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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 ridge of high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows)  will be weakening Tuesday 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.

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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:

• Clear tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday with a slight (20%) of afternoon showers, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, mostly cloudy a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night.
• lows 46-36 warming to 42 Thursday night highs 65-60.
• 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 (70%)  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: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/18/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear this evening, clouds increasing to partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of showers  in the afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• 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.
• lows 46-38 warming to 42 Thursday night highs 65-63.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday night,
• Then Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday.
• highs 59-62 lows 42-48. (seasonal averages high 63 low 43)

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog tonight while mostly clear inland this evening and increasing clouds to mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday 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 in the afternoon and a (30%) chance of inland showers Tuesday night,
• 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.
• lows 49-42 warming to 45 Thursday night highs near 56.
• 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 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon, cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers and colder late Tuesday night,
• 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 11,000 ft. tonight, 10,000 ft. Tuesday, snow level 7,000 ft. Tuesday night, free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Wednesday, 8,000 ft. Wednesday night, 7,500 ft. Thursday, then snow level 4,500 ft. Thursday night.
• lows 38-30 highs 54-50 warming to 53 Thursday.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, partly cloudy with a (40%) 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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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 ridge of high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows)  will continue the sunshine and dry weather for one more day, today. Expect temperatures rising from the 70s to near 80 which puts us 10 degrees or more above normal.  However, Tuesday an upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows on previous graphic) and a cold front (position shown is past us on Wednesday) will approach the coast Tuesday and bring back much cooler temperatures and the slight chance of rain.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 52 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 45 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 29 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 and a bit warmer today, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Cloudy Tuesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a slight (20%) of afternoon showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night.
• highs 76-63 lows 46-38.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy a (30%) chance of showers at 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,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday.
• highs 62-60 warming to 63 Sunday lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 62 low 40)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 171

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/14/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today, clear this evening, clouds increasing to mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of showers  in the afternoon, cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Cloudy Wednesday, then partly cloudy at night.
• highs 80-63 warming to 65 Wednesday lows 46-38.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday and 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 showers Saturday, then a (40%) chance of  rain Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 63-60 warming back to 63 Sunday lows 42-50. (seasonal averages high 63 low 43)

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

• Clear with patchy coastal fog this AM, sunny inland this afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog while mostly clear inland this evening, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday with patchy AM coastal fog and a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers while a slight (20%) chance of inland showers in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers Wednesday  then just mostly cloudy Wednesday night.
• highs 58-56 lows 49-42.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain  Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 56-58 lows 44-50. (seasonal averages high 56 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny and warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy with patchy drizzle in the lower elevations Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening, a (40%) chance of showers late Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, then partly cloudy Wednesday night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. today, 11,000 ft. tonight, snow level 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 5,000 ft. Wednesday, then free air freezing level 7,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• highs 68-50 lows 38-30.
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• A (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday.
• snow level 4,500 ft. Thursday, 5,000 ft. Thursday night, 4,500 ft. Friday, 5,000 ft. Friday night, 4,500 ft. Saturday, then 6,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 50-46 warming to 52 Sunday 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.

________________

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 Can Satellites Really Find Contaminated Water?

_____

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 “Geosynchronous Satellite?” Here is the correct answer. Geosynchronous is the term applied to any equatorial satellite with an orbital velocity equal to the rotational velocity of the earth. The net effect is that the satellite is virtually motionless with respect to an observer on the ground. I’ll have a new 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)  will continue the sunshine and dry weather for Monday. Expect temperatures rising from the low 70s to near 80 which puts us 10 degrees or more above normal.  However, next week an upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows on previous graphic) and a cold front (position shown is past us on Wednesday) will approach the coast Tuesday and bring back much colder temperatures and the chance of rain.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 73 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 53 in the Moderate 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,
• Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy Monday night,
• Cloudy Tuesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a slight (20%) of afternoon showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night.
• lows 43-46 cooling back to 38 Wednesday night highs 76-63.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy a (30%) chance of showers at 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,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday.
• highs 62-60 warming to 63 Sunday lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 62 low 40)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 171

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/14/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Monday, clear in the evening, clouds increasing to mostly cloudy late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of showers  in the afternoon, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night.
• lows 46-40 highs 82-65.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday and 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 showers Saturday and Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday.
• highs 60-63 cooling back to 60 Friday warning to 64 Saturday lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 63 low 42)

