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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column We Missed “The Ring Of Fire.”

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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 new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Wasatch Wind?”   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 level trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will through the Pacific Northwest bringing more rain with it. A frontal system moved through for some more precipitation. High pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows on first graphic) starts to take over Wednesday drying us out again. Note: Mt. Ashland is closed now waiting for more snow. They will open one last time this season on next Saturday March 28th, snow or now snow, for their “Big Mountain Bash.” Willamette Pass and Hoodoo have officially announced that this ski season is over for both of them.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 10 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 20 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:

• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 5 AM TUESDAY FOR THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 7 AM TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 5 AM TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TODAY UNTIL 11 AM TUESDAY ABOVE 4,500 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 11 AM TUESDAY FOR CENTRAL  AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of  thunderstorms today (0.50 in. of rain possible), evening rain, showers and windy (Wind:  S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph late at night) late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• A good (50%) chance of showers and warmer Tuesday (under 0.01 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a (30%) chance of showers late Tuesday night (under 0.01 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain AM rain, warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with patchy fog at night.
• highs 55-64 lows near 44.
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy and warmer Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Saturday and Sunday, partly cloudy Saturday night.
• highs 69-72 cooling to 66 Sunday lows 47-43. (seasonal averages high 57  low 38)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High-  303

Grass: Absent- 0

Reading as of: 3/19/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this AM, showers this afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.), rain tonight (0.40 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday (under 0.01 in. of rain possible, AM snow level 3,500 ft.), a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night (under 0.01 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and warmer Wednesday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, then partly cloudy at night.
• highs 54-67 lows 46-44.
• Mostly sunny and warmer Thursday and Friday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Saturday through Sunday.
• highs 74-68 lows 50-45. (seasonal averages high 59 low 40)

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

• Mostly cloudy with showers this and a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms, showers this afternoon (0.35 in. of rain possible), rain  late tonight (0.55 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph late at night),
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday (under 0.01 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers at night (under 0.01 in. of rain possible),
• Just mostly cloudy Wednesday with a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal showers, mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy Wednesday night.
• highs 53-59 lows 48-50.
• Partly cloudy Thursday through Sunday.
• highs 68-59 lows 52-46. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• AM rain and snow showers, rain and snow this afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible), rain and snow this evening, rain and snow showers late tonight (1.00 in. of rain possible, 5-11 in. of snow possible) and windy (Wind: SW 10-20 mph gusts to 35 mph increasing to SW 20-30 gusts to 55 mph late),
• Cloudy with AM rain and snow showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible), cloudy with (40%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and warmer Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance rain Wednesday night.
• snow level 3,500 ft. today, 4,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Tuesday, then 5,000 ft. Tuesday night, 6,000 ft. Wednesday, then 8,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• highs 38-50 lows 30-35.
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny and warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Thursday, 11,000 ft. Thursday night through Friday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft.  Saturday through Sunday.
• highs 60-65 cooling to 56 Sunday lows 38-35.

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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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