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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.

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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 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 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 late this afternoon, tonight 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.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 36 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 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: None At This Time.

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

• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy this afternoon with slowly increasing clouds, becoming mostly cloudy with showers tonight (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.
• highs 65-63 warming back to 66 Sunday lows 47-40.
• A mix of clouds and sun 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 64-60 lows near 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:

• Partly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, showers this evening, showers likely (70%) tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of isolated showers Saturday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, back to partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Patchy AM fog, then partly cloudy Sunday and at night.
• highs 68-63 warming back to 68 Sunday lows 45-40 warming to warming to 43 Sunday night.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers 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)

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog today, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain a slight (20%) chance of showers late this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), evening showers, a (30%) chance of coastal showers late tonight while inland showers likely (60%) late at night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon and at night,
• Then partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night.
• highs 60-58 warming back to 60 Sunday lows 47-45 warming to 48 Sunday night.
• 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)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny this AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, showers this evening, rain or snow showers and colder late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun Saturday with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, clouds and sun in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today, 7,500 ft. falling to 6,000 ft. late tonight, 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.
• highs 62-50 warming to 57 Sunday lows near 33.
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday, becoming mostly cloudy 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.

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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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