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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Some Anniversaries Aren’t To Be Cheerfully Celebrated.

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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 a “lysimeter?”  Here is the correct answer. A Lysimeter In hydrologic terms, a device to measure the quantity or rate of downward water movement through a block of soil usually undisturbed, or to collect such percolated water for analysis as to quality. 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 pressure ridge (“Arch” shape with blue arrows offshore) took over to keep us warmer than normal. Now an upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows of the same graphic) will swing in through California returning the clouds and the chance of showers and at the same time cooling us down.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 40 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 27 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 36 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 good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
• Cloudy and cooler with showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night (under 0,10 in. of rain possible),
• A good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon and cooler (under 0,10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night (under 0,10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and warmer Wednesday and in the evening, then just mostly cloudy late Wednesday night.
• lows 54-49 highs 65-62 warming to 67 Wednesday.
• Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, partly cloudy and warmer in the afternoon and at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Friday and Saturday, mostly clear both nights,
• Then sunny Sunday.
• highs 71-83 lows 46-52. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Moderate- 16

Grass: Very High- 245

Reading as of: 5/29/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy scattered thunderstorms this evening,  a (40%) chance of scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of scattered AM showers, increasing afternoon showers likely (60%) and much colder (0.15 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of showers Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday and Wednesday at night.
• lows 54-49 highs 82-68.
• Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, just partly cloudy late Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny and even warmer Saturday, clear Saturday night,
• Then sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday.
• highs 70-80 lows 50-53. (seasonal averages high 73 low 50)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated coastal showers this evening and a (30%) chance of scattered coastal showers late tonight while a (30%) chance of inland showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with scattered coastal showers likely (60%) Monday while increasing AM inland showers and scattered inland showers likely (60%)  in the afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of showers Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Then just mostly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night.
• lows 50-52 highs 58-60 cooling back to 58 Wednesday.
• Mostly cloudy Thursday, partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly sunny Friday, Saturday and Sunday with mostly clear nights.
• highs 60-65 lows 50-52. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight through Monday, showers likely (70%) Monday night,
• Cloudy with showers likely (70%) and cooler Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight and Monday, 8,000 ft. late Monday night, 7,500 ft. Tuesday, 7,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, then 7,500 ft. Wednesday.
• lows 43-38 highs 53-48 warming back to 53 Wednesday.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday,  partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers,  just partly cloudy late Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night, clear Saturday night,
• Then sunny Sunday.
• snow level 7,500 ft. rising to above 8,000 ft. Thursday through the evening, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. late Thursday night, 11,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. Friday afternoon, 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. late Friday night, 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. Saturday afternoon through Sunday.
• highs 57-73 lows 38-46.

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________

_________________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Some Anniversaries Aren’t To Be Cheerfully Celebrated.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “lysimeter?”  Here is the correct answer. A Lysimeter In hydrologic terms, a device to measure the quantity or rate of downward water movement through a block of soil usually undisturbed, or to collect such percolated water for analysis as to quality. 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 pressure ridge (“Arch” shape with blue arrows offshore) has taken over to keep us warmer than normal. Now an upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows of the same graphic) will swing in through California returning the clouds and the chance of showers and at the same time cooling us down.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 35 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 41 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:

• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer today, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, increasing clouds to cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
• Cloudy and cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, showers likely (60%) Monday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night.
• highs 78-65 lows 52-49.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and in the evening, just mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon through Friday morning, mostly sunny and warmer Friday afternoon and Saturday, partly cloudy Friday night.
• highs 68-78 lows 47-45 warming to 50. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Moderate- 16

