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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) is going to continue controlling our weather giving us plenty of sunshine and dry weather through Monday. An upper level trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will take over Tuesday returning clouds and rain.
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Advisories:
- A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 9 AM SATURDAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
- A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
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Air Quality Index: Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 40 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 23 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 (108)
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 clear with patchy fog late tonight,
- Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and warmer Sunday, mostly clear at night.
- Mostly sunny and even warmer Monday, becoming mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday night.
- lows 32-45 highs 59-66.
- Mostly cloudy showers likely (70%) Tuesday, increasing showers at night,
- Showers likely (70%) Wednesday through Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday.
- highs 56-53 warming back to 56 Thursday and Friday lows 42-40 warming to 44 Thursday night. (seasonal averages high 56 low 37).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly clear tonight,
- Sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny in the AM, partly cloudy Monday afternoon and evening, then becoming mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night.
- lows 34-43 highs 62-70.
- Mostly cloudy and cooler with rain Tuesday and Tuesday night,
- Showers Wednesday, showers likely (70%) Wednesday night and Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday.
- highs 59-55 warming to 60 Friday lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 58 low 39)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Clear tonight,
- Sunny Saturday and Sunday, clear Saturday night, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Sunday night,
- Sunny Monday, then becoming mostly cloudy with rain developing Monday night,
- lows 37-45 highs 58-63.
- Cloudy with rain and cooler Tuesday and Tuesday night,
- Showers Wednesday, showers likely (70%) Wednesday night and Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday.
- highs near 55 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly clear tonight,
- Sunny Saturday, clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and just a bit warmer Sunday and Monday, mostly clear Sunday night, then partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night.
- free air freezing level 5,500 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. tonight, 4,500 rising to 6,000 ft. Saturday, 7,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, 8,000 ft. Sunday night, 9,000 ft. Monday, then snow level 7,500 ft. Monday night.
- lows 24-36 highs 45-56.
- Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Tuesday, rain and snow likely (70%) Tuesday night through Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Thursday night and Friday.
- snow level 5,500 ft. Tuesday, 5,000 ft. Tuesday night, 4,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 3,000 ft. Thursday, 3,500 ft. at night, then 4,500 ft. Friday.
- highs 42-38 warming to 42 Friday 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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