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A frontal system is sliding through but was weaker than anticipated so we didn’t see the showers I was expecting. A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) has moved in closer to us will gave us plenty of sunshine and dry weather starting tomorrow as the vernal equinox occurs at 9:57 AM.
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Advisories:
- A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR JACKSON COUNTY
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Air Quality Index: Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 21 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 11 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……….Moderate (78)
Last Counted: 3/19/14
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 cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Partly cloudy Thursday, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
- Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
- lows 35-32 warming to 37 Saturday night highs 53-58.
- Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday, mostly cloudy at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday, then rain likely (70%) at night and Wednesday.
- highs 60-64 cooling to 55 Wednesday lows 39-42. (seasonal averages high 56 low 37).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, becoming mostly clear Thursday night,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, becoming sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, clear at night,
- Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
- lows 37-33 warming to 38 Saturday night highs 52-60.
- Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy at night,
- Partly cloudy Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy and cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Tuesday night and Wednesday.
- highs 67-70 cooling to 60 Wednesday lows 40-45. (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 a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal showers while a slight (20%) chance of inland showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Partly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night,
- Sunny Friday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny Saturday, then mostly clear at night.
- lows 38-36 warming to 42 Saturday night highs 50-55.
- Partly cloudy Sunday through Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night,
- Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday, then rain likely (70%) Tuesday night and Wednesday.
- highs 62-58 lows 42-47. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly cloudy with good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers this evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- A mix of clouds and sun Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night,
- Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, clear at night.
- snow level 5,000 ft. falling to 3,500 ft. late tonight, free air freezing level at the surface rising to 3,500 ft. Thursday afternoon, 4,500 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. Thursday night, at the surface rising to 5,000 ft. Friday afternoon, 6,000 ft. at night, then 6,500 ft Saturday and Saturday night.
- lows 25-29 highs 38-45.
- Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy at night and Monday, mostly cloudy Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) at night and Wednesday.
- free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Sunday, 8,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, 9,000 ft. at night, 9,000 ft. Monday night, snow level 6,500 ft. Tuesday, then 6,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 4,500 ft. Wednesday.
- highs 49-52 cooling to 40 Wednesday lows near 30. (seasonal averages high 56 low 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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