Grass: Very High- 245

Reading as of: 5/29/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy today with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers late tonight,
• Cloudy with AM showers likely (60%) and much cooler Monday, a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• highs 82-68 lows 54-49.
•  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon through Thursday, just partly cloudy Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny and warmer Saturday.
• highs 70-80 lows 50-53. (seasonal averages high 73 low 50)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy today with a slight (20%) chance of inland afternoon thunderstorms, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of inland evening thunderstorms and mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening inland showers while a (40%) chance of coastal showers late tonight,
• Cloudy with AM showers likely (60%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon and Monday night.
• highs 58-60 lows 50-52.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday and in the evening, just mostly cloudy at night and Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Then mostly sunny Saturday.
• highs 60-65 lows 50-52. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms), becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight through Monday afternoon, showers likely (60%) Monday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, showers likely (70%) and much cooler in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening showers, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. late tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft.   Saturday through Monday, 8,000 ft. late Monday night, 7,500 ft. Tuesday, then 7,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 70-50 lows 45-38.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday,  partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening showers,  just partly cloudy late Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny and warmer Friday afternoon and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night.
• snow level 7,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 7,500 ft. Thursday, 8,000 ft. through the evening, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. late Thursday night, 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. Friday afternoon, 11,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. late Friday night, then 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Saturday afternoon.
• highs 54-63 lows 37-40.

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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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________

_________________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Some Anniversaries Aren’t To Be Cheerfully Celebrated.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “lysimeter?”  Here is the correct answer. A Lysimeter In hydrologic terms, a device to measure the quantity or rate of downward water movement through a block of soil usually undisturbed, or to collect such percolated water for analysis as to quality. 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 pressure ridge (“Arch” shape with blue arrows offshore) has taken over to keep us warmer than normal. An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows of the same graphic) will swing in through northern California returning the clouds and the chance of showers and at the same time cooling us down.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 43 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 34 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:

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, increasing clouds to cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Sunday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
• Cloudy and cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, showers likely (60%) Monday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night.
• lows 53-49 highs 78-65.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and in the evening, just mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon through Friday morning, mostly sunny and warmer Friday afternoon and Saturday, partly cloudy Friday night.
• highs 68-78 lows 47-45 warming to 50. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Moserate- 16

Grass: Very High- 245

Reading as of: 5/28/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Cloudy with AM showers likely (60%) and much cooler Monday, a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• lows 55-49 highs 82-68.
•  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon through Thursday, just partly cloudy Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny and warmer Saturday.
• highs 70-80 lows 50-53. (seasonal averages high 72 low 49)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of inland afternoon thunderstorms, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of inland evening thunderstorms and mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening inland showers while a (40%) chance of coastal showers late Sunday night,
• Cloudy with AM showers likely (60%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon and Monday night.
• lows 50-53 highs 58-60
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday and in the evening, just mostly cloudy at night and Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Then mostly sunny Saturday.
• highs 60-65 lows 50-52. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms), becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Sunday night through Monday afternoon, showers likely (60%) Monday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, showers likely (70%) and much cooler in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening showers, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. late tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft.   Saturday through Monday, then 8,000 ft. late Monday night, 7,500 ft. Tuesday, then 7,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• lows 48-38 highs 70-50.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday,  partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening showers,  just partly cloudy late Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny and warmer Friday afternoon and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night.
• snow level 7,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 7,500 ft. Thursday, 8,000 ft. through the evening, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. late Thursday night, 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. Friday afternoon, 11,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. late Friday night, then 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Saturday afternoon.
• highs 54-63 lows 37-40.

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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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________

_________________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Some Anniversaries Aren’t To Be Cheerfully Celebrated.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “lysimeter?”  Here is the correct answer. A Lysimeter In hydrologic terms, a device to measure the quantity or rate of downward water movement through a block of soil usually undisturbed, or to collect such percolated water for analysis as to quality. 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.

________________

An upper level high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape with blue arrows offshore) has taken over to keep us warmer than normal. An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows of the same graphic) will swing in through northern California returning the clouds and the chance of showers and at the same time cooling us down.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 21 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 30 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 19 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:

• A mix of clouds and sun today, partly cloudy tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, partly cloudy with a alight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, increasing clouds to cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday AM, cooler with showers likely (60%) in the afternoon and Monday night.
• highs 78-80 cooling to 68 Monday lows 52-55 cooling back to 52 Monday night.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (40%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and in the evening, just mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 66-72 lows 50-47. (seasonal averages high 69 low 45)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Moserate- 16

