Oregon, awash in marijuana, takes steps to curb production

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SALEM — Oregon is awash in pot, glutted with so much legal weed that if growing were to stop today, it could take more than six years by one estimate to smoke or eat it all.

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Forecast For 04/14/2021

Today's High: 64

Today's Low: 37

Tomorrows High: 70

Sunny, just slightly cooler for your Wednesday.

ADVISORIES

None At This Time

Weather Pattern

An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge has taken over bringing us bright sunshine and clear cool, but slowly warming nights. The graphics for days 1-3 show no frontal systems over Oregon The graphics for days 3-7 Saturday through next Wednesday show no frontal activity at all over the Pacific Northwest until next Monday when a cold front will be offshore and then move onshore next Tuesday and Wednesday.
Note: Mt. Ashland Ski will be open for their final weekend of the season Saturday and Sunday April 17th and 18th, Willamette Pass is officially closed for the season, and Hoodoo will round out the season this weekend opened Friday through Sunday April 16th through 18th.

Eugene Area Forecast

Sunny and slightly cooler today, mostly clear tonight,
Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday and Friday, clear Friday night.
highs 64-76 lows 37-43.
Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, clear Saturday night,
Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, clear at night,
AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy Monday night,
Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
highs 78-66 lows near 45. (Seasonal Averages high 60 low 39)

_____ EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD POLLEN COUNT: Grass Pollen – 0 – LOW Tree Pollen – 465 – HIGH Last measured 4/13/21 Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

Umpqua Forecast

Sunny and a bit warmer today and Thursday, clear both nights,
Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, then clear Friday night.
highs 67-78 lows 38-46.
Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday and Sunday, clear both nights,
AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night,
Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
highs 82-69 lows near 48. (Seasonal Averages high 62 low 42)

Coos Bay Forecast

Sunny and a bit cooler today and Thursday, clear both nights,
Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, then clear Friday night.
highs 60-65 lows 38-44.
Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, clear Saturday night,
Sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
highs 66-58 lows near 43. (Seasonal Averages high 55 low 43)

Cascades Forecast

Sunny and a bit cooler today, clear tonight,
Sunny and warmer Thursday, clear at night,
Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, then clear Friday night.
free air freezing level 5,000 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. this afternoon, 7,000 ft. falling to 6,500 ft. late tonight, 6,500 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. Thursday afternoon, 8,000 ft. rising to 9,000 ft. late Thursday night, 9,000 ft. Friday, then 10,000 ft. Friday night.
highs 46-59 lows 27-35.
Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday and Sunday, clear both nights,
Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy Monday night,
Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
free air freezing level 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. Saturday afternoon, 11,000 ft. Saturday night through Monday, 11,000 ft. falling to 10,000 ft. Monday night, then snow level 6,500 ft. Tuesday.
highs 63-56 lows 39-36.