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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 tonight 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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No winner this week. Here is my new weekly weather quiz question for the last time. Define the term “Texas Hooker,” and no your first guess doesn’t count. Here is the correct answer. A Texas Hooker is the same as Panhandle Hook – low pressure systems that originate in the panhandle region of Texas and Oklahoma which initially move east and then “hook” or recurve more northeast toward the upper Midwest or Great Lakes region. In winter, these systems usually deposit heavy snows north of their surface track. Thunderstorms may be found south of the track. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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 high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) has moved over for today to allow a trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape) to bring the rain back a bit sooner than I expected. Another frontal system that will be moving in from the west tonight and Sunday has pushed the moisture field well ahead of it resulting in the early increase in rainfall.
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Advisories:
- A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST, UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, AND FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON.
- A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
- A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 1 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
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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 30 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 a slight good (50%) chance of rain early this afternoon, rain likely (70%) by late afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain, heavy at times tonight (1.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 15-30 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph late),
- Rain Sunday (0.50 in. of rain possible), showers likely (70%) at night (0.35 in. of rain possible).
- Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday (0.15 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy at night,
- highs 60-54 lows 50-35 Monday night.
- Patchy AM and late night fog Tuesday through Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Friday.
- highs 56-62 cooling to 55 Friday lows 34-39. (seasonal averages high 54 low 36).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of rain this afternoon, rain tonight (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 good (50%) chance of showers Monday (snow level 3,500 ft. in the afternoon and evening), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then partly cloudy late Monday night.
- highs 67-55 lows 53-46.
- 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 Friday 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:
- Mostly cloudy with coastal rain likely (60%) this 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 tonight (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.
- highs 63-55 lows 52-46.
- 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:
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain tonight and windy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph gusts to 35 mph late tonight),
- Rain Sunday (1.0 in. of rain possible), evening rain, rain and snow showers and colder late Sunday night,
- Rain and snow showers with a light (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday, then a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Monday night.
- snow level above 8,000 ft. today, 8,000 ft. tonight, 7,500 ft. falling to 6,500 ft. Sunday afternoon, 6,000 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. late Sunday night, 3,500 ft. Monday, then 3,000 ft. Monday night.
- highs 52-36 lows 39-26.
- Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
- Mostly sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow Thursday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday.
- free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Tuesday, 9,000 ft. at night, 10,000 ft. Wednesday, above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night, 7,000 ft. Thursday, snow level 6,500 ft. Thursday night, then 6,000 ft. Friday.
- highs 42-45 cooling to 40 Friday lows 29-32.
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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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