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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, with the exception of a slight chance of light rain or drizzle Monday night and Tuesday.

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Advisories: None at This Time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 27 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 21 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 clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Monday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of patchy drizzle late Monday night,
• AM clouds with a slight (20%) chance of patchy drizzle, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 46-48 cooling to 40 Wednesday night highs 75-70 warming to near 75 Wednesday.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday with mostly clear nights.
• highs 76-78 cooling to 75 Saturday lows 45-48. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain and drizzle late Monday night,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain and drizzle Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, then partly cloudy Tuesday night through Wednesday night.
• lows 54-49 highs 77-79 cooling to 72 Tuesday.
• Partly cloudy Thursday through Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, then sunny in the afternoon.
• highs 76-72 warming to 78 Sunday lows 49-52. (seasonal averages high 73 low 50)

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

• Partly cloudy inland this evening and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain and drizzle late tonight while mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain and drizzle at the shore late tonight with patchy fog too,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle Monday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy at night at the shore while partly cloudy inland in the evening and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland light rain and drizzle late Monday night,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain and drizzle Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy at night,
• Then partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night.
• lows 53-50 highs 60-64.
• Partly cloudy Thursday through Sunday.
• highs 64-67 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy tonight.
• Mostly sunny Monday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, a slight (20%) chance of patchy drizzle late at night,
• A slight (20%) chance of patchy AM drizzle, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, then mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Tuesday, 12,000 ft. at night and Wednesday, then 13,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• lows 38-40 cooling to 37 Tuesday night and Wednesday night highs 66-60 warming to 65 Wednesday.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with mostly clear skies at night,
• Then sunny Sunday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Thursday through Friday, then 13,000 ft. Friday night through Sunday.
• highs 65-68 cooling back to 65 Sunday lows 39-42.

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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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