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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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A High Pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) will give us sunshine and warmer temperatures today through next week. A frontal system will approach the coast next Saturday returning the chance for showers.

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Advisories: None at This Time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 15 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 12 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:

• AM clouds, becoming mostly sunny this afternoon (Mother’s Day), partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
• highs 67-82 lows 38-50.
•  Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs 87-70 lows 52-46. (seasonal averages high 66 low 43).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this AM (Mother’s Day), sunny and warmer this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Monday, clear at night,
• Sunny and warmer Tuesday, then clear Tuesday night.
• highs 72-86 lows 44-52.
• Sunny Wednesday and Thursday, clear Wednesday night, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Friday, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs 92-72 lows 55-48. (seasonal averages high 69 low 46)

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

• Sunny and warmer this afternoon (Mother’s Day), mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy tonight,
• Sunny Monday AM, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Tuesday, then clear Tuesday night.
• high 62-72 lows 49-56.
• Sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night, clear Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler Friday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday.
• highs 78-62 lows 58-50. (seasonal averages high 58 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• A mix of clouds and sun today, partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Monday, mostly clear  at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
• free air freezing level 5,500 ft. rising to 8,000 ft. this afternoon, 9,000 ft. tonight, 10,000 ft. Monday, 11,000 ft. Monday night, 12,000 ft. Tuesday, then 13,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 53-67 lows 33-40.
• Sunny Wednesday, clear at night,
• Sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Wednesday through Friday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday.
• highs 73-58 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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