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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Kites Need It And So Do Sail Boats.

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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 “Multiple Vortex Tornado?” 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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An upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) is moving closer to the Pacific Northwest. It’s back to more sunshine for at least the next couple of days. A frontal system will be moving into Oregon next Sunday, possibly bringing a little chance of rain out ahead of it for Saturday and again on Sunday.

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Advisories: None at This Time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 30 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 10 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……….High (32)

Trees……….Low (13)

Last Counted: 5/20/14

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 showers this evening, just partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, just partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of late Friday night.
• lows 45-53 highs 70-88 cooling to near 75 Friday.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Monday (Memorial Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 70-64 lows 46-48 cooling back to 46 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 68 low 44).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday morning, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Wednesday night.
• Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday evening, mostly cloudy at night.
• AM clouds, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy at night.
• lows 49-55 cooling to 52 Friday highs 75-83 cooling back to 75 Friday night.
• Mostly cloudy Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday (Memorial Day) through Tuesday.
• highs near 73 lows 49-47 (seasonal averages high 71 low 48)

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

• Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy and warmer Thursday, mostly cloudy at night and Friday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night.
• lows 50-56 highs 63-67.
• Mostly cloudy Saturday through Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday (Memorial Day) through Tuesday.
• highs 65-67 cooling back to 65 Tuesday lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 59 low 48).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, just partly cloudy late  tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, then partly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday and Friday night.
• lows 36-42 highs 63-67 cooling back to 63 Friday.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Monday (Memorial Day), partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. at night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday through Monday.
• highs 62-58 lows 42-37.

**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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