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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 keep any major storm systems away from us. for a while. 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 49 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 17 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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Advisories: None at this time.

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Don’t forget: Daylight Saving Time starts this weekend. That means we Spring forward and turn our clocks ahead one hour at bedtime Saturday night (officially 2 AM Sunday).

The Fire Department suggests you check the batteries in your smoke detectors, CO2 detectors, and Radon detectors and put in a new battery if needed.

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

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Thursday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, then mostly clear both nights.
• lows 28-38 highs 60-63.
• Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday.
• highs 64-60 lows near 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:

• Clear with patchy fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog and not as cold at night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late at night,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny Saturday, clear at night.
• lows 35-42 highs 60-62.
• Sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday night,
• Then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday.
• highs 63-59 lows 43-40. (seasonal averages high 57 low 39)

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

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny with areas of coastal fog Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening and mostly cloudy with areas of fog at the shore while just mostly clear and not as cold inland Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog and patchy afternoon fog while sunny inland Friday, clear in the evening at the shore and mostly cloudy with patchy fog late while clear inland Friday night,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny Saturday, then clear at night.
• lows 37-46 highs near 60.
• Sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy Monday and Monday night,
• Just mostly cloudy Tuesday, cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Wednesday.
• highs 60-58 lows 48-45. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear and not as cold tonight,
• Sunny Thursday, mostly  clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear Friday night
• Sunny Saturday, then mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 9,000 ft. tonight  through Thursday night, 10,000 ft. Friday through Saturday, then 11,000 ft. Saturday night.
• lows 24-34 highs 50-55.
• Sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Sunday, 10,000 ft. through Tuesday, then 7,500 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 57-48 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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