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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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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Wasatch Wind?” Here is the correct answer. A Wasatch Wind is a strong easterly wind blowing out of the mouths of the canyons of the Wasatch Mountains onto the plains of Utah. Also called canyon wind. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you Monday. 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 low pressure trough (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) combined with a frontal system to bring back the chance of showers overnight and this morning. Then high pressure takes over for more sunshine this afternoon and Sunday. Another frontal system will approach the Oregon coast between Monday and Monday night. Mt. Ashland is closed now waiting for more snow. They will open one last time this season today 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 13 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 12 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:

• A slight (20%) of early AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun today, just partly cloudy tonight through Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, then rain likely (70%) at night.
• highs 62-66 cooling to 64 Monday lows 40-45 cooling to 42 Monday night.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday and Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night.
• highs 58-55 warming back to 58 Friday lows 39-36. (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 a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly cloudy this evening, back to partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Sunday and at night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Monday night.
• highs 65-70 cooling to 68 Monday lows 40-45.
•  Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 60-63 lows near 39. (seasonal averages high 59 low 40)

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

• Partly cloudy this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon through Sunday AM, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy at night, and Monday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain, rain likely (60%) in the evening, then rain late Monday night.
• highs 57-60 cooling back to 57 Monday lows 45-49 cooling to 47 Monday night.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a  (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, just partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 56-58 lows near 43. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• A mix of clouds and sun today with a slight (20%) chance of isolated AM rain and snow showers, partly cloudy tonight through Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain, then rain likely (70%) Monday night.
• snow level 4,500 ft. today, free air freezing level 7,000 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. late tonight, 7,500 ft. falling to 8,000 ft. Sunday, 9,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. late Sunday night, 10,000 ft. Monday, then snow level 6,500 ft. Monday night.
• highs 57-54 lows 32-35 cooling to 28 Monday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday.
• snow level 4,500 ft. Tuesday, 3,500 ft. Tuesday night through Wednesday night, 3,000 ft. Thursday, then 4,500 ft. Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 39-46 lows near 25.

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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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