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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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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. Define the term “Texas Hooker,” and no your first guess count. 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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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.” An occluded front moved in behind the the warm front that pushed to the north increasing the rain chances and today another warm front moved in. Yet another cold front is headed our way for tonight. A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape offshore) will take over for Friday and Saturday to dry us out a bit. Another frontal system will be moving in from the west Sunday as upper level low pressure approaches the coast again.
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Advisories:
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES, NOT INCLUDING THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT ABOVE 5,000 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
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Air Quality Index: Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 10 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 11 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:
- Partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers this evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of scattered showers and patchy fog late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers Friday AM, just partly cloudy in the afternoon, patchy fog late Friday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with patchy fog Saturday AM, increasing clouds to cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Saturday night (0.40 in. of rain possible) and Sunday, then showers likely (60%) Sunday night.
- lows 42-50 cooling to 44 Sunday night highs 60-65 cooling to 56 Sunday.
- A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
- Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
- highs 54-58 cooling to 55 Thursday lows 44-36 warming to 39 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 54 low 36).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers with patchy fog late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog Friday night,
- Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, rain at night (0.20 in. of rain possible),
- Rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) in the evening, showers likely (70%) late Sunday night.
- lows 42-40 warming to 50 Friday night cooling to 45 Saturday night highs 64-69 cooling to 60 Sunday.
- Mostly cloudy with (40%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
- Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy late night and AM fog Tuesday night and Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
- Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
- highs 58-62 lows 40-43. (seasonal averages high 57 low 39)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with evening showers likely (60%), a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
- Partly cloudy Saturday AM, becoming mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of afternoon rain at the shore while a (30%) chance of inland rain Saturday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain at night (0.60 in. of rain possible) and Sunday, evening rain likely (60%), then showers likely (60%) late Sunday night.
- lows 47-43 warming to 52 Saturday night cooling to 47 Sunday night highs 60-64 cooling to 58 Sunday.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
- Just partly cloudy Tuesday through Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
- Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
- highs 56-60 cooling to 57 Thursday lows 44-42 warming to 46 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible),
- Cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, just partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, becoming cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, rain Saturday night and Sunday, then showers Sunday night.
- snow level 4,500 ft. tonight, 6,000 ft. Friday, free air freezing level 7,500 ft. rising to 9,000 ft. late Friday night, snow level 5,500 ft. Saturday, above 8,000 ft. Saturday night, above 8,000 ft. decreasing to 7,500 ft. Sunday, then 6,000 ft. Sunday night.
- lows 29-38 cooling to near 32 Sunday night highs 45-52 cooling to 42 Sunday.
- A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) of rain and snow Wednesday night,
- Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday.
- snow level 4,500 ft. Monday and Monday night, 3,500 ft. Tuesday, free air freezing level 6,000 ft. at night and Wednesday, snow level 6,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 5,000 ft. Thursday.
- highs 36-45 cooling to 42 Thursday lows 32-26 warming back to 33 Wednesday 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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