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

• Clear with patchy coastal fog late tonight and Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog while mostly clear inland in the evening, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday with patchy AM coastal fog while a slight (20%) chance of inland showers in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and in the evening, then just mostly cloudy Wednesday night.
• lows 49-44 highs 62-56.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday through Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday.
• highs 56-62 lows 44-47. (seasonal averages high 56 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy drizzle in the lower elevations Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening, a (40%) chance of showers late Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, 11,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, snow level 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then 6,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night.
• lows 33-38 cooling back to 30 Wednesday night highs 68-50.
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• A (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday.
• snow level 6,000 ft. Thursday, 5,000 ft. Thursday night, 4,500 ft. Friday, 5,000 ft. Friday night, 4,500 ft. Saturday, then 6,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 50-46 warming to 52 Sunday 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.

________________

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 Can Satellites Really Find Contaminated Water?

_____

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 “Geosynchronous Satellite?” Here is the correct answer. Geosynchronous is the term applied to any equatorial satellite with an orbital velocity equal to the rotational velocity of the earth. The net effect is that the satellite is virtually motionless with respect to an observer on the ground. I’ll have a new 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 ridge of high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows)  will continue the sunshine and dry weather for today and Monday. Expect temperatures rising from the low 70s to near 80 which puts us 10 degrees or more above normal.  However, next week an upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows on previous graphic) and a cold front (position shown is past us on Wednesday) will approach the coast Tuesday and bring back much colder temperatures and the chance of rain.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 73 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 53 in the Moderate 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:

• Sunny today and Monday, clear tonight, mostly cloudy Monday night,
• Cloudy Tuesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• highs 75-80 cooling to 65 Tuesday lows near 45.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday, a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 63-57 warming to 60 Saturday lows 39-42. (seasonal averages high 61 low 40)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 171

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/14/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today and Monday, clear tonight and Monday evening, clouds increasing to mostly cloudy late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night.
• highs 83-68 lows 46-48.
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 60-63 cooling back to 60 Friday warning to 64 Saturday lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 63 low 42)

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

• Sunny today and Monday, clear tonight, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog while mostly clear inland in the evening increasing clouds to mostly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday with areas of patchy AM coastal fog and drizzle, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• highs 66-56 lows 49-47.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday through Thursday, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday through Saturday.
• highs 56-60 lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 56 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny and warmer today and Monday, clear tonight, partly cloudy Monday night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. today through Monday night, then snow level 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• highs 68-58 lows 34-38 cooling back to 32 Tuesday night.
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night through Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers at night and Saturday.
• snow level 6,500 ft. Wednesday, 6,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night, 4,500 ft. Friday, then 5,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 56-42 warming to 47 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.

________________

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 Can Satellites Really Find Contaminated Water?

_____

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 “Geosynchronous Satellite?” Here is the correct answer. Geosynchronous is the term applied to any equatorial satellite with an orbital velocity equal to the rotational velocity of the earth. The net effect is that the satellite is virtually motionless with respect to an observer on the ground. I’ll have a new 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 ridge of high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows)  is strengthening and increasing the sunshine and dry weather. Expect temperatures rising from the low 70s to near 80 which puts us 10 degrees or more above normal.  However, next week a cold front will approach the coast Tuesday and bring back the chance of rain.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 73 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 53 in the Moderate 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:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Sunday and Monday, clear Sunday night, mostly cloudy Monday night,
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM drizzle, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• lows 38-45 highs 78-80 cooling to 65 Tuesday.
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday, a (30% chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 63-57 warming to 60 Saturday lows 39-42. (seasonal averages high 61 low 40)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 171

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/14/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Sunday and Monday, clear Sunday night and Monday evening, becoming mostly cloudy late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night.
• lows 45-48 highs 83-68.
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 62-58 warming to 64 Saturday lows 40-42. (seasonal averages high 63 low 42)

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

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Sunday and Monday, clear Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday evening, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler Tuesday, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• lows near 48 highs 66-56.
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night and Thursday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday and Saturday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday night.
• highs 56-60 lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Sunday and Monday, clear Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler with a (40%) chance of areas of AM drizzle, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. tonight through Monday night, then snow level 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• lows 32-38 cooling back to 32 Tuesday night highs 68-70 cooling to 58 Tuesday.
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night through Thursday, Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers at night and Saturday.
• snow level 6,500 ft. Wednesday, 6,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night, 4,500 ft. Friday, then 5,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 52-42 warming to 47 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 Can Satellites Really Find Contaminated Water?

