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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column How Did A Bunny End Up As A Representative Of Easter?

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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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A frontal system pushed through bringing us more rain. An upper level trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) is moving to the east away from us while high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape in blue arrows) gives us a short break until the next upper low moves in by Friday night. Another frontal system moves in for a wet weekend by the look of this map.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 8 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 7 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 10 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:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of  showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers through late evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms, small hail possible), just partly cloudy and colder late tonight and Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, just partly cloudy Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy Friday, becoming mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) at night,
•  Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night.
• lows 38-45 cooling to near 40 Saturday night highs 65-58.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night and Tuesday, a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 59-55 warming back to 59 Wednesday lows 40-38. (seasonal averages high 60 low 39)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Moderate- 63

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/8/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog Thursday, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain in the evening, rain late Friday night and Saturday AM, rain likely (70%) in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and colder Saturday night.
• lows 37-44 warming back to 37 Saturday night highs 67-55.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday through Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 60-55 warming to 58 Wednesday lows 42-35. (seasonal averages high 61 low 41)

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

• Mostly cloudy this evening with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers, just partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon,  partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, becoming mostly cloudy with coastal evening rain likely (70%) while a good (50%) chance of inland rain, rain late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then mostly cloudy and colder at night.
  lows 42-47 cooling back to 42 Saturday night highs 62-52.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday through Wednesday.
• highs 55-52 warming back to 52 Wednesday lows 45-42. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight (snow level 5,000 ft.),
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of  rain and snow showers Thursday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon,  becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow in the evening, rain and snow likely (70%) late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday, then a (40%) chance of rain and snow  showers at night.
• snow level 5,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Thursday, 6,5000 Thursday night, 6,000 ft. Friday, 5,500 ft. Friday night, 5,000 ft. Saturday, then 4,000 ft. Saturday night.
• lows 26-33 cooling to 24 Saturday night highs 53-58 cooling to near 40 Saturday.
• A mix of clouds and sun with (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of snow showers Monday night and Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday.
• snow level 4,000 ft. Sunday, 4,500 ft. Sunday night, 3,000 ft. Monday, 2,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, 3,500 ft. Tuesday night, 3,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 42-35 lows 29-25.
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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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