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Look for my latest Eugene Daily News column “A Gift To Each Of Us” and find the rainbow connection.
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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “theodolite?” 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) dropped down from the Gulf of Alaska and slid through the Pacific Northwest. Now an upper level high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch” shape) will take over drying us out for the rest of the week into the weekend. Today is May first, butt the weather will feel more like June by the end of the week.
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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 with areas of frost and patchy fog early this AM, mostly sunny and warmer this afternoon, clear tonight, mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, then clear at night highs 70-79 lows 35-45. Sunny and warm Saturday and Sunday with clear nights, then mostly sunny Monday and Tuesday with partly cloudy skies at night highs 82-85 cooling to 75 Tuesday lows 45-48 cooling to 45 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 64 low 41)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Clear with patchy frost very early this AM, sunny and warmer this afternoon through Friday with clear skies at night highs 77-84 lows 40-47. Sunny Saturday and Sunday with clear skies at Saturday night and mostly clear Sunday night, then mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear at night, then sunny Tuesday highs 82-84 lows 46-50. (seasonal averages high 66 low 45)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Sunny today, Thursday, and Friday with clear nights highs 65-63 lows 45-48. Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear at night, sunny Monday, then partly cloudy with patchy fog Monday night and Tuesday highs 68-58 lows 47-50. (seasonal averages high 57 low 45)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Sunny and warmer today and Thursday, clear at night, sunny Friday and clear Friday night free air freezing level 6,000 ft. rising to 8,000 ft. this afternoon, 11,000 ft. tonight, then 12,000 ft. Thursday through Friday night highs 57-67 lows 33-44. Sunny Saturday and Sunday, clear nights, mostly sunny Monday and Tuesday and partly cloudy at night free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday, 11,000 ft. Sunday night through Monday night, then 10,000 ft. Tuesday highs 66-70 cooling to near 60 Tuesday lows 45-38.
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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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