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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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I hope you remembered to “Spring Forward” one hour at bedtime last night because Daylight Saving Time officially began at 2 AM today. It’s not too late to catch up. 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 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 to the east to allow a trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape) behind it to bring the rain back a bit sooner than I expected. Another frontal system that will be moving in from the west today pushed the moisture field well ahead of it resulting in the early increase in rainfall Saturday.
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Advisories:
- A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTHWEST OREGON, THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, THE LOWER COLUMBIA, THE NORTH OREGON COAST, AND THE NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS (NOT INCLUDING THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY.
- A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TODAY UNTIL 5 AM MONDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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Air Quality Index: Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 12 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 36 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 (0.50 in. of rain possible), showers likely (70%) and colder tonight (0.35 in. of rain possible).
- Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms), a (40%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy late Monday night,
- Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon, then partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
- highs 56-53 warming back to 56 Tuesday lows 44-33.
- Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday, partly cloudy with a sight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun Saturday.
- highs 62-58 warming to 63 Saturday lows 33-40. (seasonal averages high 55 low 36).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Rain today (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain this evening, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy late Monday night,
- Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear with patchy fog late Tuesday night.
- highs 62-57 warming to 60 Tuesday lows 46-37.
- Partly cloudy with areas of early AM and late night fog Wednesday through Thursday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and at night,
- Then partly cloudy and warmer Saturday.
- highs 62-66 lows 36-38. (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 AM rain and afternoon rain likely (60%) today while rain inland (0.60 in. of rain possible), evening rain, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight (0.35 in. of rain possible),
- AM showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms (0.20 in. of rain possible), showers likely (70%) Monday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy in the evening with a slight (20%) of inland showers, just partly cloudy late Monday night,
- Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
- highs 58-55 warming to 60 Tuesday lows 48-42.
- Sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday night and Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
- Then just partly cloudy and warmer Saturday.
- highs 58-62 lows near 40 (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Rain today (1.00 in. of rain possible), evening rain, rain and snow showers and colder late tonight (0.75 in. of rain possible, 2-5 in. of snow possible),
- Rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday, a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Monday night,
- snow level 6,500 ft. today, 6,500 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. late tonight, 3,500 ft. Monday, 3,000 ft. Monday night, free air freezing level 4,000 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. Tuesday afternoon, then 9,000 ft. Tuesday night.
- Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy at night.
- highs 42-36 warming to 43 Tuesday lows 30-25 warming to near 30 Tuesday night.
- Mostly sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Friday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun Saturday.
- free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Wednesday, and Wednesday night, 8,000 ft. Thursday, snow level 6,500 ft. Thursday night and Friday, 5,500 ft. at night, then 8,000 ft. Saturday.
- highs 45-42 warming to 56 Saturday lows 30-37.
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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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