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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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An upper level ridge of high pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) centered off the West Coast will keep the clouds away and keep our weather dry with plenty of sunshine for at least the next 5 days.

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Advisories: None at This Time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 23 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 16 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 (708)

Trees……….Low (9)

Last Counted: 6/6/14

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:

• Sunny today, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, partly cloudy at night,
• AM clouds, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 78-80 dropping back to 78 Sunday lows near 48.
• Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun Thursday.
• highs 76-70 lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 71 low 46).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late at night.
• highs 80-83 lows 50-53.
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday through Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 80-75 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 74 low 50)

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

• Sunny this afternoon and Saturday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy Sunday night.
• highs 63-65 lows 52-55.
• Partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night through Wednesday evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, then partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon.
• highs 65-60 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 61 low 50).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny today and Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. today, 13,000 ft. tonight through Saturday night, then 14,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
• highs near 70 lows near 40.
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy at night,
• Then party cloudy Tuesday through Thursday.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Monday, 13,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night, 12,000 ft. Wednesday, 11,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 10,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs 66-58 lows near 38.

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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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