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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 9 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 22 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:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of scattered showers and warmer today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) with possible sun breaks, a (30%) chance of evening showers, rain likely (70%) late tonight (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), mostly cloudy with patchy fog at night,
• Patchy AM fog and low clouds, mostly sunny and warmer Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy Thursday night.
• highs 60-70 lows 47-43 warming to 47 Thursday night.
• Partly cloudy Friday and at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, mostly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday.
• highs 69-63 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:

• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, a good (50%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy and warmer Wednesday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny and warmer Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• highs 58-75 lows 46-50.
• Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Saturday through Sunday night,
• Then just mostly cloudy Monday.
• highs 72-64 lows 50-42. (seasonal averages high 59 low 40)

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

• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, a (40%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy Wednesday, mostly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny and warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy Thursday night.
• highs 55-66 lows 50-48.
• Partly cloudy Friday and in the evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night,
• Then partly cloudy Saturday through Monday.
• highs 62-57 lows 50-45. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of morning rain and snow showers, rain and snow showers likely (70%) this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1.00 in. of snow possible), cloudy with (40%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with (40%) chance of morning rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain and warmer Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy 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. today, 6,000 ft. tonight, 6,500 ft. Wednesday, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. Wednesday night,  then 12,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night.
• highs 40-63 lows 32-38.
• Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy at night,A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain 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 mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain 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, then 7,500 ft. Sunday night and 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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