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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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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “gale?” Here is the correct answer. A Gale is an extratropical low or an area of sustained surface winds of 34 (39 mph) to 47 knots (54 mph). 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 short-lived high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) will not brighten things up for your Saturday, but keep us in clouds with some sun peeks. Another upper level low (Shaded “U” shape on previous graphic) will move in behind returning the slight chance of showers for Monday. That means the chance of showers will be gone for the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field that continue today. The slight shower chance will return for Father’s Day.

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Advisories: None at This Time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 26 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 10 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……….High (76)

Trees……….Moderate (24)

Last Counted: 6/13/14

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 with sun peeks today, mostly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday (Father’s Day), mostly cloudy Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, a (30%) chance of showers in  the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night.
•  highs near 68 lows 48-44.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, just partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun Friday.
• highs 70-75 cooling to 70 Friday lows 47-52. (seasonal averages high 72 low 47).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday (Father’s Day), just mostly cloudy at night,
•  Mostly cloudy Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers, partly cloudy in the evening and mostly cloudy at night with a slight (20%) chance of showers.
• highs near 70 lows 52-49.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny and warmer Wednesday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Friday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon.
• highs 72-80 cooling to 76 Friday lows 50-53. (seasonal averages high 75 low 52)

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

• Mostly cloudy early today, partly cloudy by late this afternoon and this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday (Father’s Day), mostly cloudy Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• highs near 62 lows near 50.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon.
  highs near 62 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 62 low 50).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy early, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon (Father’s Day) and evening, just mostly cloudy Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late at night.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. today, 9,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. late tonight, snow level 7,000 ft. Sunday, 6,000 ft. at night, then 5,500 ft. Monday and Monday night.
• highs 52-55 lows 38-36.
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of showers, partly cloudy at night and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Wednesday night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night through Friday.
• free air freezing level 6,500 ft. Tuesday, 9,000 ft. Tuesday night, 11,000 ft. Wednesday, 12,000 ft. Wednesday night, 14,000 ft. Thursday and at night, then 12,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 54-68 cooling to 62 Friday lows 38-42.

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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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