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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column “Round and “Round She Goes and Where She Stops…
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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) has moved in and will give us plenty of sunshine and dry weather through Monday.
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Advisories:
- A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 9 AM TODAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
- A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
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Air Quality Index: Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 31 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 14 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 (85)
Last Counted: 3/20/14
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 patchy AM fog, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight,
- Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
- Mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear at night.
- highs 54-62 lows 32-39.
- Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) at night,
- Then showers likely (70%) Wednesday through Thursday.
- highs 66-54 lows 42-40. (seasonal averages high 56 low 37).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy this AM, becoming sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
- Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear at night.
- highs 58-68 lows 34-38.
- Partly cloudy Monday, mostly cloudy Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy and cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday, rain likely (60%) Tuesday night,
- Showers likely (70%) Wednesday and Wednesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday.
- 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:
- Sunny today and Saturday, mostly clear tonight,
- Mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear at night.
- highs 54-62 lows 38-43.
- Partly cloudy Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night,
- Cloudy with rain likely (60%) Tuesday, rain Tuesday night,
- Showers likely (70%) Wednesday and Wednesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday.
- highs 66-55 lows near 47. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly sunny today, Saturday, and Sunday, mostly clear each night.
- free air freezing level at the surface rising to 4,500 ft. this afternoon, 5,000 ft. tonight, 5,500 ft. Saturday, 6,500 ft. at night, 7,000 ft. Sunday, then 8,000 ft. Sunday night.
- highs 45-50 lows 26-32.
- Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) at night,
- Then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday through Thursday.
- free air freezing level 9,000 ft. and at night, snow level 6,500 ft. Tuesday, 5,000 ft. Tuesday night, 4,500 ft. Wednesday, 4,000 ft. at night, then 3,500 ft. Thursday.
- highs 52-38 lows 35-29. (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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