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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column All “It” Was Supposed To Do Was Defoliate The Trees.

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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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A blocking High Pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) will give us sunshine and warmer temperatures today through the whole workweek. 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 27 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 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:

• Mostly sunny and warmer today, partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Wednesday, then clear Wednesday night.
• highs 76-86 lows 42-54.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy Friday and in the evening, more clouds to mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday afternoon through Sunday.
• highs 85-63 lows 52-46. (seasonal averages high 66 low 43).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today through Wednesday, clear at night.
• highs 82-92 lows 48-56.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday and Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday and at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) of showers Sunday.
• highs 88-64 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:

• Sunny today through Wednesday, clear skies at night.
• high 67-74 lows 52-58 cooling to 55 Wednesday night.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly clear with patchy fog late Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday AM, showers likely (70%) late at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs 68-58 lows 54-48. (seasonal averages high 58 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny and warmer today through Wednesday, clear each night,
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. today, 11,000 ft. tonight, 12,000 ft. Tuesday, 13,000 ft. Tuesday night through Wednesday night.
• highs 62-72 lows 37-52.
• 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, rain and snow showers likely (60%) at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Thursday and at night, 12,000 ft. Friday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night through Saturday night, then 7,500 ft. Sunday.
• highs 73-50 lows 45-35.

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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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