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Guess who is the newest columnist for the Eugene Daily News online newspaper? Yes, it’s me. Check out my first column “The Many Things Oregon Doesn’t Have”.
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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. This is your last chance to win this week. What is an “occluded front?” 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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Don’t forget to take off those studded tires! April 1st was the deadline. The fine is pretty steep so get them off before you get caught.
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An upper level high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch”shape) gave us plenty of sun and warm temperatures. That’s gone now and the clouds and showers have returned as a trough of low pressure slides eastward south of us once again and a frontal system will move through Oregon tonight followed by another Saturday. More frontal systems will approach the Pacific Northwest in the middle of next week.
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Advisories: A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of AM showers, showers likely (70%) Saturday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and breezy (wind: SW 5-15 increasing to S 15-25 mph late) Saturday night (0.35 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening (0.30 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph), showers likely (60%) late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers at night lows 48-38 highs 60-54 warming to 57 Monday. A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance showers Tuesday at night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Friday highs 62-64 cooling to 58 Friday lows 44-37. (seasonal averages high 59 low 39)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with showers this evening, rain late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Saturday (0.10 in. of rain possible, rain Saturday night (0.20 in. of rain possible), AM showers, showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon (0.30 in. of rain possible) and evening, showers likely (60%) late Sunday night (0.15 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night lows 50-40 highs 59-22 warming to 56 Monday night. Mostly cloudy and warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday through Thursday, mostly cloudy Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday highs 65-69 cooling to 63 Friday lows 49-45. (seasonal averages high 60 low 41)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with showers this evening, rain late tonight (0.35 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph) tonight, coastal showers Saturday while AM showers with showers likely (70%) inland Saturday (0.20 in. of rain possible), rain Saturday night (0.35 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph late at night), AM showers, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible) and evening and windy (wind: SW 25-30 mph shifting W 20 mph in the afternoon) , cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night (0.30 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night lows 50-42 highs 55-52 warming to 54 Monday. Just mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday through Thursday, just mostly cloudy at night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday highs 54-59 cooling to 53 Friday lows 49-44. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible), and breezy (wind: SW 10-15 mph gusts to 35 mph increasing to SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph late), rain and snow showers likely (70%) Saturday (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible), rain and snow (0.50 in. of rain possible, 3-6 in. of snow possible) and breezy (wind: SW 5-15 mph gusts to 30 mph increasing to SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph late at night) at night, AM rain and snow showers, rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening, then rain and snow showers likely (70%) Sunday night, mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers at night snow level 5,500 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Saturday, 5,000 ft. Saturday night, 3,500 ft. Sunday, 3,500 ft. Monday, then 4,000 ft. Monday night lows 32-23 warming to 26 Monday night highs 39-34 warming to near 40. A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday snow level 3,500 ft. Sunday, 4,000 ft. at night, 3,500 ft. Monday, 4,000 ft. at night, 5,000 ft. Tuesday, then 7,500 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday highs near 48 lows 32-35 cooling to 27 Thursday night.
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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.
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