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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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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Hague Line?” 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) sent a frontal system through Oregon to cool us off and return the chance of showers.  There will be a break today with weak high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) bringing a day of sunshine, then there will be a better chance of rain over the weekend as another frontal system moves through.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 9 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 9 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 9 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 this AM, becoming mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM, increasing clouds to cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun Friday with a (30%) chance of afternoon showers, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night.
• highs 62-60 lows 36-42.
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
• Rain likely (60%) Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 58-66 lows 47-45. (seasonal averages high 62 low 40)
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  Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: High- 185

Grass: Low- 2

Reading as of: 4/21/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then a slight (20%) chance of showers at night.
• highs 62-60 lows near 43.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday, a (40%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 62-75 lows 50-44. (seasonal averages high 64 low 43)

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

• Mostly sunny this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night.
• highs near 56 lows 40-45.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, rain likely (60%) Saturday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday through Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 57-62 lows 52-48. (seasonal averages high 56 low 44)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy until late AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers in the evening, then a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers at night.
• free air freezing level 5,500 ft. today, 7,500 ft. tonight, snow level 4,500 ft. Thursday, 5,500 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. late Thursday night, 3,500 ft. Friday, then 4,500 ft. Friday night.
• highs 52-46 lows near 30.
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday.
• snow level 5,000 ft. Saturday, 7,000 ft. Saturday night, 6,000 ft. Sunday, 8,000 ft. Sunday night, 7,500 ft. Monday and Monday night, then 7,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 49-53 lows near 33.
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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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