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A cold front worked its way through Oregon Thursday night and took the moisture with it. A short-lived High Pressure Ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) has cleared us out for today, but a weak Trough of Low Pressure will return the chance of showers Saturday. Another High Pressure Ridge will clear things up a bit for Easter Sunday and it will be dry. A frontal system will bring the showers back again for your Monday.
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Advisories:
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
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Air Quality Index: Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 19 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 8 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……….Moderate (5)
Trees……….Moderate (68)
Last Counted: 4/17/14
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:
- Areas AM clouds and fog, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
- Increasing clouds with rain developing by late Saturday AM, rain in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, just mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun Easter Sunday, partly cloudy at night.
- highs 64-57 warming to 66 Sunday lows 40-43.
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday, showers likely (60%) Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday.
- highs 59-55 warming to 57 Thursday lows 46-40. (seasonal averages high 61 low 40).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- patchy fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy Easter Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Sunday night.
- highs 72-67 warming back to 72 Sunday lows 42-45.
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday, showers likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday.
- highs 69-60 lows 43-46. (seasonal averages high 63 low 42)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with coastal rain likely (70%) Saturday while a good (50%) chance of AM inland rain and rain likely (60%) in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly cloudy late at night,
- Mostly cloudy Easter Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and at night.
- highs 58-55 warming to 58 Sunday lows 44-46.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, showers likely (70%) Monday night and Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday.
- highs 57-53 lows 46-48. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43).
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Partly cloudy today and tonight,
- Mostly cloudy Saturday with afternoon rain, a good (50%) chance of evening rain or snow (0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy at night,
- Partly cloudy Easter Sunday and at night.
- snow level 5,000 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. this afternoon, free air freezing level 6,500 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. late tonight, snow level 7,000 ft. Saturday, 5,000 ft. Saturday night, free air freezing level 6,500 ft. Sunday, then 8,000 ft. Sunday night.
- highs 52-48 warming to 56 Sunday lows 30-33.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, showers likely (60%) Monday night,
- Showers likely (70%) Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Wednesday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday.
- snow level 7,000 ft. Monday, 5,500 ft. Monday night, 4,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 4,500 ft. Thursday.
- highs 58-40 warming to 43 Thursday lows near 28.
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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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