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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Missed It By That Much

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “tilted storm?” Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper air ridge of high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is set up in such a way to bring the airflow from north to south over the Pacific Northwest. Note: Mt. Ashland is open Thursdays through Mondays. Willamette Pass and Hoodoo are all still closed for now. They say they will be opening again when enough snow falls. Check their websites for conditions and specific schedules.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 71 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 79 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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Advisories: None at this time.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Patchy AM fog and freezing fog, sunny this afternoon, clear with patchy fog late tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun with patchy fog Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, then mostly clear and not as cold Friday night.
• highs 57-64 lows 32-37.
• Mostly sunny Saturday (patchy AM fog and clouds) and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday.
• highs 64-62 warming to 65 Sunday cooling to 62 Monday lows 40-42. (seasonal averages high 54 low 36)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High-  473

Grass: Absent- 0

Reading as of: 2/25/15

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Patchy AM and late night fog, sunny in the afternoon today and Thursday, mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Thursday evening and mostly clear and not as cold at night,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer Friday, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 62-65 lows 35-40.
• Mostly sunny Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday.
• highs 66-59 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 56 low 38)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Patchy inland AM fog, sunny today, clear with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM coastal fog, sunny Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear and not as cold Thursday night with patchy coastal fog late,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny Friday, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 58-62 lows 40-44.
• Mostly sunny Saturday, partly cloudy at night and Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly cloudy Tuesday.
• highs 63-56 lows 47-45. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny today, clear and not as cold tonight,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy at night and Friday AM, sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, then mostly clear Friday night.
• free air freezing level 6,500 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. this afternoon, 8,000 ft. tonight  9,000 ft. Thursday, 8,000 ft. Thursday night, 9,000 ft. Friday, then 10,000 ft. Friday night.
• highs 48-52 lows 28-33.
• Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday, mostly clear Monday night, then partly cloudy Tuesday.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday night, 9,000 ft. Monday, 10,000 ft, Monday night, then 9,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 52-55 cooling to 50 Tuesday lows near 34.

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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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