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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column See, It Can Happen Here, Just Not Very Often.

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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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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is the “Hague Line?” Here is the correct answer. The Hague Line is the North Atlantic boundary between the U.S. and Canada fishing waters as determined by the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands. 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 high (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) will take over for a short time, Sunday and Monday, as the upper low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) moves away. Look for low pressure to return setting up a frontal system to be positioned offshore Tuesday increasing our rain chances.

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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 Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 7 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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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 slight (20%) chance of isolated evening showers (0.25 in. of rain possible), just partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Sunday and in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night and Monday AM, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night.
• lows 40-48 cooling back to near 40 Tuesday night highs 63-78 cooling to 65 Tuesday.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A (30%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 64-60 warming to 64 Saturday lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 63 low 41)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Moderate- 43

Grass: Low- 0

Reading as of: 4/24/15

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 (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Sunday AM, just mostly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny and warmer Monday, mostly clear to partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Monday night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy and cooler with a (30%) chance of rain in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening showers, then partly cloudy and cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• lows 40-45 cooling back to 40 Tuesday night highs 60-80 cooling back to 60 Tuesday.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 65-70 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 65 low 44)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers this evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon coastal rain, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Sunny Monday, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• lows 44-48 cooling back to 44 Tuesday night highs 59-62 cooling back to 59 Tuesday.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday,just  partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday through Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then just partly cloudy Saturday.
• highs 56-58 cooling back to 56 Friday warming back to 58 Saturday lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 57 low 44)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of scattered rain and snow showers this evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Sunday and in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night.
• snow level 4,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 4,500 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, 9,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Sunday night, 11,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. Monday afternoon and Monday night, snow level 8,000 ft. Tuesday, then 7,500 ft. Tuesday night.
• lows 30-38 cooling to 32 Tuesday night highs 52-70 cooling to 58 Tuesday.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
• snow level 5,500 ft. Wednesday, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Wednesday night, snow level 7,000 ft.Thursday, 6,500 ft. Thursday night, 5,000 ft. Friday, then 6,500 ft. Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 55-47 warming to 53 Saturday 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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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 See, It Can Happen Here, Just Not Very Often.

_____

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 weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is the “Hague Line?” Here is the correct answer. The Hague Line is the North Atlantic boundary between the U.S. and Canada fishing waters as determined by the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands. 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 trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) is sliding in from the Pacific continuing the chance of showers for your Saturday today. High pressure will take over for a short time Sunday and Monday, then another frontal system will be positioned offshore Tuesday returning our rain chances.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 9 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 6 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).

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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 showers, sun breaks and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms today, possible hail with or without a thunderstorm, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers (0.25 in. of rain possible), just partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny and warmer Monday afternoon, then mostly clear Monday night.
• highs 60-78 lows 38-46.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers.
• highs 67-62 lows 40-43. (seasonal averages high 63 low 40)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Moderate- 43

Grass: Low- 0

Reading as of: 4/24/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers this afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Sunday AM, just mostly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly clear with patchy fog late at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
• highs 60-82 lows 40-44.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers Tuesday, a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 74-66 lows 45-42. (seasonal averages high 65 low 43)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, then cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night.
• highs 58-65 lows 44-50.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance  of showers Friday.
• highs 56-54 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 56 low 44)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), isolated evening rain and snow showers, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Sunday and in the evening, just partly mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
  snow level 4,000 ft. today and tonight, free air freezing level 4,500 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, 8,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Sunday night, 12,000 ft. Monday, then 13,000 ft. Monday night.
• highs 43-68 lows 30-42.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (40%) chance of showers late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday, 7,500 ft. Tuesday night, 6,000 ft. Wednesday, 8,000 ft. Wednesday night, 5,000 ft.Thursday, 6,500 ft. Thursday night, then 4,500 ft. Friday.
• highs 64-48 lows 32-30.

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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.

________________

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 See, It Can Happen Here, Just Not Very Often.

_____

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 the “Hague Line?” 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 sliding in from the Pacific continuing the chance of showers for your Saturday.   High pressure will take over for a short time then another frontal system will be positioned offshore Tuesday returning our rain chances.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 13 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 12 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 showers likely (70%) this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (50%) chance of showers Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, possible hail with or without a thunderstorm, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday and in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Monday afternoon, then mostly clear Monday night.
• lows 42-38 warming to 46 Monday night highs 60-78.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers.
• highs 67-62 lows 40-43. (seasonal averages high 63 low 40)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Moderate- 43

Grass: Low- 0

Reading as of: 4/24/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, showers likely (60%) late tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday, just mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, just mostly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
• lows 45-40 warming to 48 Monday night highs 60-82.
• Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday through Friday.
• highs 78-66 lows 45-42. (seasonal averages high 65 low 43)

