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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Will We Have To Use The “D” Word This Summer?

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called Who Are The Soroptimists And What Are They Doing?

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An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will be moving toward us increasing the  onshore flow, pushing in a frontal system and increasing the chance for showers. Another frontal system will approach Oregon between Friday and early Saturday continuing the chance for more significant rainfall.

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Advisories: None at This Time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 10 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 5 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 (86)

Trees……….Low (11)

Last Counted: 6/25/14

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 a good (50%) chance of showers this AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Friday (0.15 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• highs 69-72 lows 56-50.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night.
• AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, partly cloudy at night,
• AM clouds, mostly sunny Monday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday mostly clear Tuesday night.
• highs 74-82 cooling to 78 Wednesday lows 47-54. (seasonal averages high 76 low 49)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy at night.
• highs 68-75 lows 57-53.
• Partly cloudy Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Monday and Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Wednesday.
• highs near 79-90 cooling to 84 Wednesday lows 53-55. (seasonal averages high 79 low 54)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers today (0.25 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Friday (0.15 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, then just partly cloudy Saturday night.
• highs 62-64 lows 56-60 cooling to 56 Saturday night.
• Partly cloudy Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Monday and Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon.
• highs 64-67 cooling back to 64 Wednesday lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 63 low 52).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers late tonight,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain Friday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, a (40%) chance of evening showers, then a slight (20%) chance of showers at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Saturday night.
• highs 53-60 lows 43-38.
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday AM and mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers through the afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Then mostly sunny Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, clear each night,
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. late Sunday night, 14,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 64-77 cooling to near 70 Wednesday lows 38-48.

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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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