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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. Our next chance for showers won’t be until next Saturday when a frontal system will approach the Pacific Northwest.

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Advisories: None at This Time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 26 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 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 tonight,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Monday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear each night.
• lows 37-54 highs 76-86.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night through Friday evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday.
• highs 87-65 lows 49-46 warming to 49 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 66 low 43).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Monday and Tuesday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 44-56 highs 80-92.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Friday, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday and at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) of showers Sunday.
• highs 90-64 lows 52-46. (seasonal averages high 69 low 46)

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

• Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight,
• Sunny Monday and Tuesday, then clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 47-58 high 70-79.
• Sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly clear with areas of fog late Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Friday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday and at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs 65-58 lows 54-48. (seasonal averages high 58 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Monday and Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Wednesday, then clear Wednesday night,
• free air freezing level 9,000 ft. tonight, 10,000 ft. Monday, 11,000 ft. Monday night and  Tuesday, 12,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 13,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night.
• lows 33-47 highs 62-72.
• Mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, mostly clear Thursday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Friday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Thursday through Friday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night through Saturday night, then 7,500 ft. Sunday.
• highs 73-50 lows 45-35 warming to near 40 Saturday 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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