly cloudy at night and Monday AM, mostly cloudy with rain in the afternoon and evening, then showers late Monday night.
• lows 50-42 rising to 45 Monday night highs 58-54.
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers, a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Sunny and warmer Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 55-62 lows 42-48. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain this afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain then rain and snow late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 2-5 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers and cooler Saturday (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-4 in. of snow possible), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow  showers in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers late at night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Monday afternoon, then rain and snow showers late at night.
• snow level 6,000 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. late tonight, 4,000 ft. Saturday, 3,500 ft. Saturday night, 4,500 ft. Sunday, free air freezing level 6,500 ft. Sunday night, snow level 5,500 ft. Monday, then 4,500 ft. Monday night.
• lows 30-25 warming back to 30 Sunday night cooling to 25 Monday night highs 38-52 cooling to near 46 Monday.
• Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday and at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then just partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday.
• snow level 2,500 ft. Tuesday, 3,000 ft. Tuesday night, free air freezing level 3,500 ft. Wednesday, 8,000 ft Wednesday night, 9,000 ft. Thursday, 10,000 ft. Thursday night, then 8,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 38-56 lows 24-37.
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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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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column How Did A Bunny End Up As A Representative Of Easter?

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Lake Breeze?” Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) is returning the clouds and showers. Another frontal system moves in for a wet weekend by the look of this map.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 19 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 13 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TONIGHT UNTIL NOON SATURDAY ABOVE 5,000 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Sunny this AM after patchy fog, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening rain, increasing rain by late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers and cooler Saturday (0.25 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, just partly cloudy and colder Saturday night,
• Then partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night.
• highs 63-57 warming back to 63 Sunday lows 44-36 warming to near 40 Sunday night.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, showers likely (60%) at night and Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday and at night,
• Then mostly sunny and warmer Thursday.
• highs 60-56 warming to 67 Thursday lows 40-35. (seasonal averages high 60 low 39)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 92

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/9/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this AM, mostly with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain this evening, rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Showers Saturday AM, showers likely (70%) in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy and colder late Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy and warmer Sunday, partly cloudy in the evening, then increasing clouds to mostly cloudy Sunday night.
• highs 67-55 lows 45-39 warming to 42 Saturday night.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, evening rain, showers likely (70%) at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a  slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Just partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Then sunny and warmer Thursday.
• highs 60-53 warming to 58 Wednesday lows 42-35. (seasonal averages high 61 low 41)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Sunny this AM, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain this evening, rain late tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal showers Saturday while AM showers inland showers and a (40%) afternoon showers (0.20 in. of rain possible), just partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday, then mostly cloudy Sunday night.
• highs 62-60 lows 47-42.
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, evening rain, showers likely (60%) late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Then sunny and warmer Thursday.
• highs 55-53 lows 45-42. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny this AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers this afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow in the evening, rain and snow increasing late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1-4 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers and cooler Saturday (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-4 in. of snow possible), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow  showers in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers late at night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night.
• snow level 6,000 ft. today, 5,000 ft. late tonight, 4,000 ft. Saturday, then 3,500 ft. Saturday night.
• highs 50-38 warming to near 52 Sunday lows 32-23 warming to 29 Sunday night.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Monday, rain and  snow showers at night,
• Snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday.
• snow level 5,500 ft. Monday, 4,000 ft. Monday night, 2,500 ft. Tuesday, 3,000 ft. Tuesday night, free air freezing level 3,500 ft. Wednesday, 7,500 ft Wednesday night, then 9,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs 49-35 warming to 59 Wednesday lows 29-23 warming to 30 Tuesday night.
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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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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column How Did A Bunny End Up As A Representative Of Easter?

