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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 high (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) will take over for a short time, today and Monday, as the upper low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) moves away. Look for low pressure to return setting up a frontal system to be positioned offshore Tuesday increasing our rain chances.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 13 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 12 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 11 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 slight (20%) chance of sprinkles or light showers this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Monday AM, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of scattered showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, then partly cloudy Wednesday night.
• lows 42-48 cooling back to near 40 Wednesday night highs 77-62.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday, then partly cloudy Friday night through Sunday.
• highs 64-68 lows 39-42. (seasonal averages high 63 low 41)
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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:

• Partly cloudy with patchy fog tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny and warmer Monday, clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late Wednesday night.
• lows 45-42 highs 82-62.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Sunday.
• highs near 68 lows near 43. (seasonal averages high 65 low 44)

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

• Mostly cloudy this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Sunny Monday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Tuesday AM, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday, then partly cloudy at night.
• lows 48-43 warming to 46 Wednesday night highs 64-56.
• Partly cloudy Thursday through Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Then mostly sunny Sunday.
• highs 62-60 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 57 low 44)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Monday, partly cloudy Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of scattered showers Tuesday, becoming mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, then just partly cloudy at night.
• free air freezing level 9,000 ft. tonight, 12,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, snow level 9,000 ft.Tuesday afternoon, 9,000 ft. falling to 7,000 ft. 7,000 ft. Tuesday night, 6,000 ft. Wednesday, then free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• lows 32-38 cooling to 30 Wednesday night highs 69-52.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night and Saturday, then just partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday.
• snow level 7,500 ft.Thursday and Thursday night, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Friday, snow level 8,000 ft. Friday night, 7,000 ft. Saturday, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Saturday night, then 10,000 ft. Sunday.
• highs 52-60 cooling to 57 Sunday lows 33-36.

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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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