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

• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• A (40%) chance of showers Saturday, just mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy in the evening, just partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
• lows 48-44 warming to near 50 Monday night highs 55-65.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday and Friday, a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night.
• highs 56-54 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 56 low 44)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of isolated evening thunderstorms, rain and snow showers likely (70%) late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with increasing AM rain and snow showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, just partly cloudy late Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and snow and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Monday night.
• snow level 3,500 ft. tonight, 3,000 ft. Saturday, 4,000 ft. Saturday night, free air freezing level 4,500 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. Sunday afternoon, snow level 7,000 ft. Sunday evening, snow level 7,000 ft. in the evening, then free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Monday and Monday night.
• lows 29-42 highs 42-68.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, a  (40%) chance of showers late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday, a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday, 6,500 ft. Tuesday night, 5,500 ft. Wednesday, 6,500 ft. Wednesday night, 7,500 ft.Thursday, 6,500 ft. Thursday night, then 4,500 ft. Friday.
• highs 64-48 lows 32-30.
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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.

________________

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 See, It Can Happen Here, Just Not Very Often.

_____

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 the “Hague Line?” 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 sliding in from the Pacific continuing the chance of showers.  Here is the frontal system that moved in increasing the shower chances for the Pacific Northwest. Another frontal system will be positioned offshore Sunday continuing our rain chances into next week.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 21 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 23 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 19 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 showers likely (70%) today, possible sun breaks, (0.10 in. of rain possible) and this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (60%), showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday AM, a (40%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night.
• highs 58-65 lows 42-38 warming back to 42 Sunday night.
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Monday afternoon and Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers both nights,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 73-64 lows 45-40. (seasonal averages high 62 low 40)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: High- 93

Grass: Moderate- 6

Reading as of: 4/23/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• A (30%) chance of showers today, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, showers likely (60%) late tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday (AM snow level 3,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers,  just mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, just partly cloudy at night.
• highs 60-70 lows 43.
• Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Partly cloudy and warmer with a slight chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 78-68 warming to 70 Thursday lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 64 low 43)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with good (50%) chance of evening showers, showers likely (60%) late tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of evening inland showers, mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, just partly cloudy at night.
• highs 54-62 lows 45-50.
• Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 66-56 lows near 49. (seasonal averages high 56 low 44)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers today (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible) and tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Saturday AM, rain and snow showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, just mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Sunday afternoon, then just partly cloudy at night.
• snow level 3,000 ft. today,  4,000 ft. tonight through Saturday night, free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Sunday AM, snow level 5,500 ft. Sunday afternoon, then free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Sunday night.
• highs 42-52 lows near 30.
• Partly cloudy Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, a  (30%) chance of showers late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Monday, 12,000 ft. Monday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday, then 7,500 ft. Wednesday  night and Thursday.
• highs 64-53 lows 40-32.
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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 See, It Can Happen Here, Just Not Very Often.

_____

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 the “Hague Line?” 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 sliding in from the Pacific returning the chance of showers.  Here is the frontal system that’s increasing the shower chances for the Pacific Northwest. Another frontal system will be positioned offshore Sunday continuing our rain chances into next week.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 21 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 23 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 19 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 tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible) and Friday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun with AM showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday AM, a (40%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night.
• lows 40-38 warming to 42 Sunday night highs 58-65.
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Monday afternoon and Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers both nights,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 73-64 lows 45-40 cooling to 42 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 62 low 40)
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  Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:
  Trees: High- 93

Grass: Moderate- 6

Reading as of: 4/23/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with evening showers likely (70%), a (40%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A (30%) chance of showers Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, showers likely (60%) late at night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday (AM snow level 3,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers,  just mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, just mostly cloudy at night.
• lows 43 highs 60-70.
• Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Partly cloudy and warmer with a slight chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 78-68 warming to 70 Thursday lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 64 low 43)

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

• Mostly cloudy with evening showers likely (60%), a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with good (50%) chance of evening showers, showers likely (60%) late Friday night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of evening inland showers, mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, just partly cloudy at night.
• lows 45-50 highs 54-62.
• Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 66-56 lows near 49. (seasonal averages high 56 low 44)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible), Friday (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible), and Friday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Saturday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, just mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Sunday afternoon, then just partly cloudy at night.
• snow level 6,000 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. late tonight, 3,000 ft. Friday,  4,000 ft. Friday night through Saturday night, free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Sunday AM, snow level 5,500 ft. Sunday afternoon, then free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Sunday night.
• lows near 30 highs 42-52.
• Partly cloudy Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, a  (30%) chance of showers late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Monday, 12,000 ft. Monday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday, then 7,500 ft. Wednesday  night and Thursday.
• highs 64-53 lows 40-32.
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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 See, It Can Happen Here, Just Not Very Often.