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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 “Geosynchronous Satellite?” Here is the correct answer. Geosynchronous is the term applied to any equatorial satellite with an orbital velocity equal to the rotational velocity of the earth. The net effect is that the satellite is virtually motionless with respect to an observer on the ground. I’ll have a new 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 strengthening and increasing the sunshine and dry weather. Expect temperatures rising from the low 70s to near 80 which puts us 10 degrees or more above normal.  However, next week a cold front will approach the coast Tuesday and bring back the chance of rain.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 73 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 53 in the Moderate 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 this AM, sunny this afternoon, Sunday, and Monday, clear Saturday night and Sunday night, mostly cloudy Monday night,
• highs 74-79 lows 38-45.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 66-60 lows 45-38. (seasonal averages high 61 low 40)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 171

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/14/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, Sunday, and Monday, clear tonight and Sunday night, mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy late Monday night.
• highs 77-80 cooling to 78 Monday lows 43-46.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of scattered showers Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 69-58 warming to 62 Thursday cooling to 58 Friday lows 48-38. (seasonal averages high 63 low 42)

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

• Partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog this AM, sunny this afternoon and Sunday, mostly clear to tonight, clear Sunday night,
• Sunny Monday, mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Monday night.
• highs 60-65 cooling back to 60 Monday lows 48-50.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of scattered showers Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 60-55 warming to 58 Thursday cooling to 55 Friday lows 48-40. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny today, clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Sunday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. today, 11,000 ft. tonight through Monday night.
• highs 65-70 lows 30-37.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers and cooler Tuesday, becoming cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday (cooler), a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• Cloudy and cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 6,500 ft. Wednesday, 6,000 ft. Wednesday night, 5,000 ft. Thursday, 4,000 ft. Thursday night, then 3,500 ft. Friday.
• highs 58-42 warming to 47 Friday lows 34-28.
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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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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 Can Satellites Really Find Contaminated Water?

_____

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. What is a “Geosynchronous Satellite?” 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)  has taken over returning and now increasing the sunshine and dry weather. Expect temperatures rising from the low 70s to near 80 which puts us 10 degrees or more above normal. The ridge will hold strong knocking an approaching frontal system apart. However, next week a frontal system will approach the coast Tuesday and bring back the chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 73 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 53 in the Moderate 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,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny Saturday afternoon, Sunday, and Monday, clear Saturday night and Sunday night, mostly cloudy Monday night,
• lows 38-45 highs 72-78.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 66-60 lows 45-38. (seasonal averages high 61 low 40)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 171

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/14/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, Sunday, and Monday, clear Saturday night and Sunday night, mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy late Monday night.
• lows 43-46 highs 77-80 cooling to 78 Monday.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of scattered showers Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 69-58 warming to 62 Thursday cooling to 58 Friday lows 48-38. (seasonal averages high 63 low 42)

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

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon and Sunday, mostly clear to clear both nights,
• Sunny Monday, mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Monday night.
• lows 48-50 highs 60-65 cooling back to 60 Monday.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of scattered showers Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 60-55 warming to 58 Thursday cooling to 55 Friday lows 48-40. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, clear at night,
• Sunny and warmer Sunday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. tonight, 10,000 ft. Saturday, 11,000 ft. Saturday night through Monday night.
• lows 30-37  highs 64-70.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers and cooler Tuesday, becoming cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday (cooler), a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• Cloudy and cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 6,500 ft. Wednesday, 6,000 ft. Wednesday night, 5,000 ft. Thursday, 4,000 ft. Thursday night, then 3,500 ft. Friday.
• highs 58-42 warming to 47 Friday lows 34-28.
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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.

________________

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 Can Satellites Really Find Contaminated Water?

