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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) has moved into Oregon and will clear out the clouds, for a while anyway. A frontal system fell apart as it slid through today so we didn’t see much precipitation. Saturday into midday Sunday will be dry. Then a frontal system (position shown is Monday) will move into Oregon Sunday returning the chance of showers.
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Advisories: None at this time.
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Air Quality Index: Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 15 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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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count
Grass……….Absent (0)
Trees……….High (246)
Last Counted: 3/14/14
Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Mostly clear through late this evening, becoming mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (60%) Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain at night (0.30 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (60%), a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, then just mostly cloudy Monday night.
- lows 37-45 cooling to near 34 Monday night highs 65-53.
- Partly cloudy Tuesday and at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday through Friday.
- highs 53-60 cooling to 54 Thursday lows 37-43 cooling back to 37 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 56 low 37).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon, patchy fog again at night,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, rain at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just mostly cloudy late at night.
- lows 43-36 highs 68-55.
- Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night through Friday.
- highs 62-65 cooling to 56 Thursday warming to 59 Friday lows 38-44. (seasonal averages high 58 low 39)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Partly cloudy with patchy fog tonight and Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, a (30%) chance of coastal rain while partly cloudy inland in the AM and becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (70%) in the evening, rain late Sunday night (0.40 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, then partly cloudy at night.
- lows 45-47 cooling to 39 Monday night highs 62-55.
- Partly cloudy Tuesday and at night,
- Mostly cloudy Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
- Showers likely (70%) Thursday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
- Then mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Friday.
- highs 60-62 cooling back to 55 Thursday and Friday lows 44-46 cooling to 42 Thursday night. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Partly cloudy tonight,
- Mostly sunny Saturday, partly cloudy at night and Sunday AM,
- A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, then increasing clouds to mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain, cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, rain and snow Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Monday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers at night.
- snow level 5,500 ft. today, 6,500 ft, tonight, free air freezing level 8,000 ft Saturday, 9,000 ft. at night and Sunday, then snow level 6,000 ft. falling to 4,500 ft Sunday night.
- lows 30-35 cooling to 20 Monday night highs 50-36.
- Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
- A good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday through Friday.
- free air freezing level 5,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 6,000 ft. Wednesday, snow level 5,000 ft. falling to 3,500 ft. late Wednesday night, 3,500 ft. Thursday, 3,000 ft. at night, then 3,500 ft. Friday.
- highs 42-46 cooling to near 38 Wednesday warming to 42 Thursday lows 29-25.
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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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