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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column It’s Summertime, Summertime, Sum Sum Summertime, But Not Quite Yet.

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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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An upper level ridge of high pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) centered off the West Coast has kept the clouds away giving us dry weather with plenty of sunshine. That high is still in control, but a weak disturbance will slide by it across the northernmost reaches of Oregon increasing the clouds a bit for us.  The chance of precipitation will hold off until Thursday when a frontal system moves through.

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Advisories: None at This Time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 30 in the Good category measuring Ozone at Delight Valley School, Saginaw. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 12 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 (574)

Trees……….Low (9)

Last Counted: 6/9/14

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 Tuesday and at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night.
• lows 47-50 highs 75-70.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Monday, mostly cloudy Sunday evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night.
• highs 69-72 cooling to near 68 Sunday warming to 73 Monday lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 71 low 47).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night.
• lows 50-52 highs 82-72.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday through Monday.
• highs 72-77 lows 50-52. (seasonal averages high 74 low 51)

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

• Mostly clear tonight and breezy (Wind: N 15-25 mph decreasing to N 10-15 mph late at night at the shore while N 10-20 mph inland decreasing to N 5-10 mph late),
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear in the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night.
• lows 50-53 highs near 62.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and in the evening, just mostly cloudy late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday through Monday.
• highs 60-63 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 61 low 50).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear and breezy Tuesday night (Wind: NW 15-25 mph, decreasing light late at night), partly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night and breezy.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, 11,000 ft. Tuesday, 12,000 ft. Tuesday night, 13,000 ft. Wednesday, 12,000 ft. falling to 11,000 ft. late at night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday, then 7,000 ft. Thursday night.
• lows near 38 highs 66-62.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, Sunday, and  Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, mostly cloudy Sunday evening, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night.
• snow level above 7,000 ft. Friday, 7,500 ft. Friday night, above 8,000 ft. Saturday through   Sunday, then 7,500 ft. Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 60-62 cooling to 58 Sunday warming to 62 Monday lows 37-40.

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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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