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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 8 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:

• Clouds this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon through Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night.
• highs 72-78 cooling to near 75 Friday lows 47-53.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Monday (Memorial Day), partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at 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:

• Partly cloudy today, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late tonight.
• Partly cloudy Thursday, mostly cloudy at night.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night.
• highs 75-83 cooling back to 75 Friday night lows 49-55 cooling to 52 Friday.
• Mostly cloudy Saturday with a slight (20%) chance of showers of AM showers, 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 cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon,  mostly cloudy tonight,
• AM clouds, partly cloudy and warmer Thursday, mostly cloudy at night.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night.
• highs 63-67 lows 53-56.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy 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:

• Mostly sunny early today, partly cloudy late this afternoon and tonight through Thursday evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. today, 12,000 ft. through Thursday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday and Friday night.
• highs 63-67 cooling back to 63 Friday lows 37-42.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, 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 12,000 ft. at night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 7,500 ft. Monday, 7,000 ft. at night, then 6,500 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 60-48 lows 36-38 cooling to 32 Monday night.

**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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