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Lake Breeze?” Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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A frontal system pushed through bringing us more rain. An upper level trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) is moving away from us while high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape in blue arrows) gives us a short break until the next upper low moves in by Friday night. Another frontal system moves in for a wet weekend by the look of this map.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 30 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 14 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

None At This Time.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Friday, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, rain late at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, just partly cloudy and colder Saturday night,
• Then partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night.
• lows 40-44 cooling to near 36 Saturday night warming to near 40 Sunday night highs 63-57 warming back to 63 Sunday.
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, rain likely (60%) at night,
• Showers likely (60%) Tuesday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday.
• highs 60-56 warming to 67 Thursday lows 40-35. (seasonal averages high 60 low 39)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Moderate- 63

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/8/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the evening, rain late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Showers Saturday AM, showers likely (70%) in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy and colder late Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy and warmer Sunday, partly cloudy in the evening, then increasing clouds to mostly cloudy Sunday night.
• lows 37-44 warming back to 37 Saturday night highs 67-55.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, evening rain, showers likely (70%) at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a  slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Just partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Then sunny and warmer Thursday.
• highs 60-53 warming to 58 Wednesday lows 42-35. (seasonal averages high 61 low 41)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight,
• Sunny Friday AM, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in  the evening, rain late Friday night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal showers Saturday while AM showers inland showers and a (40%) afternoon showers (0.20 in. of rain possible), just partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday, then mostly cloudy Sunday night.
• lows 42-47 cooling back to 42 Saturday night highs 62-60.
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, evening rain, showers likely (60%) late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Then sunny and warmer Thursday.
• highs 55-53 lows 45-42. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow in the evening, rain and snow late Friday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers and cooler Saturday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow  showers in the evening, just partly cloudy late at night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 7,5000 tonight, snow level 6,000 ft. Friday, 5,500 ft. Friday night, 4,500 ft. Saturday, then 4,000 ft. Saturday night.
• lows 28-33 cooling to 25 Sunday night highs 54-40 warming to near 50 Sunday.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Monday, rain and  snow likely (60%) at night,
• Snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday, mostly cloudy a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, then partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday.
• snow level 5,500 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night, 2,500 ft. Tuesday, 3,000 ft. Tuesday night, free air freezing level 3,500 ft. Wednesday, 6,500 ft Wednesday night, then 8,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs 49-35 warming to 40 Wednesday lows 29-18.
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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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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column How Did A Bunny End Up As A Representative Of Easter?

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Lake Breeze?” Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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A frontal system pushed through bringing us more rain. An upper level trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) is moving away from us while high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape in blue arrows) gives us a short break until the next upper low moves in by Friday night. Another frontal system moves in for a wet weekend by the look of this map.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 10 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

None At This Time.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny with patchy fog Friday AM, becoming mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening rain, rain late at night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers Saturday, a (30%) chance of showers in the evening, just mostly cloudy Saturday night.
• highs 65-58 lows 40-45 cooling back to near 35 Saturday night.
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Then just partly cloudy Wednesday.
• highs 62-55 warming back to 59 Wednesday lows 40-35. (seasonal averages high 60 low 39)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Moderate- 63

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/8/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers Friday, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the evening, rain late Friday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Showers Saturday AM, showers likely (70%) in the afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy and colder Saturday night.
• highs 67-55 lows 37-44 warming back to 37 Saturday night.
• Mostly cloudy Sunday, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, showers likely (60%) at night,
• Rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a  (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 60-53 warming to 58 Wednesday lows 42-35. (seasonal averages high 61 low 41)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight and Friday, becoming mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, rain late Friday night (0.30 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers, a good (50%) chance of coastal afternoon showers while inland showers likely (60%) Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear and colder at night.
• highs 62-60 lows 42-47 cooling back to 42 Saturday night.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Monday through Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 55-53 lows 45-42. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy today and tonight,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon,  becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers in the evening, rain and snow late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Saturday, then a (30%) chance of rain and snow  showers in the evening and mostly cloudy at night.
• free air freezing level 6,000 ft. today, 7,5000 tonight, snow level 6,000 ft. Friday, 5,500 ft. Friday night, 4,500 ft. Saturday, then 4,000 ft. Saturday night.
• highs 52-54 cooling to near 42 Saturday lows 28-33 cooling back to 28 Saturday night.
• Partly cloudy Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, rain and  snow showers likely (60%) Monday night,
• Snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday.
•  free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Sunday, snow level 4,500 ft. Sunday night, 3,500 ft. Monday and Monday night, 2,500 ft. Tuesday, then 3,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 49-35 warming to 40 Wednesday lows 29-18.
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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.

________________

_________________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column How Did A Bunny End Up As A Representative Of Easter?

