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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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Sorry, no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Neap Tide?” Here is the correct answer. A Neap Tide is a minimum tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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 broad upper level trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) is moving eastward away from us. Following behind it is high pressure that will keep the clouds away and keep our weather dry with plenty of sunshine. That means a really good day today for the 2014 Prefontaine Classic. Sunday is looking equally terrific.

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Advisories: None at This Time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 43 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 25 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……….Very High (464)

Trees……….Low (9)

Last Counted: 5/30/14

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:

• Some AM clouds, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy at night.
• highs 75-78 lows near 48.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday through Friday.
• highs near 74 lows near 47. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Monday night.
• highs 77-82 lows near 52.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday through Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM, then sunny Friday afternoon.
• highs 80-82 cooling to 78 Friday lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 73 low 50)

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

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of drizzle Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Sunday night with a slight (20%) chance of coastal drizzle late,
• Then partly cloudy Monday and Monday night.
• highs 62-65 lows near 53.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday through Friday.
• highs 62-66 cooling to 64 Friday lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening, then just partly cloudy late at night.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. today, 11,000 ft. tonight and Sunday, 12,000 ft. Sunday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night.
• highs 67-72 lows 40-43.
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday and at night,
• Then mostly sunny Friday.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Tuesday, 12,,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, 13,000 ft. at night, 12,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, then 11,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 62-65 cooling back to 62 Friday lows 42-40.

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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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