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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 55 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 30 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:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, partly cloudy each night with possible patchy fog late at night and early morning.
• lows 36-42 highs 63-65.
• Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday, becoming cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Rain likely (60%) Wednesday and at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Then just partly cloudy Friday.
• highs 62-65 lows 47-43. (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 areas of fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM and late night fog, sunny in the afternoon Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, mostly clear each night,
• lows 39-42 highs 65-67.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night,
• Showers likely (60%) Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Then just partly cloudy Friday.
• highs 68-63 warming back to 68 Friday lows 49-43. (seasonal averages high 57 low 39)

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

• Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM coastal fog, sunny Saturday afternoon at the shore while sunny all day inland, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Sunday afternoon, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Monday afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday night.
• lows 44-47 highs near 62.
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday, cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night,
• Showers likely (70%) Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then just mostly cloudy Friday.
• highs 62-58 warming back to 62 Friday lows 50-47. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Sunny Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. tonight through Sunday night, 10,000 ft. Monday, then 11,000 ft. Monday night.
• lows 33-36 cooling to 34 Sunday night warming to 37 Monday night highs 58-60.
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun Friday.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Tuesday, snow level 7,500 ft. Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 6,500 ft. Thursday, 7,500 ft. Thursday night, then free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 58-48 warming to 54 Friday lows 37-34 warming back to 37 Thursday night.

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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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