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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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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Hague Line?” 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 sliding in from the Pacific returning the chance of showers.  Here is the frontal system that’s increasing the shower chances for the Pacific Northwest. Another frontal system will be positioned offshore Sunday continuing our rain chances into next week.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 20 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 30 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 fog, becoming mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday AM, showers likely (70%) in the afternoon ( 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night.
• highs 58-65 lows 40-38.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of rain with patchy fog Sunday night,
• Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Monday, partly cloudy Monday night,
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 72-62 warming to 64 Wednesday lows 45-48 cooling to 42 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 62 low 40)
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  Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 93

Grass: Moderate- 6

Reading as of: 4/23/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy today with a good (50%) chance of rain this afternoon, evening showers likely (60%), a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. late tonight),
• A (30%) chance of showers Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. in the afternoon), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, showers likely (60%) late at night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday (AM snow level 3,500 ft.), then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night.
• highs 57-62 lows 42-48.
• Mostly cloudy and warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday, just mostly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Partly cloudy and warmer Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 70-78 cooling to 70 Wednesday lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 64 low 43)

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

• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) this afternoon, evening showers likely (60%), a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with good (50%) chance of coastal showers while a  (40%) chance of inland evening showers with inland showers likely (60%) late Friday night ( 0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night.
• highs 54-56 lows 45-50.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday, just mostly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 62-65 cooling to 60 Wednesday lows 49-52. (seasonal averages high 56 low 44)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) this afternoon ( 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible),
• Rain and snow showers Friday (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers likely (70%) Friday night,
• Cloudy with AM rain and snow showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, then a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late Saturday night.
• snow level 4,000 ft. today, 6,000 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. late tonight, 3,000 ft. Friday, then 4,000 ft. Friday night through Saturday night.
• highs 43-40 lows near 30.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Sunday, just mostly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• snow level 4,000 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. Sunday afternoon, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Sunday night, 11,000 ft. Monday, 12,000 ft. Monday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then 7,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 62-66 cooling to 52 Wednesday lows 40-38.
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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 See, It Can Happen Here, Just Not Very Often.

_____

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 the “Hague Line?” 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 sliding in from the Pacific returning the chance of showers.  Here is the next frontal system to increase the shower chances for the Pacific Northwest. A frontal system will be positioned offshore Sunday continuing our rain chances into next week.

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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 9 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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

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Advisories: None At This Time.

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

• More clouds with patchy fog late tonight,
• Patchy fog with a mix of clouds and sun Thursday AM, becoming cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night.
• lows 38-44 highs 56-60.
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday, partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 62-70 cooling to 64 Wednesday lows 44-48. (seasonal averages high 62 low 40)
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  Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 199

Grass: Moderate- 6

Reading as of: 4/22/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. late at night),
• A (30%) chance of showers Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. in the afternoon), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, showers likely (60%) late at night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows 40-48 highs near 60.
• Mostly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, mostly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Partly cloudy and warmer Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 72-79 cooling to 70 Wednesday lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 64 low 43)

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

• Clear this evening, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal rain Thursday while a slight (20%) chance of inland afternoon rain and a (40%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with good (50%) chance of coastal showers while a  (40%) chance of inland evening showers with inland showers likely (60%) late Friday night ( 0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows 42-50 highs 54-56.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, just mostly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 60-65 cooling back to 60 Wednesday lows 49-52. (seasonal averages high 56 low 44)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) in the evening, rain and snow showers late Thursday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday and Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, then a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night.
• free air freezing level 7,500 ft. tonight, snow level 4,500 ft. Thursday, 5,500 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. late Thursday night, 3,000 ft. Friday, 4,500 ft. Friday night, 4,000 ft. Saturday, then 4,500 ft. Saturday night.
• lows near 30 highs 46-42.
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Sunday, just mostly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday,  partly cloudy Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• snow level 5,500 ft. Sunday, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Sunday night, 10,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, snow level above  8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then 7,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 50-60 cooling to 52 Wednesday lows 33-42 cooling to 38 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.

________________

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 See, It Can Happen Here, Just Not Very Often.

_____

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 the “Hague Line?” 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 low pressure trough (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) sent a frontal system through Oregon to cool us off and return the chance of showers.  There will be a break today with weak high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) bringing a day of sunshine, then there will be a better chance of rain over the weekend as another frontal system moves through.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 9 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 9 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 this AM, becoming mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM, increasing clouds to cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun Friday with a (30%) chance of afternoon showers, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night.
• highs 62-60 lows 36-42.
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
• Rain likely (60%) Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 58-66 lows 47-45. (seasonal averages high 62 low 40)
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  Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 185

Grass: Low- 2

Reading as of: 4/21/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then a slight (20%) chance of showers at night.
• highs 62-60 lows near 43.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday, a (40%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 62-75 lows 50-44. (seasonal averages high 64 low 43)

