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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 the rest of the weekend will be 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 24 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 23 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:

• Mostly cloudy this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle at night,
• AM clouds with patchy drizzle, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 75-77 cooling to near 70 Tuesday lows 46-49 cooling back to 46 Tuesday night.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Saturday.
• highs 73-75 lows 46-48. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and drizzle this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM, mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain and drizzle Tuesday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon and Tuesday night.
• highs 77-79 cooling to 72 Tuesday lows 54-50.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday through Saturday.
• highs 76-82 cooling to 78 Friday warming to 80 Saturday lows 49-53. (seasonal averages high 73 low 50)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and drizzle this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain and drizzle late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle Monday AM, partly cloudy  in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain and drizzle late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain and drizzle Tuesday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon and at night.
• highs 60-62 lows 54-50.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday through Saturday.
• highs 64-66 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy today and tonight,
• Mostly sunny Monday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, patchy drizzle late at night,
• Patchy AM drizzle, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. today, 12,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Tuesday, then 12,000 ft. at night.
• highs 68-63 lows near 40.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with mostly clear skies at night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday night, 11,000 ft. Friday, then 12,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday.
• highs near 64 lows near 39.

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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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