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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 weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is the “Hague Line?” Here is the correct answer. The Hague Line is the North Atlantic boundary between the U.S. and Canada fishing waters as determined by the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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) is sliding in from the Pacific continuing the chance of showers for your Saturday today. High pressure will take over for a short time Sunday and Monday, then another frontal system will be positioned offshore Tuesday returning our rain chances.

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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 6 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 8 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 showers, sun breaks and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms today, possible hail with or without a thunderstorm, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers (0.25 in. of rain possible), just partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny and warmer Monday afternoon, then mostly clear Monday night.
• highs 60-78 lows 38-46.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers.
• highs 67-62 lows 40-43. (seasonal averages high 63 low 40)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Moderate- 43

Grass: Low- 0

Reading as of: 4/24/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers this afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Sunday AM, just mostly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly clear with patchy fog late at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
• highs 60-82 lows 40-44.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers Tuesday, a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 74-66 lows 45-42. (seasonal averages high 65 low 43)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, then cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night.
• highs 58-65 lows 44-50.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance  of showers Friday.
• highs 56-54 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 56 low 44)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), isolated evening rain and snow showers, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Sunday and in the evening, just partly mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
  snow level 4,000 ft. today and tonight, free air freezing level 4,500 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, 8,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Sunday night, 12,000 ft. Monday, then 13,000 ft. Monday night.
• highs 43-68 lows 30-42.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (40%) chance of showers late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday, 7,500 ft. Tuesday night, 6,000 ft. Wednesday, 8,000 ft. Wednesday night, 5,000 ft.Thursday, 6,500 ft. Thursday night, then 4,500 ft. Friday.
• highs 64-48 lows 32-30.

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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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