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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Can Satellites Really Find Contaminated Water?

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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 weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Geosynchronous Satellite?” 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 ridge of high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows)  has taken over returning and now increasing the sunshine and dry weather. Expect temperatures rising from the low 70s to near 80 which puts us 10 degrees or more above normal. The ridge will hold strong knocking an approaching frontal system apart. However, next week a frontal system will approach the coast Tuesday and bring back the chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 73 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 53 in the Moderate 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 clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny Saturday afternoon, Sunday, and Monday, clear Saturday night and Sunday night, mostly cloudy Monday night,
• lows 38-45 highs 72-78.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 66-60 lows 45-38. (seasonal averages high 61 low 40)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 171

Grass: High- 0

Reading as of: 4/14/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, Sunday, and Monday, clear Saturday night and Sunday night, mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy late Monday night.
• lows 43-46 highs 77-80 cooling to 78 Monday.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of scattered showers Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 69-58 warming to 62 Thursday cooling to 58 Friday lows 48-38. (seasonal averages high 63 low 42)

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

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon and Sunday, mostly clear to clear both nights,
• Sunny Monday, mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Monday night.
• lows 48-50 highs 60-65 cooling back to 60 Monday.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of scattered showers Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 60-55 warming to 58 Thursday cooling to 55 Friday lows 48-40. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, clear at night,
• Sunny and warmer Sunday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. tonight, 10,000 ft. Saturday, 11,000 ft. Saturday night through Monday night.
• lows 30-37  highs 64-70.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers and cooler Tuesday, becoming cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday (cooler), a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• Cloudy and cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 6,500 ft. Wednesday, 6,000 ft. Wednesday night, 5,000 ft. Thursday, 4,000 ft. Thursday night, then 3,500 ft. Friday.
• highs 58-42 warming to 47 Friday lows 34-28.
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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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