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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 and now a warm front will warm us up and bring more rain. 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 14 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 (40%) chance of rain this evening, rain likely (70%) late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday AM, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy Friday, then mostly cloudy at night.
• lows near 46 highs 66-72 cooling to 68 Friday.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 60-64 cooling to near 60 Tuesday lows near 42. (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 slight (20%) chance of showers tonight,
• Cloudy and warmer Wednesday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny and warmer Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Sunny Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late at night.
• lows 46-50 highs 70-77 cooling back to 70 Friday.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, a (30%) chance of rain Monday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday.
• highs 66-62 lows 44-42. (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 slight (20%) chance of showers tonight,
• Cloudy Wednesday, mostly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny and warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night and Friday, then mostly cloudy Friday night.
• lows near 50 highs 58-65 cooling back to 58 Friday.
• Mostly cloudy Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday and Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday night.
• highs 60-57 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow, a slight (20%) chance of rain and warmer Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly sunny and warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, then partly cloudy at night.
• snow level 5,500 ft. tonight, 6,000 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. Wednesday afternoon, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 11,000 ft. Thursday night, then 10,000 ft. Friday and Friday night.
• lows 32-40 cooling to 38 Friday night highs 52-64 cooling to 60 Friday.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Just partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday.
• snow level 7,000 ft. Saturday, 8,000 ft. Saturday night, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, snow level 7,000 ft. Monday, 6,000 ft. Monday night, then 4,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 52-48 lows 36-32.

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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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