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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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Another upper level low (Shaded “U” shape) is moving onshore over the Pacific Northwest pushing a frontal system eastward at us bringing the slight chance of showers back tonight and Friday morning. High pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape on first graphic) will take over Saturday through Monday, then another low will bring back the slight chance of showers again Monday night through Thursday.

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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 Ozone at Delight Valley School, Saginaw. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 14 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 (324)

Trees……….Moderate (17)

Last Counted: 6/19/14

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 this evening, increasing clouds to cloudy with light rain or drizzle late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of patchy AM drizzle, breaking out to a mix of clouds and sun by late Friday afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday (Summer begins 3:51 AM PDT), mostly clear Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy early Sunday, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 52-44 warming to 48 Sunday night highs 72-82.
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night through Tuesday evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• AM clouds, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• AM clouds, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 82-74 warming to 78 Thursday lows 52-48. (seasonal averages high 74 low 48)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain late tonight,
• Cloudy Friday AM with areas of fog and a slight (20%) chance of areas of drizzle, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly clear Friday night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday (Summer begins 3:51 AM PDT), mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Saturday night through Sunday night.
• lows 56-50 warming to 54 Sunday night highs 82-78.
• Partly cloudy Monday and Monday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday through Thursday.
• highs near 82-74 lows 53-56. (seasonal averages high 77 low 53)

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

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal rain and areas of fog late tonight while a slight (20%) chance of rain inland,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of areas drizzle and patchy fog Friday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, then partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday (Summer begins 3:51 AM PDT) and in the evening, mostly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Sunday night.
• lows 53-50 warming back to 53 Sunday night highs 63-60 warming back to 63 Sunday.
• Partly cloudy Monday and in the evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) of showers Wednesday through Thursday.
• highs 62-65 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 62 low 51).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of occasional drizzle or light rain late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and areas of AM drizzle Friday, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear Friday night,
• Mostly sunny AM (Summer begins Saturday at 3:51 AM PDT), partly cloudy Saturday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly clear Sunday night.
• snow level 10,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Friday afternoon through Saturday, then 12,000 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night.
• lows 40-37 warming to 43 Sunday night highs 74-65.
• Mostly sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Monday, snow level 11,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, 10,000 ft. at night and Wednesday, then above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 73-65 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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