Here is my weekly weather quiz question What is “Kinetic Energy? 

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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape) continues to send moisture to the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 1-3 show a warm front just offshore Wednesday and its associated cold front will be offshore Friday then it will move in. The graphics for days 3-7  Saturday through Wednesday show the series of complex frontal systems that will slide into the Pacific Northwest through the period.

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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 5 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 2 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY UNTIL UNTIL 8 AM FRIDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.

Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Thursday (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain Thursday night (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) of evening showers, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Saturday, then a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night.
• lows 45-40 warming to 46 Saturday night highs 57-59.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday (Easter), rain Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Monday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Tuesday, evening rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain late Tuesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday.
• highs 59-50 lows 44-35. (seasonal averages high 59 low 39)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Posted Daily

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN– Burning is Allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

•  Mostly cloudy with showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),  rain Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.), a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, then a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night.
• lows 47-43 warming back to 47 Saturday night highs 60-64.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, rain likely (70%) Sunday afternoon (Easter), rain Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain, a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Monday afternoon and evening, rain and snow showers likely (70%) and colder late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers likely (70%), showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, evening rain and snow showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) of rain and snow showers Wednesday.
• highs 64-52 lows 45-36. (seasonal averages high 61 low 41)

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers, rain and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible),and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph in the afternoon), rain Thursday night (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph decreasing and shifting to SW 10-15 mph late at night),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM showers, a slight (20%)chance of showers and a bit warmer Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),, a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers, breezy and a bit warmer Saturday, then a (40%) chance of shower Saturday night.
• lows 42-40 warming to 46 Saturday night highs 56-44 warming to 57 Saturday.
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), rain and breezy and a bit warmer with Sunday afternoon (Easter), evening rain, rain likely (70%) late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), showers likely (70%)  and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening showers, showers likely (70%) late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Tuesday and in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, then a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon.
• highs 58-50 lows 42-35. (seasonal averages high 56 low 43)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain and  snow, rain and snow likely (70%) late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon and evening (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), snow late Thursday night (0.50 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow, a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, evening rain likely (70%), then partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Saturday night.
• snow level 4,500 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. Thursday, 6,000 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. late Thursday night, 4,000 ft. Friday, 4,500 ft. Friday night, 5,500 ft. Saturday, then 6,000 ft. Saturday night.
• lows 32-28 warming to 32 Saturday night highs 42-45.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday (Easter), rain Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow Monday, evening rain, snow likely (70%) at night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM snow likely (70%), snow and rain and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, snow Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow likely (70%) Wednesday.
• snow level  7,500 ft. Sunday, 6,500 ft. Sunday night, 4,500 ft. Monday, 3,000 ft. Monday night, 2,500 ft. Tuesday, then 2,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 48-32 lows 33-22.

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