Grass: Very High- 245

Reading as of: 5/28/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy today with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms and a bit cooler this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Cloudy with AM showers likely (60%) Monday, a (40%) chance of showers and cooler in the afternoon and Monday night.
• highs 84-68 lows 56-54.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and cooler Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday AM, then just partly cloudy and warmer Thursday afternoon through Friday AM, then sunny Friday afternoon.
• highs 70-76 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 72 low 49)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:,

• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon and tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of inland afternoon thunderstorms, cloudy with a (30%) chance of inland evening thunderstorms and a (30%) chance of evening inland showers while a (40%) chance of coastal showers late Sunday night,
• Cloudy with AM showers likely (60%) Monday,  a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon and Monday night.
• highs 58-60 cooling back to 58 Monday lows 50-53.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday and in the evening, just mostly cloudy at night and Thursday AM, then partly cloudy Thursday afternoon through Friday.
• highs near 60 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday night,
• Cloudy and much cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday AM, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then showers likely (60%) late at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. late tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft.   through Monday, then 7,000 ft. late Monday night.
• highs 70-73 cooling to 55 Monday lows 49-38.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (30%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday,  partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, Thursday afternoon, then just partly cloudy late Thursday night and Friday.
• snow level 6,500 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday and  Wednesday night, 7,500 ft. Thursday, 8,000 ft. through the evening, then free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Thursday night and 11,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 52-56 lows near 37.

________________

**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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________

_________________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Some Anniversaries Aren’t To Be Cheerfully Celebrated.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “lysimeter?”  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.

________________

An upper level high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape with blue arrows offshore) has taken over to keep us warmer than normal. An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows of the same graphic) will swing in through northern California returning the clouds and the chance of showers and at the same time cool us down.

________________

Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 48 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 25 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

________________

Advisories: None At This Time.

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

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun Saturday and Sunday, partly cloudy Saturday night, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night.
• lows 50-53 highs 80-82 cooling to 67 Monday.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (30%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, just partly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 66-72 lows 50-47. (seasonal averages high 69 low 45)
  ___

Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Moderate- 16

Grass: Very High- 245

Reading as of: 5/28/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Saturday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening, cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Cloudy with AM showers likely (60%) Monday, a (40%) chance of showers and cooler in the afternoon and Monday night.
• lows 54-56 cooling back to 54 Monday night highs 84-68.
• A (40%) chance of showers and cooler Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday AM, then just partly cloudy and warmer Thursday afternoon through Friday AM, then sunny Friday afternoon.
• highs 70-76 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 72 low 49)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:,

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight and Saturday AM, mostly cloudy Saturday afternoon though Sunday, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland evening thunderstorms and a (30%) chance of showers late at night while a (30%) chance of coastal showers late Sunday night,
• Cloudy with AM showers likely (60%), then a (30%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night.
• lows 50-53 highs 58-60 cooling back to 58 Monday.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Wednesday evening, just mostly cloudy Thursday AM, then partly cloudy Thursday afternoon through Friday.
• highs 60-62 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight and Saturday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, just partly cloudy late Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday night,
• Cloudy and cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Monday, then above 8,000 ft. falling to 7,500 ft. late Monday night.
• lows 42-45 cooling to 38 Monday night highs 70-73 cooling to 54 Monday.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (30%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday,  mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, Thursday afternoon, then just partly cloudy late Thursday night and Friday.
• snow level 7,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, 7,500 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 8,000 ft. through the evening, then free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 52-56 lows near 37.

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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_________________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Some Anniversaries Aren’t To Be Cheerfully Celebrated.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “lysimeter?”  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 pressure ridge (“Arch” shape with blue arrows offshore) has taken over to keep us warmer than normal. An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows of the same graphic) will swing in through northern California returning the clouds and the chance of showers and at the same time cool us down.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 26 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 25 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 22 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 sunny and a bit warmer today, partly cloudy tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun and just a bit cooler Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening,  partly cloudy late Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday AM, increasing clouds to cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, then a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night.
• highs 85-78 lows 50-53.
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit warmer in the afternoon and at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, then just partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 66-70 lows 52-47. (seasonal averages high 69 low 45)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Moserate- 16

