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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is moving over us and as ot moves away an upper level trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will take over late today returning clouds and rain.
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Advisories: None at this time.
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Air Quality Index: Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 57 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 73 in the Moderate 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 (219)
Last Counted: 3/24/14
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 sunny today, becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy and cooler with AM rain, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon (0.30 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, showers likely (60%) late at night (0.20 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with AM showers Wednesday (0.30 in. of rain possible), showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then showers late Wednesday night.
- highs 70-53 lows 46-42.
- Mostly cloudy with showers Thursday, rain Thursday night through Saturday,
- Rain Friday through Saturday night, then showers likely (60%) Sunday.
- highs 54-58 lows 42-46 cooling to 43 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 58 low 38).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Sunny today, partly cloudy this evening, becoming mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday AM, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible) and evening, showers late Tuesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Then showers Wednesday (0.20 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday night.
- highs 69-55 lows 46-42.
- Mostly cloudy with showers Thursday, evening rain, showers likely (60%) at night,
- Rain Friday through Saturday, rain Saturday night,
- Then rain likely (60%) Sunday.
- highs 57-60 lows 42-45 cooling back to 42 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 58 low 40)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Sunny today, becoming partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening coastal rain and rain late tonight while partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland evening rain and rain late tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday AM, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms (evening small hail possible) in the afternoon and evening (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 10-20 mph increasing to SW 20-30 mph in the afternoon), then showers late Tuesday night (0.30 in. of rain possible Tuesday night o.35 in. possible Wednesday) through Wednesday night.
- highs 62-55 lows 49-45.
- Mostly cloudy with showers Thursday, evening rain, showers likely (70%) Thursday night, rain Friday through Saturday night, then rain likely (60%) Sunday.
- highs 54-56 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Partly cloudy and warmer this afternoon and evening, becoming mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- AM rain, rain and snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible) and cooler, rain and snow showers Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, rain and snow showers late Wednesday night.
- free air freezing level 10,000 ft. today, snow level 8,000 ft. tonight, 6,000 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. Tuesday, 3,500 ft. Tuesday night, then 4,000 ft. Wednesday, then 3,500 ft. Wednesday night.
- highs 57-36 lows 37-28.
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Thursday, rain and snow Thursday night and Friday, Friday night through Saturday night.
- Then rain and snow showers likely (70%) Sunday.
- snow level 3,500 ft. Thursday, 4,500 ft. at night, 5,500 ft. Friday, 6,500 ft. Friday night through Saturday, 6,500 ft. at night, then 5,500 ft. Sunday.
- highs 36-43 cooling to near 40 Sunday lows 32-34 cooling to near 30 Saturday night. (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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