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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 weekly weather quiz question for the last time. 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 into the weekend. As the high pressure moves eastward the airflow over us will be from the East and that will help heat us up to near record levels.
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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: Sunny and warmer today and Sunday (Cinco de Mayo) with clear skies at night, areas of AM clouds and fog and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, becoming cloudy Monday night highs 80-84 cooling to 73 Monday lows near 50. Cloudy Tuesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy Tuesday night through Friday highs 68-72 cooling 69 Friday to lows 43-45. (seasonal averages high 64 low 41)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Sunny this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear and breezy (wind: NE 15-25 mph decreasing NE 10-15 mph late at night) tonight, sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon (Cinco de Mayo) and evening, mostly cloudy Sunday night, partly cloudy and cooler Monday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday night highs 83-85 cooling to 74 Monday lows 48-50. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday and Tuesday evening, partly cloudy late at night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday and Wednesday night, then just partly cloudy Thursday through Friday highs 77-69-74 lows 49-44. (seasonal averages high 67 low 45)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Sunny and warmer today and Sunday (Cinco de Mayo), mostly clear and breezy (wind: NE 15-25 mph) tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland evening thunderstorms Sunday with patchy fog late Sunday night and Monday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening, patchy fog in the evening and just mostly cloudy Monday night highs 74-58 lows near 50. Mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, then just partly cloudy Wednesday through Friday highs 57-59 lows 49-44. (seasonal averages high 58 low 45)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Sunny today, clear and breezy (wind: E 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph) tonight, sunny Sunday (Cinco de Mayo), mostly clear at night, mostly sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon and Monday night, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. today and tonight, 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. Sunday through Monday AM, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday afternoon and Monday night highs 66-70 cooling to 65 Monday lows 37-42. A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms near the crest in the afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms near the crest Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, partly cloudy at night and Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday evening, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. late Wednesday night, 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. Thursday afternoon, then 11,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday highs 52-58 cooling to 55 Friday lows near 35.
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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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