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Lake Breeze?” Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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A frontal system pushed through bringing us more rain. An upper level trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) is moving to the east away from us while high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape in blue arrows) gives us a short break until the next upper low moves in by Friday night. Another frontal system moves in for a wet weekend by the look of this map.

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Air Quality Index:

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

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 7 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).

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Advisories:

None At This Time.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of  showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers through late evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms, small hail possible), just partly cloudy and colder late tonight and Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, just partly cloudy Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy Friday, becoming mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) at night,
•  Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night.
• lows 38-45 cooling to near 40 Saturday night highs 65-58.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night and Tuesday, a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 59-55 warming back to 59 Wednesday lows 40-38. (seasonal averages high 60 low 39)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Moderate- 63

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/8/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog Thursday, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain in the evening, rain late Friday night and Saturday AM, rain likely (70%) in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and colder Saturday night.
• lows 37-44 warming back to 37 Saturday night highs 67-55.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday through Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 60-55 warming to 58 Wednesday lows 42-35. (seasonal averages high 61 low 41)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy this evening with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers, just partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon,  partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, becoming mostly cloudy with coastal evening rain likely (70%) while a good (50%) chance of inland rain, rain late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then mostly cloudy and colder at night.
  lows 42-47 cooling back to 42 Saturday night highs 62-52.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday through Wednesday.
• highs 55-52 warming back to 52 Wednesday lows 45-42. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight (snow level 5,000 ft.),
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of  rain and snow showers Thursday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon,  becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow in the evening, rain and snow likely (70%) late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday, then a (40%) chance of rain and snow  showers at night.
• snow level 5,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Thursday, 6,5000 Thursday night, 6,000 ft. Friday, 5,500 ft. Friday night, 5,000 ft. Saturday, then 4,000 ft. Saturday night.
• lows 26-33 cooling to 24 Saturday night highs 53-58 cooling to near 40 Saturday.
• A mix of clouds and sun with (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of snow showers Monday night and Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday.
• snow level 4,000 ft. Sunday, 4,500 ft. Sunday night, 3,000 ft. Monday, 2,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, 3,500 ft. Tuesday night, 3,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 42-35 lows 29-25.
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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.

________________

_________________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column How Did A Bunny End Up As A Representative Of Easter?

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Lake Breeze?” Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

________________

An upper level trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) is moving to the east away from us while high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape in blue arrows) gives us a short break until the next upper low moves in.  A frontal system is bringing us more rain. Another frontal system moves in for a wet weekend by the look of this map.

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Air Quality Index:

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

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:None At This Time.

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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  showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms), just partly cloudy and colder late tonight through Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday, then becoming mostly cloudy with rain Friday night.
• highs 58-65 cooling to 62 Saturday lows 38-44.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday, a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 56-58 cooling to 55 Tuesday lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 59 low 39)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Moderate- 62

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/7/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, showers likely (60%) this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, AM snow level 3,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, partly cloudy late tonight.
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog Thursday, partly cloudy at night and Friday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, rain likely (70%) in the evening, then rain late Friday night.
• highs 58-68 lows 38-44.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday, a (30%) chance of rain and colder at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• A slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 55-60 cooling back to 55 Tuesday lows 39-42. (seasonal averages high 61 low 41)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Cloudy today with a good (50%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy this evening while a slight (20%) chance of inland evening showers, just partly cloudy tonight through Friday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, then rain Friday night.
• highs 56-62 cooling to 58 Friday lows 42-47.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday, rain likely (60%) and colder at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday, then mostly cloudy a (40%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 52-56 cooling back to 52 Tuesday lows 42-44. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers today (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy late Thursday night and Friday, then becoming mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Friday night.
• snow level 4,000 ft. today, 5,000 ft. tonight and Thursday, 6,000 ft. Thursday night, free air freezing level 7,000 ft. Friday, then snow level 5,000 ft. Friday night.
• highs 42-58 lows 27-32.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday, rain and snow  showers likely (60%) at night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• Then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday.
• snow level 4,000 ft. Saturday, 3,500 ft. Saturday night, 3,000 ft. Sunday, 4,000 ft. Sunday night, 3,500 ft. Monday, 3,000 ft. Monday night, then 3,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 35-42 cooling to near 32 Tuesday lows 24-28.
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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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