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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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Sorry, no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “The National Climatic Data Center?” Here is the correct answer. The National Climatic Data Center is the agency that archives climatic data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as well as other climatological organizations. They are located in Asheville, North Carolina. I’ll have another weekly weather quiz question for you 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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We’re not surprised that an upper level trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) is sending moisture through Oregon. The upper level low will push in by today and be past us Sunday returning the sunshine and warming us up. A High Pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) will give us sunshine and warmer temperatures for Mother’s Day through next week.

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Advisories:

• A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 9 AM SUNDAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 27 in the Good category measuring Ozone at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 5 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……….Moderate (7)

Trees……….Moderate (17)

Last Counted: 5/8/14

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:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers this evening, partly cloudy tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday AM (Mother’s Day), mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Monday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday then mostly clear Tuesday night.
• lows 38-52 highs 67-80.
•  Mostly sunny Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, mostly clear Wednesday night and Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 87-72 lows 52-46. (seasonal averages high 66 low 43).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday AM (Mother’s Day), sunny and warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Mostly sunny Monday, then mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
• lows 40-52 highs 72-86.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Friday, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs 89-70 lows 54-58. (seasonal averages high 69 low 46)

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

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, sunny and warmer Sunday afternoon (Mother’s Day), mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy in afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
• lows 43-56 high 62-75.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Friday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs 78-60 lows 57-50. (seasonal averages high 58 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with scattered rain and snow showers this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Monday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
• snow level 4,500 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 6,000 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. Sunday afternoon, 9,000 ft. Sunday night, 10,000 ft. Monday, 11,000 ft. Monday night, 12,000 ft. Tuesday, then 13,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• lows 30-40 highs 53-67.
•  Mostly sunny Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, mostly clear Wednesday night and Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday night, 11,000 ft. Friday, 12,000 ft. Friday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday.
• highs 72-58 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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