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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. Look for a frontal system (position shown is Friday) to approach the coast Thursday returning the clouds and showers.

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Advisories:

• A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 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 8 AM WEDNESDAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY.

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Air Quality Index: Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 25 in the Good category measuring Ozone at Delight Valley School, Saginaw. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 8 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……….Moderate (23)

Last Counted: 5/6/14

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 evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (60%) Thursday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible),  rain at night (0.30 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Friday and in the evening, then a good (50%) chance of showers late Friday night.
• lows 40-48 highs 67-60.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Saturday, a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, and Monday night,
• Then partly cloudy Tuesday.
• highs 62-72 lows 43-48 cooling to 45 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 65 low 42).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with isolated showers this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny  in the afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday evening, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday AM, rain in the afternoon and evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then showers late Thursday night (0.15 in. of rain possible).
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Friday, then a (30%) chance of showers Friday night.
• lows 40-48 cooling to 45 Friday night highs 69-62.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday, mostly cloudy at night,
• Then partly cloudy and warmer Tuesday.
• highs 66-82 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:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain, rain Thursday afternoon and evening (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers late at night (0.30 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers, showers likely (70%) Friday afternoon, then a (40%) chance of showers Friday night.
• lows 44-52 cooling to 48 Friday night high near 58.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday night,
• A slight (20%) chance of showers and warmer Monday, mostly cloudy at night,
• Then partly cloudy Tuesday.
• highs 57-67 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 58 low 45).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of isolated rain and snow showers this evening,  just mostly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (60%) Thursday afternoon,  rain Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Friday, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday night.
• snow level 5,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 5,500 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon, 8,000 ft. at night, snow level 6,500 ft. Thursday, 7,500 ft. falling to 6,500 ft. at night, then 5,000 ft. Friday and Friday night.
• lows 29-33 highs 52-54.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday, a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night,
• Then partly cloudy Tuesday.
• snow level 4,500 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 6,000 ft. Sunday, 7,500 ft. Sunday night, and Monday, above 8,000 ft. at night, then free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 47-60 lows 32-34.

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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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