_________________

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

_____

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?

__________________

Here is my 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.

________________

An upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) has taking over drying us out and warming us up. A frontal system will return the chance of rain for your Friday night and early Saturday morning. An upper level trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows on first map) combined with a surface frontal system will bring back the chance of showers again by next Tuesday. 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.

________________

Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 45 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter atHWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 10 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency  (LRAPA)

________________

Advisories: None At This Time.

________________

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

• Mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Friday, becoming mostly cloudy with showers at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A slight (20%) of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, then just partly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday night.
• lows 48-40 highs 66-63 warming back to 66 Sunday.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, rain likely (60%) at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 664-60 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 58 low 38)

___

Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Moderate-  67

Grass: Absent- 0

Reading as of: 3/25/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

_________________

Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Friday AM, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, showers likely (70%) Friday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, back to partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Patchy AM fog, then partly cloudy Sunday and at night.
• lows 48-40 warming to warming to 43 Sunday night highs 68-63 warming back to 68 Sunday.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 67-60 warming to 64 Thursday lows 45-38. (seasonal averages high 59 low 40)

________________

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late this evening and tonight while clear inland this evening and partly cloudy with patchy inland fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), evening showers, a (30%) chance of coastal showers late Friday night while inland showers likely (60%) late at night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly cloudy at night,
• Then partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night.
• lows 48-45 warming back to 48 Sunday night highs 60-58 warming back to 60 Sunday.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, showers likely (60%) 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 through Thursday.
• highs 60-56 lows 46-42. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)

________________

Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, showers and colder Friday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun Saturday with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. falling to 11,000 ft. late tonight, 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 9,000 ft. Saturday night, 9,000 ft. falling to 8,000 ft. Sunday, then 9,000 ft. Sunday night.
• lows 43-33 highs 62-50 warming to 55 Sunday.
• Mostly cloudy Monday, rain likely (60%) Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday and Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday.
• free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Monday, snow level 6,500 ft. Monday night, 4,000 ft. Tuesday, snow level 4,000 ft. Tuesday night, 3,500 ft. Wednesday, then 4,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 54-48 lows near 32.

________________

**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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com

________________