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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Its Translation, Harbor Wave, Sounds So Serene.
And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called Why Call It Rotary?
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Remember to “Spring Forward” one hour at bedtime Saturday night because Daylight Saving Time begins officially at 2 AM Sunday. Also, the Fire Department reminds you to check the batteries in your Smoke Alarms, Co2 Detectors, and Radon Gas Detectors.
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A trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) is off the California coast funneling warm moist air up from Hawaii, you remember the “Pineapple Express.” A front is moving through today increasing the rain chances. Yet another frontal system will be moving in from the west Sunday.
Advisories:
- A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TONIGHT UNTIL NOON THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST.
- A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TODAY UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
- A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM UNTIL 10 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
- A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TODAY UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 20 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Rain today (0.75 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.75 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 15-30 mph),
- AM rain, showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph) Thursday afternoon and evening (0.50 in. of rain possible, more in storms), a good (50%) chance of showers late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday night.
- highs 59-55 warming back to 60 Friday lows 48-40.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, rain at night,
- Rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night,
- A good (50%) chance of showers Monday, a (40%) chance of showers Monday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday.
- highs 58-54 lows 50-38. (seasonal averages high 54 low 36).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Cloudy with rain today (0.35 in. of rain possible) and tonight (0.40 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph).
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon (0.30 in. of rain possible) and evening and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph), a (30%) chance of showers late Thursday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday AM, then just partly cloudy in the afternoon and mostly cloudy Friday night.
- highs 62-56 warming to near 62 Friday lows 47-42.
- Mostly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, rain Saturday night and Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night through Monday night,
- Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
- highs 65-58 lows 50-40. (seasonal averages high 57 low 39)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Rain today (0.30 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph at the shore increasing to S 25-35 mph this afternoon, S 15-25 mph inland), rain (0.60 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: SW 25-35 mph at the shore and SW 15-25 mph inland) tonight,
- AM rain, showers and a slight (20%) chance of coastal AM thunderstorms with rain inland, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and evening (0.60 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: SW 25-35 mph decreasing to SW 20-25 mph in the afternoon), a (30%) chance of showers late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, just partly cloudy Friday afternoon, then mostly cloudy at night.
- highs 59-56 warming to near 60 Friday lows 52-47.
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday, rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday, a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night through Monday night,
- Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
- highs near 59 lows 52-45. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Rain today (0.75 in. of rain possible), rain this evening, rain and snow late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible),
- AM rain and snow, rain and snow showers (0.75 in. of rain possible, 2-4 in. of snow possible) Thursday afternoon and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph in the afternoon), rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, rain and snow showers late Thursday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, then partly cloudy Friday afternoon and at night.
- snow level 7,000 ft. today, above 8,000 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. late tonight, 4,500 ft. Thursday, 4,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, then free air freezing level 7,500 ft. Friday night.
- highs 45-40 warming to 44 Friday lows 35-30 warming to 33 Friday night.
- A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, rain likely (70%) at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night through Monday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday.
- snow level 6,500 ft. Saturday, above 8,000 ft. at night, 7,500 ft. Sunday, 5,500 ft. Sunday night, 4,500 ft. Monday, 5,000 ft. Monday night, then 4,000 ft. Tuesday.
- highs 50-38 warming to near 40 Tuesday lows 38-28.
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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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