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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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We have a winner! Congratulations to Michael Moore.
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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “theodolite?” Here is Michael’s correct answer. “Theodolite? It’s the wee telescope (like a surveyors’ transit) used to measure azimuth and elevation of your Pibal (pilot/weather balloon) for tracking it after release.” And here is the official National Weather Service definition. Theodolite: An instrument used in surveying to measure horizontal and vertical angles with a small telescope that can move in the horizontal and vertical planes. It used to track the movements of either a ceiling balloon or a radiosonde. The only difference is in terminology. Good going Michael. I’ll have a new wkly weather quiz question 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 (shaded “Arch” shape) has taken over drying us out for the rest of the week into the weekend. It’s just the beginning of May, but the weather will feel more like June by the end of the week into the weekend.
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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 today, clear tonight, sunny Friday and Saturday, clear both nights highs 76-80 lows 40-46. Sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy Monday night through Tuesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday highs 84-72 lows 49-44 warming to 47 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 64 low 41)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Sunny and warmer today, Friday, and Saturday with clear skies at night highs near 84 lows 38-48. Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, partly cloudy Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 89-73 lows 50-52. (seasonal averages high 67 low 45)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Sunny today, clear this evening and mostly cloudy tonight and Friday AM at the shore with areas of fog while clear inland tonight, sunny Friday, clear at night, sunny and warmer Saturday, clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Saturday night highs 62-75 lows 42-47. Partly cloudy Sunday through Monday, mostly cloudy Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday, then mostly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 69-56 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 57 low 45)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny today, mostly clear tonight, sunny Friday and Saturday and clear nights free air freezing level 11,000 ft. today and tonight, 12,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 11,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night highs 66-68 lows 32-45. Sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon and evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon and evening, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft Monday through Wednesday highs 69-55 lows 46-36.
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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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