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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 82 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 112 in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 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:
- Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
- Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, then mostly clear both nights.
- highs 60-64 lows 34-38.
- 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:
- Patchy AM fog, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog and not as cold tonight,
- 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.
- highs 66-64 lows 38-42.
- Sunny Sunday, mostly mostly clear at night,
- Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy Tuesday, then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday.
- highs 70-58 lows 42-46. (seasonal averages high 57 low 39)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
- 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 while mostly cloudy in the evening and partly cloudy with patchy fog late at the shore,
- Patchy AM coastal fog, sunny Saturday, then mostly clear at night.
- highs 60-62 lows 42-46.
- Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
- Sunny Monday, partly cloudy Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, then cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday.
- highs 62-58 lows 44-47. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly sunny today, Friday, and Saturday, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny Saturday, then mostly clear at night.
- free air freezing level 9,000 ft. today and tonight, 10,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, , then 11,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night.
- highs 52-55 lows 30-35.
- Sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
- Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) 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. Sunday night through Monday night, 9,000 ft. Tuesday, 7,500 ft. Tuesday night, then 7,000 ft. Wednesday.
- highs 59-48 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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