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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column It’s 363 Miles Long, But What Is It?

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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 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 “Lake Breeze?” 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 be controlling our weather through next week. A frontal system moves in for another wet weekend by the look of this map.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 10 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 10 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 23 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain Tuesday, rain likely (60%) in the afternoon, a (40%) chance of showers in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
• Just partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night.
• highs 58-56 warming to 62 Wednesday lows 40-36.
• Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday, more clouds to mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday, a (40%) chance of rain Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs 64-58 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 59 low 39)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Moderate- 115

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/3/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, rain this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft. rising to 3,000 ft. in the afternoon), rain tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.),
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, showers likely (70%) in the afternoon (snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft.), a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night (snow level 3,500 ft. late at night),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Wednesday night.
• highs 53-60 lows 42-38.
• Partly cloudy Thursday through Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs 64-68 cooling to 62 Saturday lows 40-43 cooling back to 40 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 60 low 41)

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

• Coastal showers likely (70%) this AM with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon while a good (50%) chance of AM inland showers and inland rain this afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible), coastal evening rain and rain likely (60%) tonight while inland rain tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, a (40%) chance of coastal showers Tuesday afternoon while inland afternoon showers likely (60%), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, just partly cloudy in the afternoon and Wednesday night.
• highs 53-56 lows near 42.
• Partly cloudy Thursday through Friday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday night and Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Then cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs 58-56 lows 45-42. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this AM, rain and snow showers likely (60%) this afternoon, rain and snow showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, showers likely (60%) Tuesday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-4 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, then just partly cloudy Wednesday night.
• snow level 2,500 ft. today, 4,000 ft. tonight and Tuesday, 3,500 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, then free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• highs 39-43 lows 28-25.
• Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday.
• free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Thursday, 7,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, snow level 6,500 ft. Friday night, 5,500 ft. Saturday, 4,500 ft. Saturday night, then 3,500 ft. Sunday.
• highs 50-42 lows 30-28.
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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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