Grass: Very High- 245

Reading as of: 5/28/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

•  Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, just mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Saturday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening, then a (30%) chance of showers late Sunday night.
• highs 86-79 lows near 56.
• Cloudy with AM showers likely (60%) Monday, a (40%) chance of showers and cooler in the afternoon and Monday night through Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday AM, then just partly cloudy and warmer Thursday afternoon.
• highs 66-74 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 72 low 49)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:,

• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight through Saturday night,
• Then cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday and in the evening, rain likely (60%) late Sunday night.
• highs 60-58 warming to 65 Sunday lows near 52.
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, then just mostly cloudy late Tuesday night through Thursday.
• highs 57-62 lows 52-50. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny this AM, partly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then just mostly cloudy late at night,
• AM clouds and sun, mostly cloudy and cooler Sunday with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, becoming cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Sunday night.
• highs 76-70 lows 42-45.
• Cloudy and cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• A (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (30%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday,  partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday AM, then just partly cloudy Thursday afternoon.
• snow level 8,000 ft. Monday, 8,000 ft. falling to 7,000 ft. late Monday night, 7,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night,  7,500 ft. Wednesday, then 8,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 54-52 warming to 55 Thursday lows 38-36.

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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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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_________________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Some Anniversaries Aren’t To Be Cheerfully Celebrated.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “lysimeter?”  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 pressure ridge (“Arch” shape with blue arrows offshore) has taking over to keep us warmer than normal. An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows of the same graphic) will swing in through northern California returning the clouds and the chance of showers and at the same time cool us down.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 32 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 20 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 35 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

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 clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Friday, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and just a bit cooler Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening,  mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday AM, increasing clouds to cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, then a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night.
• lows 50-53 highs 85-75.
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit warmer in the afternoon and at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers a Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, then just partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 64-70 lows 52-47. (seasonal averages high 69 low 45)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Low- 13

Grass: Very High- 315

Reading as of: 5/28/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear tonight,
•  Partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon thunderstorms, just mostly cloudy late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy Saturday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night and Sunday AM, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then a (30%) chance of showers late Sunday night.
• lows near 56 highs 86-77.
• Cloudy with AM showers likely (60%) Monday, a (40%) chance of showers and cooler in the afternoon and Monday night through Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday AM, then just partly cloudy and warmer Thursday afternoon.
• highs 66-74 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 72 low 49)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night through Saturday night,
• Then cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night.
• lows near 52 highs near 60.
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, then just mostly cloudy late Tuesday night through Thursday.
• highs 57-62 lows 52-50. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• A slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, becoming mostly clear late tonight,
• Mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy late Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then just mostly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler Sunday with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, becoming cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Sunday night.
• lows 46-43 highs 73-65.
• Cloudy and cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• A (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (30%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday,  partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday AM, then just partly cloudy Thursday afternoon.
• snow level 8,000 ft. Monday, 8,000 ft. falling to 7,000 ft. late Monday night, 7,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night,  7,500 ft. Wednesday, then 8,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 52-55 lows 38-36.

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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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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_________________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Some Anniversaries Aren’t To Be Cheerfully Celebrated.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “lysimeter?”  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 that has been controlling our weather is moving away from us. High pressure (“Arch” shape with blue arrows offshore) is taking over to keep us warmer, dry and in sunshine for a while. Look for temperatures 10 degrees above normal and even more.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 27 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 26 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 27 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:

• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny and warmer today and Friday, mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Friday night through Saturday night.
• highs 83-85 cooling back to near 83 Saturday lows 47-52.
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (30%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• A slight (20%) chance of AM showers, then a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday afternoon.
• highs 75-65 warming to 70 Wednesday lows 53-48. (seasonal averages high 69 low 45)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Moderate- 19

