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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column It’s Easier Being Green than Blue-Green.

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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. Define “Normal” as it is used by the National Weather Service. 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 low (Shaded “U” shape) has moved east of us and weak high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape on previous graphic) has taken over. That will change Thursday when another low will approach the Oregon coast pushing a frontal system in that will be bringing the slight chance of showers back Thursday night and Friday.

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Advisories: None at This Time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 29 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 (26)

Trees……….Low (3)

Last Counted: 6/18/14

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:

• Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday AM, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the AM, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers and cooler Friday, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday (Summer begins 3:51 AM PDT) and at night.
• lows 44-52 cooling to 46 Saturday night highs 78-68 warming to 74 Saturday,
• Partly cloudy Sunday through Monday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 78-74 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 74 low 48)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Thursday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Thursday night through Friday evening, partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday (Summer begins 3:51 AM PDT) and Saturday night.
• lows 52-55 cooling to 50 Saturday night highs 83-74 warming to 78 Saturday.
• Partly cloudy Sunday through Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs near 82-74 Tuesday lows 54-52. (seasonal averages high 76 low 52)

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

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and
• Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with areas of coastal drizzle and fog Thursday night and Friday AM, just mostly cloudy in the afternoon and Friday night,
• Partly cloudy and warmer Saturday (Summer begins 3:51 AM PDT), then mostly cloudy at night.
• lows 50-54 cooling back to 50 Saturday night highs 63-60.
• Mostly cloudy Sunday through Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) of showers Wednesday.
• highs 62-64 lows 52-49. (seasonal averages high 62 low 51).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, then just partly cloudy Friday night through Saturday night (Summer begins Saturday at 3:51 AM PDT).
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight and Thursday, snow level 8,000 ft. Thursday night through Friday night, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Saturday, then 12,000 ft. Saturday night.
• lows 38-42 cooling to 38 Friday night warming to 42 Saturday night highs 72-62 warming to 65 Saturday.
• Mostly sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon through Monday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 13,000 ft. Monday, 12,000 ft. at night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday.
• highs 70-65 lows near 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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