_____

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 weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Geosynchronous Satellite?” 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)  has taken over returning the sunshine and dry weather. Expect temperatures rising into the low 70s to about 80 in the Umpqua Basin which puts us 10 degrees or more above normal. The ridge will weaken a bit allowing a frontal system to cool the temperatures just a bit tonight and Saturday. A frontal system will approach the coast Tuesday and bring back the chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 73 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 53 in the Moderate 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 this AM, sunny and warmer this afternoon, then mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, clear at night,
• Sunny Sunday, then clear Sunday night.
• highs 72-74 warming to 78 Sunday lows 38-40.
• Sunny Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday, becoming cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night and Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Then cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 77-60 warming to 62 Thursday lows 45-47 cooling to 42 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 61 low 40)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 171

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/14/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny and warmer today, Saturday, and Sunday, clear each night.
• highs 74-80 lows 44-46.
• Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 78-58 warming to 62 Thursday lows 47-43. (seasonal averages high 63 low 42)

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

• Mostly cloudy at the shore this AM and sunny this afternoon while just sunny inland, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon and Sunday, clear both nights.
• highs 58-64 lows 44-48.
• Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 60-55 warming to 58 Thursday lows 50-47. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny today, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, clear at night,
• Sunny and warmer Sunday, then clear at night.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. today and tonight and Saturday, 11,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, then 12,000 ft. Sunday night.
• highs 63-68 lows 32-30 warming to 34 Sunday night.
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and cooler Tuesday, becoming cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday (cooler), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• Then cloudy and cooler with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night, 6,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, then 5,500 ft. Thursday.
• highs 67-65 lows 33-36.
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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 Can Satellites Really Find Contaminated Water?

_____

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 weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Geosynchronous Satellite?” 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)  has taken over returning the sunshine and dry weather. Expect temperatures rising into the low 70s to about 80 in the Umpqua Basin which puts us 10 degrees or more above normal. The ridge will weaken a bit allowing a frontal system to cool the temperatures just a bit Friday night and Saturday. A frontal system will approach the coast Tuesday and bring back the chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 23 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 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:

• Clear with patchy fog late tonight and Friday AM, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, then mostly clear Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, clear at night,
• Sunny Sunday, then clear Sunday night.
• lows near 40 highs 72-70 warming to 75 Sunday.
• Sunny Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday, becoming cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night and Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Then cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 77-60 lows 45-47 cooling to 42 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 61 low 40)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 171

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/14/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, clear each night.
• lows near 44 highs 74-80.
• Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 78-58 warming to 62 Thursday lows 47-43. (seasonal averages high 62 low 42)

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

• Clear tonight,
• Mostly cloudy at the shore Friday AM and sunny in the afternoon while just sunny inland, mostly clear Friday evening, partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon and Sunday, clear both nights.
• lows 46-43 warming to 48 Saturday night and Sunday night highs 58-64.
• Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 60-55 warming to 58 Thursday lows 50-47. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny and warmer Sunday, then clear at night.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. tonight and Friday, 10,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 11,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, then 10,000 ft. Sunday night.
• lows 28-34 highs 69-48.
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and cooler Tuesday, becoming cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday (cooler), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• Then cloudy and cooler with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night, 6,000 ft. Wednesday, 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 4,500 ft. Thursday.
• highs 67-65 lows 33-36.
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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 Can Satellites Really Find Contaminated Water?

_____

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 weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Geosynchronous Satellite?” 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)  has taken over returning the sunshine and dry weather. Expect temperatures rising into the low 70s which puts us 10 degrees or more above normal. The ridge will weaken a bit allowing a frontal system to bring a few clouds Friday night and Saturday and cool us back down a bit. A frontal system will approach the coast Tuesday and bring back the chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 24 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:

• Sunny and warmer this afternoon, clear with patchy fog tonight and Friday AM, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, then mostly clear Friday night,
• AM clouds and sun, mostly sunny Saturday, then clear Saturday night.
• highs 70-73 cooling to 69 Saturday lows 39-42.
• Sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, becoming cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Then cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 74-62 lows 43-46. (seasonal averages high 61 low 39)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 171

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/14/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny this afternoon and Friday, clear tonight, mostly clear Friday night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 73-76 lows near 45.
• Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, then cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 80-60 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:

• Sunny today and Friday, mostly clear tonight and Friday evening, partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear in the evening, then partly cloudy Saturday night.
• highs 62-58 lows 46-48.
• AM clouds, sunny Sunday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, then cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 65-55 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny and warmer this afternoon, clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny  Friday and Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. today, then 11,000 ft. tonight and Friday, 10,000 ft. Friday night through Saturday night.
• highs 60-63 lows 38-37 cooling to 30 Saturday night.
• Sunny Sunday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Sunday, 11,000 ft. Sunday night, 10,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday, 8,000 ft. Tuesday  night, then 7,500 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 67-65 lows 33-36.
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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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