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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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A warm front moved through beginning a warming trend. It brought us just a few scattered showers. An upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is taking over drying us out and warming us up. Note: The Oregon Cascades did receive 6 inches or more of snowfall in this most recent storm, but that didn’t change the local ski conditions. 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 11 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 11 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 this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun with patchy fog Thursday AM, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog Thursday night,
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Friday, becoming mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A slight (20%) of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, partly cloudy at night.
• lows 44-48 cooling to 42 Saturday night highs 72-62.
• Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 66-60 lows 42-40. (seasonal averages high 58 low 38)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Moderate-  67

Grass: Absent- 0

Reading as of: 3/25/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, becoming sunny and warmer Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night,
• Sunny with patchy fog Friday AM, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, rain likely (60%) at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy Saturday, just partly cloudy Saturday night.
• lows 45-48 cooling to 42 Saturday night highs 77-64.
• Partly cloudy Sunday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 66-60 lows 44-38. (seasonal averages high 59 low 40)

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

• Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny and warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy inland AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon coastal rain while just mostly cloudy inland (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Friday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy Saturday, then just partly cloudy Saturday night.
• lows 48-46 highs 60-58.
• Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 60-56 lows 45-42. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy this evening, partly cloudy late tonight and Thursday AM, mostly sunny and warmer Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, rain likely (70%) in the evening, rain and snow late Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Saturday with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers, then partly cloudy at night.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. tonight, 12,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday, 7,500 ft. falling to 6,000 ft. late Friday night, 5,000 ft. Saturday, then free air freezing level 7,000 ft. Saturday night.
• lows 34-40 cooling to 33 Friday night warming to 36 Saturday night highs 64-52.
• Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday  and Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night.
• free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, snow level 7,500 ft. Monday, 6,500 ft. Monday night, 4,000 ft. Tuesday, then 4,500 ft.      Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 56-48 lows 35-32.

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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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