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

• Mostly sunny this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night.
• highs near 56 lows 40-45.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, rain likely (60%) Saturday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday through Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 57-62 lows 52-48. (seasonal averages high 56 low 44)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy until late AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers in the evening, then a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers at night.
• free air freezing level 5,500 ft. today, 7,500 ft. tonight, snow level 4,500 ft. Thursday, 5,500 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. late Thursday night, 3,500 ft. Friday, then 4,500 ft. Friday night.
• highs 52-46 lows near 30.
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday.
• snow level 5,000 ft. Saturday, 7,000 ft. Saturday night, 6,000 ft. Sunday, 8,000 ft. Sunday night, 7,500 ft. Monday and Monday night, then 7,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 49-53 lows near 33.
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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 See, It Can Happen Here, Just Not Very Often.

_____

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 the “Hague Line?” 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 low pressure trough (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) sent a frontal system through Oregon to cool us off and return the chance of showers.  There will be a better chance of rain, however, over the weekend as another frontal system moves through.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 20 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 19 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 15 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 slight (20%) chance of showers this evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday AM, becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday AM, increasing clouds to cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a (30%) chance of afternoon showers, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night.
• lows 39-36 warming to 42 Saturday night highs 62-58.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, rain likely (60%) at night and Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday, then a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 58-63 cooling to near 60 Tuesday lows 48-45. (seasonal averages high 62 low 40)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 185

Grass: Low- 2

Reading as of: 4/21/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon through Thursday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, a (30%) chance of  Thursday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers at night.
• lows 43-38 warming to 42 Thursday night cooling to 40 Friday night highs 65-63.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday, a (40%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 59-62 lows 42-48. (seasonal averages high 64 low 43)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening while a (30%) chance of showers inland tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night.
• lows 46-42 warming to 45 Thursday night and Friday night highs near 56.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, rain likely (60%) Saturday night through Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a (30%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 57-60 cooling back to 57 Tuesday lows 52-48. (seasonal averages high 56 low 44)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers this evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers and colder late tonight,
• Cloudy Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers at night.
• snow level 6,500 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 5,500 ft. Wednesday, 8,000 ft. Wednesday night, and Thursday, snow level 5,000 ft. Thursday night, 4,000 ft. Friday, then 5,000 ft. Friday night.
• lows near 30 highs 50-52 cooling to 46 Friday.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, rain likely (60%) Saturday night and Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• A (40%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday.
• snow level 5,000 ft. Saturday, 7,500 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, 8,000 ft. Sunday night, 6,500 ft. Monday, 6,000 ft. Monday night, then 5,500 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 46-53 cooling back to 46 Monday night lows near 33.
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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 See, It Can Happen Here, Just Not Very Often.

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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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An upper level ridge of high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows)  will be weakening today as an upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows on previous graphic) and a frontal system will approach the coast and bring back much cooler temperatures and the slight chance of rain. Another front (position shown is past us on Friday) will move toward us late in the week to keep the rain chance around.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 34 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 32 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 28 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:

• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) of afternoon showers, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight and Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, mostly cloudy a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night.
• highs 65-60 lows 40-36 warming to 42 Thursday night.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, rain likely (60%)  at night and Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 60-62 lows 42-46. (seasonal averages high 62 low 40)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 311

Grass: Low- 0

Reading as of: 4/18/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy and cooler today with a slight (20%) chance of showers  this afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• A slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon, then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of  Thursday night.
• highs 65-63 lows 43-38 warming to 42 Thursday night.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday through Sunday night,
• Then Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday.
• highs 59-62 lows 42-48. (seasonal averages high 64 low 43)

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

• Mostly cloudy this AM with areas of drizzle and patchy coastal fog and a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening showers while a slight (20%) chance of inland showers this afternoon and a (30%) chance of inland showers tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon, then a (30%) chance of showers at night.
• highs near 56 lows 46-42 warming to 45 Thursday night.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday and Saturday night,
• Rain likely (60%) Sunday and Monday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday night.
• highs 55-58 cooling back to 55 Monday lows 45-52. (seasonal averages high 56 low 44)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny this AM, becoming mostly cloudy this afternoon, cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers and colder late tonight,
• Cloudy Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday night.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. today, snow level 7,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Wednesday, 8,000 ft. Wednesday night, 7,500 ft. Thursday, then snow level 5,500 ft. Thursday night.
• highs 56-50 warming to 53 Thursday lows near 30.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, rain likely (60%) Saturday night and Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Then a (40%) chance of rain Monday.
• snow level 4,500 ft. Friday, 5,500 ft. Friday night, 5,000 ft. Saturday, 7,500 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night, then 6,500 ft. Monday.
• highs 46-52 lows 30-33.
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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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