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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column See, It Can Happen Here, Just Not Very Often.

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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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An upper level ridge of high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows)  will continue the sunshine and dry weather for one more day, today. Expect temperatures rising from the 70s to near 80 which puts us 10 degrees or more above normal.  However, Tuesday an upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows on previous graphic) and a cold front (position shown is past us on Wednesday) will approach the coast Tuesday and bring back much cooler temperatures and the slight chance of rain.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 52 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 45 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 29 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 sunny and a bit warmer today, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Cloudy Tuesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a slight (20%) of afternoon showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night.
• highs 76-63 lows 46-38.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday.
• highs 62-60 warming to 63 Sunday lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 62 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:

• Sunny today, clear this evening, clouds increasing to mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of showers  in the afternoon, cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Cloudy Wednesday, then partly cloudy at night.
• highs 80-63 warming to 65 Wednesday lows 46-38.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, then a (40%) chance of  rain Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 63-60 warming back to 63 Sunday lows 42-50. (seasonal averages high 63 low 43)

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

• Clear with patchy coastal fog this AM, sunny inland this afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog while mostly clear inland this evening, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday with patchy AM coastal fog and a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers while a slight (20%) chance of inland showers in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers Wednesday  then just mostly cloudy Wednesday night.
• highs 58-56 lows 49-42.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain  Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 56-58 lows 44-50. (seasonal averages high 56 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny and warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy with patchy drizzle in the lower elevations Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening, a (40%) chance of showers late Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, then partly cloudy Wednesday night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. today, 11,000 ft. tonight, snow level 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 5,000 ft. Wednesday, then free air freezing level 7,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• highs 68-50 lows 38-30.
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• A (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday.
• snow level 4,500 ft. Thursday, 5,000 ft. Thursday night, 4,500 ft. Friday, 5,000 ft. Friday night, 4,500 ft. Saturday, then 6,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 50-46 warming to 52 Sunday lows near 30.
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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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