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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 Truly Altrusa.
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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:
A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST, THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
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Air Quality Index: Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 22 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 15 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 this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
- Areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain Saturday night (1.00 in. of rain possible),
- AM rain, showers likely (60%) Sunday afternoon (0.45 in. of rain possible), showers at night (0.30 in. of rain possible).
- Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Monday, then a (30%) chance of showers at night,
- lows 40-56 highs 62-54.
- Patchy AM, a fog mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday.
- highs 56-59 cooling to 55 Friday lows 35-39. (seasonal averages high 54 low 36).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
- Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, rain at night (0.60 in. of rain possible),
- Rain Sunday (0.50 in. of rain possible), showers in the evening, showers likely (70%) late Sunday night (0.50 in. of rain possible),
- Then mostly cloudy with (40%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night.
- lows 45-53 cooling to 42 Monday night highs 67-55.
- Partly cloudy Tuesday, partly cloudy with patchy late night and AM fog Tuesday night and Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday.
- highs 60-65 cooling to 58 Monday lows 34-42. (seasonal averages high 57 low 39)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Partly cloudy tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with coastal rain likely (60%) Saturday afternoon while a (40%) chance of afternoon rain inland (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: SE 10-15 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph in the afternoon), rain at night (1.00 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), showers likely (60%) Sunday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night.
- lows 47-52 cooling to 46 Monday night highs 63-55.
- Just partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
- Sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night, and Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday.
- highs 58-60 cooling to 55 Friday lows 42-40 warming to 46 Monday. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday AM, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, rain Saturday night and breezy (Wind: SW 15-20 mph gusts to 35 mph in the afternoon),
- AM rain, showers Sunday afternoon, rain and snow showers and colder Sunday night,
- Rain and snow showers Monday, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night.
- snow level 8,000 ft. tonight, 7,500 ft. Saturday, above 8,000 ft. Saturday night, above 8,000 ft. decreasing to 7,000 ft. Sunday, 5,000 ft. Sunday night, then 4,000 ft. Monday and Monday night.
- lows 33-40 cooling to near 26 Monday night highs 52-36.
- Partly cloudy Tuesday through Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
- Just partly cloudy Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday.
- free air freezing level 5,000 ft. Tuesday, 8,000 ft. at night, 9,000 ft. Wednesday, snow level 7,000 ft. Wednesday night, free air freezing level 6,500 ft. Thursday, snow level 6,000 ft. Thursday night, then 5,000 ft. Friday.
- highs 36-45 cooling to 40 Friday 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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