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An upper air trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows just offshore) is moving to the northwest and will bring a chance of rain. High pressure will strengthen behind it for some clearing, then a frontal system moves in Thursday for some more precipitation. Note: Mt. Ashland is still open Thursdays through Mondays. Willamette Pass has officially announced that this ski season is over for them. Hoodoo is still closed for now and probably will also call the season over soon. They say they will be opening again when enough snow falls but there is no snow in the forecasts for the near future. Check their websites for conditions and any updates.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 27 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 10 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. 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 slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon and evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy Tuesday night,
- Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
- Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Thursday, then just partly cloudy Thursday night.
- lows 45-39 warming to 42 Thursday night highs 60-67.
- A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, mostly cloudy with good (50%) chance of rain at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with (30%) chance of showers Saturday, just mostly cloudy Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday.
- highs 63-59 warming to 62 Sunday cooling to near 60 Monday lows 43-39 warming back to 43 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 57 low 37)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:
Trees: High- 263
Grass: Absent- 0
Reading as of: 3/13/15
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 tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
- Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Wednesday night,
- Sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night.
- lows 46-39 warming to 44 Thursday night highs 62-69.
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, becoming cloudy with rain likely (60%) in the evening, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, mostly cloudy Saturday afternoon through Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday.
- highs 64-60 warming to 64 Sunday cooling to 59 Monday lows 43-38 warming to 45 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 58 low 39)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers,
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, just mostly cloudy Tuesday night,
- Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night.
- lows 48-44 warming back to 48 Thursday night highs 57-62.
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday, rain likely (70%) in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain late at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, just mostly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with AM rain, and rain likely (70%) Monday afternoon.
- highs 56-58 cooling back to 56 Monday lows 45-48. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of afternoon and evening rain and snow (0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday AM, mostly sunny and just a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night.
- snow level 7,000 ft. tonight, 6,500 ft. falling to 5,500 ft. Tuesday, 5,500 ft. Tuesday night, free air freezing level 6,000 ft. rising to 8,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon, 9,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Wednesday night, 10,000 ft. Thursday, then 9,000 ft. Thursday night.
- lows 37-30 warming to 34 Thursday night highs 44-58.
- A mix of clouds and sun Friday, becoming mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, just partly cloudy at night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
- Then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday.
- free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Thursday, 9,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, snow level 6,500 ft. Friday night, 4,500 ft. Saturday, free air freezing level 6,500 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, snow level 7,000 ft. Sunday night, then 5,500 ft. Monday.
- highs 52-48 warming to 52 Sunday cooling to 46 Monday lows near 30.
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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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