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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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Sorry, no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “tilted storm?” Here is the correct answer. A Tilted Storm is a thunderstorm or cloud tower which is not purely vertical but instead exhibits a slanted or tilted character. It is a sign of vertical wind shear, a favorable condition for severe storm development. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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 as a cold front approaches the coast 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 80 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 81 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 started this weekend. That means we had to Spring forward and turn our clocks ahead one hour at bedtime Saturday night (officially 2 AM today). 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 fog this morning, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy with patchy fog at night and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night.
• highs 65-60 lows 37-48.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Wednesday and at night,
• A (40%) chance of rain Thursday, just partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs 60-66 cooling back to 60 Saturday lows 47-40 warming to 43 Friday 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

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear with patchy fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny Monday, clear with patchy fog late at night,
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• highs 70-66 lows 40-49.
• Showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday, just mostly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs 60-70 cooling to 66 Saturday lows 46-43 warming back to 46 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 57 low 39)

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

• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Monday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• highs near 64-60 lows 45-50.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• A (30%) chance of showers Thursday, just mostly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night.
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs 59-63 cooling to 60 Saturday lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny today, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. today through Monday night, 11,000 ft. falling to  10,000 ft. Tuesday, then snow level 7,500 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 62-57 lows 34-36.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, partly cloudy at night through Friday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday.
• snow level 7,000 ft. Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday, 6,500 ft. Wednesday night, 6,000 ft. Thursday, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Thursday night, 10,000 ft. Friday, 11,000 ft. Friday night, then snow level 8,000 ft. Saturday.
• highs 49-55 cooling to near 50 Saturday 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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