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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. The chance of rain will return between Tuesday night and Wednesday. 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 72 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 85 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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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:

• A mix of clouds and sun with patchy AM and late night fog, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun with patchy AM fog, sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night.
• highs near 64 lows 38-40.
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday.
• highs 62-59 lows 43-45 cooling back to 43 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 55 low 36)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Moderate-  63

Grass: Absent- 0

Reading as of: 3/4/15

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear with patchy fog late this AM, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear with areas of fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny Saturday, mostly clear with patchy fog late at night,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night.
• highs 66-64 lows 39-42.
• Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Monday afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday, then rain likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday.
• 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:

• Patchy AM coastal fog, sunny today, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM coastal fog, sunny Saturday, mostly clear with patchy fog late at night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon, then patchy fog late Sunday night.
• highs 60-62 lows near 45.
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Monday and Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday,  cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday, then rain likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 60-62 cooling to 58 Wednesday and Thursday lows near 49. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny today and Saturday, then mostly clear both nights,
• Sunny Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. today, 11,000 ft. tonight through Sunday, then 10,000 ft. Sunday night.
• highs 54-58 lows 36-33.
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night and Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday, snow level 7,000 ft. Tuesday night, 6,500 ft. Wednesday, 7,500 ft. Wednesday night, then 6,500 ft. Thursday.
• highs 53-46 warming to 48 Thursday lows near 35.

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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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