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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column But They Don’t Come Here, Do They?

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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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An upper level low pressure area is headed our way and it pushed a frontal system into Oregon this morning bringing a significant chance of rain with it.

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Advisories: None at This Time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 21 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 6 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 (132)

Trees……….Moderate (30)

Last Counted: 5/23/14

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 (0.10 in. of rain possible) this afternoon (Memorial Day),  just partly cloudy and colder tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday and Wednesday evening (0.15 in. of rain possible), then a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night.
• highs 68-62 lows near 44.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night through Sunday.
• highs 68-77 lows 45-49. (seasonal averages high 69 low 45).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) today (Memorial Day), partly cloudy  tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
•  Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy late Wednesday night.
• highs 70-65 lows 47-44.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon thunderstorms, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night.
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday.
• highs 72-79 cooling to 72 Sunday lows 47-50. (seasonal averages high 72 low 49)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of coastal showers today while inland showers likely (60%) this morning and a (30%) chance of inland showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) today (Memorial Day), partly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, coastal showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late while a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms inland late Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with coastal showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday AM and showers likely (60%) in the afternoon while a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms inland with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night.
• highs 62-58 lows 52-48.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight 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 and Saturday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 62-67 cooling to 64 Sunday lows 50-54. (seasonal averages high 60 low 48).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers (0.10 in. of rain possible) this afternoon (Memorial Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy and colder tonight,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night.
• snow level 7,500 ft. today and tonight, 7,000 ft. Tuesday, then 6,000 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. late Tuesday night.
• highs 55-49 lows near 34.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers  Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, then a slight (20%)  chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
• snow level 4,500 ft. Wednesday, 5,000 ft. at night, 5,000 ft. rising to 6,500 ft. Thursday, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Thursday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday through Sunday.
• highs 56-64 lows near 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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