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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 high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape offshore) will take over for today 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: None at this time.
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Air Quality Index: Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 30 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 22 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:
- Mostly cloudy with patchy fog early this AM, just partly cloudy late AM, this afternoon, and tonight with patchy fog late tonight,
- 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 (0.50 in. of rain possible) and Sunday AM, showers in the afternoon (0.45 in. of rain possible), then showers likely (60%) Sunday night.
- highs 60-65 cooling to 56 Sunday lows 42-50 cooling to 44 Sunday night.
- 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 36-39. (seasonal averages high 54 low 36).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly cloudy this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, rain at night (0.35 in. of rain possible),
- Rain Sunday (0.50 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with showers in the evening, showers likely (70%) late Sunday night.
- highs 63-69 cooling to 62 Sunday lows 45-53 cooling to 46 Sunday night.
- Mostly cloudy with (40%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
- Partly cloudy Tuesday, 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 44-38 warming to 43 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 57 low 39)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly cloudy this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with coastal rain likely (60%) Saturday while a (40%) chance of afternoon rain inland (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SE 10-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), rain at night (0.80 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph),
- Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday (0.60 in. of rain possible), evening showers likely (60%), then a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night.
- highs 60-62 cooling to 58 Sunday lows 47-52 cooling to 48 Sunday night.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy 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 near 60 lows 47-42 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 a slight (20%) chance of isolated AM rain and snow showers, becoming partly cloudy this afternoon through Saturday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, rain Saturday night and breezy (Wind: SW 10-15 mph gusts to 30 mph increasing to SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph late at night) Sunday, then showers Sunday night.
- snow level 5,000 ft. today, free air freezing level 7,000 ft. tonight, 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.
- highs 45-52 cooling to 42 Sunday lows 33-38 cooling to near 32 Sunday night.
- 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 through Wednesday night, then 5,000 ft. Thursday.
- highs 36-45 cooling to 42 Thursday lows 26-33.
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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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