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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 and another is on the way. The wind will kick up tonight. 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 15 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 WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 3 AM TUESDAY FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A WIND ADVISORY 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 UNTIL 7 AM TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM TUESDAY ABOVE 4,500 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 11 AM TUESDAY FOR CENTRAL  AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY.

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

• Mostly cloudy with rain late this evening, showers and windy (Wind:  S 15-25 mph increasing to 25-35 mph gusts to 50 mph late at night) late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• A good (50%) chance of showers and warmer Tuesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a (40%) chance of rain late Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain AM rain, warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy with patchy fog at night,
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy and warmer Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night.
• lows 45-43 warming to 48 Thursday night highs 58-72.
• Partly cloudy Friday and at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, partly cloudy each night.
• highs 68-60 warming to 65 Monday lows 45-40. (seasonal averages high 58  low 38)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High-  488

Grass: Absent- 0

Reading as of: 3/21/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.80 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 10-15 mph increasing to SW 15-25 mph late this evening gusts to 40 mph.),
• Cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and warmer Wednesday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night.
• lows 46-52 highs 58-75.
• Mostly sunny and cooler Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Saturday through Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy Monday.
• highs 74-64 lows 48-42. (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 rain tonight (1.00 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 15-25 mph shifting and increasing to SW 25-35 mph in the evening, decreasing to SW 20-25 mph late at night at the shore while SW 15 mph inland increasing to SW 20-25 mph late evening),
• Cloudy with AM rain likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday with a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal showers, just mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM, sunny and warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy Thursday night.
• lows 48-52 highs 57-69.
• Partly cloudy Friday through Monday.
• highs 62-57 lows 47-45. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• 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 late Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and warmer Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance rain in the evening, partly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny and warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night.
• snow level 4,500 ft. tonight and Tuesday, 5,000 ft. Tuesday night, 6,000 ft. Wednesday, above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Thursday, then 11,000 ft. Thursday night.
• lows 30-38 highs 40-63.
• Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun Monday.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Friday, 10,000 ft. Friday night, snow level 7,000 ft. Saturday, above 8,000 ft.  Saturday night, 8,000 ft. Sunday, 7,500 ft. Sunday night, then freezing level 8,000 ft. Monday.
• highs 63-52 warming to 55 Monday lows 37-32.

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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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