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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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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “ceilometer?”  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 blocking High Pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is going to move away from us and an upper level low (Shaded “U” shape). Our next chance for showers won’t be until Saturday when a frontal system (position shown is Sunday AM) will approach the Pacific Northwest. It looks like there will be a chance for some showers Saturday and Sunday in Florence for the Rhododendron Festival this weekend.

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Advisories: None at This Time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 51 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 20 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 (17)

Trees……….Moderate (70)

Last Counted: 5/13/14

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 still warm today, partly cloudy tonight,
• Cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy and cooler Friday afternoon and evening, more clouds to mostly cloudy late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, then showers likely (60%) Saturday night.
• highs 83-68 lows near 47.
• Cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday AM, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday.
• highs 62-69 lows 47-44. (seasonal averages high 67 low 43).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy today and tonight,
• Partly cloudy Friday and cooler in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night.
• highs 86-70 lows 49-47.
• Showers likely (60%) Sunday, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then showers late Sunday night,
• A good (50%) chance of showers Monday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday, just partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Then sunny Wednesday.
• highs 69-63 warming back to 69 Tuesday lows near 48-45 (seasonal averages high 70 low 47)

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM coastal fog, sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon while sunny inland, cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight while clear inland in the evening, cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening,  cloudy late Friday night,
• Then a (30%) chance of showers Saturday and at night.
• high 68-62 lows near 50.
•  Mostly cloudy with showers Sunday and Sunday night,
• Showers likely (70%) Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Then sunny Wednesday.
• highs 60-63 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 59 low 47).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny this AM, partly cloudy and cooler this afternoon, mostly clear and colder tonight,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Friday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon, evening showers likely (60%), then a (40%) chance of showers late Saturday night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today, 13,000 ft. falling to 11,000 ft. late tonight, 11,000 ft. Friday, snow level 7,000 ft. Friday night, 6,500 ft. Saturday, then 6,000 ft. Saturday night.
• highs 75-50 lows 38-32.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday AM, rain and snow showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening,  a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday a (40%) chance of showers Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then just partly cloudy Wednesday.
• snow level 5,000 ft. Sunday, 5,500 ft. Sunday night and Monday, 6,000 ft. Monday night, 7,000 ft. Tuesday, then 8,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 44-59 lows near 33.

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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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