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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is moving away from us and as 1t moves away an upper level trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) takes over returning clouds and rain. A frontal system, pushed by the upper low, is producing some much needed rain. The upper airflow will turn out of the southwest bringing quite a bit of moisture to the Pacific Northwest for the whole week.
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Advisories: None at this time.
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Air Quality Index: Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 36 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 66 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 cloudy and cooler with AM rain, showers and a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this afternoon and evening (0.30 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) late tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible),
- AM showers Wednesday, showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening (0.30 in. of rain possible), showers late Wednesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with showers Thursday, then rain Thursday night.
- highs 58-53 lows 42-46.
- Mostly cloudy with rain Friday through Saturday, showers Saturday night,
- A good (50%) chance of showers Sunday and at night,
- Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday.
- highs 55-58 lows 48-40. (seasonal averages high 58 low 38).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- AM rain, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening (0.25 in. of rain possible, small evening hail possible), showers late tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible),
- Then showers Wednesday (0.20 in. of rain possible, AM snow level 3,500 ft.), showers Wednesday night and Thursday, then rain Thursday night.
- highs 60-57 lows near 44.
- Mostly cloudy with rain Friday through Saturday night,
- Showers likely (60%) Sunday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
- Then rain likely (60%) Monday.
- highs near 60 lows 45-40. (seasonal averages high 58 low 40)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Rain this AM, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms (small hail possible) this afternoon and evening (0.45 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 10-20 mph increasing to SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph in the afternoon), showers with a slight (20%) chance of coastal thunderstorms late tonight while showers and a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms inland and showers late at night (0.30 in. of rain possible tonight) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph, small hail possible in the evening),
- Showers with a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms, showers Wednesday afternoon (0.45 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with showers Thursday and Thursday night.
- highs 57-55 lows near 46.
- Mostly cloudy with rain Friday through Saturday night, showers likely (70%) Sunday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night, then rain likely (60%) Monday.
- highs near 56 lows 47-44. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- AM showers, rain and snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this afternoon and evening (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) and cooler, rain and snow showers and colder tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-4 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph),
- Rain and snow showers 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,
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Thursday, then rain and snow Thursday night.
- snow level 6,500 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. today, 3,500 ft. tonight through Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night, 3,500 ft. Thursday, then 4,500 ft. at night.
- highs 42-34 lows 28-32.
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Friday, rain Friday night,
- Rain and snow Saturday, rain and snow showers at night,
- Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow at night, then rain and snow likely (60%) Monday.
- snow level 5,500 ft. Friday, 6,500 ft. Friday night, 5,500 ft. Saturday, 5,000 ft. at night, 4,500 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, then 4,000 ft. Monday.
- highs near 40 lows 34-28. (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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