Grass: Very High- 316

Reading as of: 5/27/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this AM, sunny and warmer this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
•  Partly cloudy Friday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon thunderstorms, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy Saturday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night.
• highs 85-83 lows 53-56.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday and Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday and Tuesday, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, then just partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon.
• highs 78-70 warming to 73 Wednesday lows 55-50. (seasonal averages high 72 low 49)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy late Friday night through Saturday night.
• highs near 62 lows near 52.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday and Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday through Tuesday, mostly cloudy in the evening, then just partly cloudy late Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 62-59 warming back to 62 Wednesday lows 53-50. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny this AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, becoming mostly clear late tonight,
• Mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and evening, then just partly cloudy late at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Friday night, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Saturday AM, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday afternoon and evening, then free air freezing level 12,000 ft. late Saturday night.
• highs 69-72 cooling back to 69 Saturday lows 42-44.
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler Sunday with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night through Tuesday, a (30%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, then a mix of clouds Wednesday afternoon.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Sunday AM, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, 8,000 ft. Monday, 7,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, 7,500 ft. rising to above 8,000 ft. late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, then free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon.
• highs 63-53 warming to 55 Wednesday lows 43-38.

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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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________

_________________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Some Anniversaries Aren’t To Be Cheerfully Celebrated.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “lysimeter?”  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 that has been controlling our weather is moving away from us. High pressure (“Arch” shape with blue arrows offshore) is taking over to keep us warmer, dry and in sunshine for a while.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 33 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 17 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 36 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

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:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny and warmer Thursday and Friday,  mostly clear Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday night through Saturday night.
• lows 47-52 highs 83-85 cooling back to near 83 Saturday.
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (30%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• A slight (20%) chance of AM showers, then a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday afternoon.
• highs 75-65 warming to 70 Wednesday lows 53-48. (seasonal averages high 69 low 45)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Moderate- 19

Grass: Very High- 316

Reading as of: 5/27/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly clear late tonight,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny and warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night,
•  Partly cloudy Friday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon thunderstorms, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon and Saturday night.
• lows 54-56 highs 85-83.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, cooler with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, a (40%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday and Tuesday, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, then just partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon.
• highs 78-70 warming to 73 Wednesday lows 55-50. (seasonal averages high 72 low 49)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy late Friday night through Saturday night.
• lows near 52 highs near 62.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening, a (30%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday through Tuesday, mostly cloudy in the evening, then just partly cloudy late Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 62-59 warming back to 62 Wednesday lows 53-50. (seasonal averages high 60 low 48)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear late tonight,
• Mostly sunny Thursday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and evening, then just partly cloudy late at night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday through Friday night, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Saturday AM, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday afternoon and Saturday night.
• lows 42-47 highs 69-72 cooling back to 69 Saturday.
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler Sunday with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night through Tuesday, a (30%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, then a mix of clouds Wednesday afternoon.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Sunday AM, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, 8,000 ft. Monday, 7,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, 7,500 ft. rising to above 8,000 ft. late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, then free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon.
• highs 63-53 warming to 55 Wednesday lows 43-38.

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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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________

_________________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Some Anniversaries Aren’t To Be Cheerfully Celebrated.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “lysimeter?”  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.

________________

An upper level low pressure trough that has been controlling our weather is moving away from us. High pressure (“Arch” shape with blue arrows offshore) is taking over to keep us warmer, dry and in sunshine for a while.

________________

Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 30 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 22 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 30 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, mostly sunny and warmer this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight and Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday and Friday,  partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night.
• highs 77-84 lows 50-52.
• Partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 82-70 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 69 low 45)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Low- 12

Grass: Very High- 252

Reading as of: 5/26/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny and warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny and warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, then mostly cloudy late Friday night.
• highs 82-85 lows 53-56.
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms thunderstorms Saturday night through Sunday evening, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday through Tuesday.
• highs 83-70 lows 56-49. (seasonal averages high 72 low 49)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy Friday night.
• highs near 62 lows 50-52.
• Mostly cloudy Saturday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night through Tuesday
• highs 62-58 warming back to 62 Tuesday lows 52-50. (seasonal averages high 60 low 48)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy today and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers  this afternoon and evening, becoming mostly clear late tonight,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then just mostly cloudy Friday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today and tonight, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday and Friday night.
• highs 64-72 lows 42-47.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, just mostly cloudy late at night Saturday,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday, then a (30%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday, 10,000 ft. Saturday night through Monday, then 9,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday.
  highs 69-54 lows 46-38.

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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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