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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Am I Still Less Of A “Pain” Than I Used To Be?

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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 weekly weather quiz question. What is a “wall cloud?” 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 (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) 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 early today due to a weak disturbance sliding through.

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Advisories: None at This Time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 35 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 26 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 (373)

Trees……….Low (2)

Last Counted: 6/2/14

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:

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of patchy AM drizzle, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday night.
• highs 72-76 lows 42-46.
• Partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday evening, mostly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday AM, then mostly sunny in the afternoon.
• highs 76-78 cooling to 75 Sunday and Monday lows near 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 light rain and drizzle this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening partly cloudy late tonight,
• AM clouds, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear it the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night.
• highs 72-80 lows 49-52.
• Partly cloudy Friday through Monday.
• highs 80-83 cooling to 79 Monday 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:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain and drizzle this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• AM clouds, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• AM clouds, mostly sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night.
• highs 60-63 lows 50-53.
• Partly cloudy Friday through Monday.
• highs 65-67 cooling to 64 Monday lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 61 low 49).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of patchy AM drizzle, mostly sunny by late this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. today, 12,000 ft. tonight and Wednesday, 13,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 12,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night.
• highs 63-68 cooling to 65 Thursday lows near 40.
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, with mostly clear skies at night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Monday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Friday, 13,000 ft. Friday night through Sunday night, then 14,000 ft. Monday.
• highs 65-70 cooling to 67 Monday lows 39-43.

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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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