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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column I See Lights In The Sky, But It’s Not A UFO.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called Oregon Has Two Kinds Of “Elks” Four Legged and Two Legged.
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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “The National Climatic Data Center?” 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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A High Pressure Ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is starting to take over from the low pressure that has been controlling our weather a little sooner than expected.  Look for a frontal system to approach the coast Thursday returning the clouds and showers. We’ll start clearing out today.

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Advisories:

• A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 8 AM WEDNESDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
• A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM UNTIL 7 AM WEDNESDAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY

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Air Quality Index: Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 30 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 14 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass……….Low (0)

Trees……….Low (13)

Last Counted: 5/5/14

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• A slight (20%) chance of isolated showers this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon,  partly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, good (50%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, then rain at night.
• highs 64-60 lows 40-46.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Friday, a (40%) chance of showers Friday night,
• A good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night through Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday.
• highs 62-66 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 65 low 42).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy today, just partly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny  in the afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday evening, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday, then rain Thursday night.
• highs 63-68 cooling to 65 Thursday lows 40-48.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Friday, a (30%) chance of showers Friday night,
• A slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday.
• highs 64-75 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 68 low 45)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (60%) Thursday afternoon, then rain Thursday night.
• high 56-60 lows 45-52.
• Mostly cloudy with showers Friday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers Friday night  through Sunday, a slight (20%) of showers Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday.
• highs 58-62 cooling to 58 Sunday warming to 66 Monday lows near 49. (seasonal averages high 58 low 45).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated rain and snow showers today and this evening, then just partly cloudy tonight through Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a (40%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, then rain Thursday night.
• snow level 5,000 ft. today, 5,500 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Wednesday, 8,000 ft. at night, snow level 6,500 ft. Thursday, then 7,000 ft. at night.
• highs 43-50 lows 30-33.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Friday, a (40%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday, a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday.
• snow level 6,000 ft. Friday, 5,500 ft. Friday night through Saturday night, 6,500 ft. Sunday, 7,500 ft. Sunday night, then 8,000 ft. Monday.
• highs 45-52 lows 32-36 cooling back to 32 Sunday night.

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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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