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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Losing A “Friend” Is Never Easy.

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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.

And my new feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What does the acronym “USGS” stand for? Here is the correct answer. U.S. Geological Survey (Abbrev. USGS)- Is the Federal Agency chartered in 1879 by congress to classify public lands, and to examine the geologic structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain. As part of its mission, the USGS provides information and data on the Nation’s rivers and streams that are useful for mitigation of hazards associated with floods and droughts. 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 tilting and moving away from us and that is allowing an upper level low (shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) behind it to take over. A frontal system brought more rain for your weekend. Another frontal system hit us Tuesday (map shown Wednesday) with another following behind it. Note: Mt. Ashland is open Thursdays through Mondays. Willamette Pass has officially announced that this ski season is over for them. Hoodoo is still closed for now and probably will also call the season over soon. They say they will be opening again when enough snow falls but there is no snow in the forecasts for the near future. Check their websites for conditions and any updates.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 9 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 16 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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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy late at night,
• Patchy AM fog with a mix of clouds and sun, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon, then just mostly clear at night.
• lows 42-39 highs near 63.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) at night,
• A good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance showers Sunday.
• highs 66-59 lows 43-39. (seasonal averages high 56 low 37)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High-  352

Grass: Absent- 0

Reading as of: 3/11/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) this evening, slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) through Tuesday evening, mostly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Wednesday night.
• lows 46-39 highs 66-64.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, rain likely (60%) at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs 69-62 lows 45-40. (seasonal averages high 58 low 39)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Partly cloudy Monday and Monday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
• lows 46-44 highs 60-57.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday, rain likely (60%) at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs 60-65 cooling to 58 Sunday lows 48-45. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with showers this evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, a (40%) chance of afternoon rain, a (40%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• snow level 5,500 ft. tonight, 6,500 ft. Monday, 7,500 ft. Monday night, 6,500 ft. Tuesday, 5,500 ft. Tuesday night, free air freezing level 7,000 ft. rising to 8,000 ft. Wednesday, then 7,500 ft. Wednesday night.
• lows 35-30 warming to 33 Wednesday night highs 50-52.
• Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Friday, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday.
• free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, snow level 6,500 ft. Friday, 6,000 ft. Friday night, 4,000 ft. Saturday, 4,500 ft. Saturday night, then 5,500 ft. Sunday.
• highs 56-44 warming to 50 Sunday lows 33-30.

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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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