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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Why Should We Care?

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

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And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What does the acronym “NESDIS” represent? Here is the correct answer. NESDIS is the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service. NESDIS collects, processes, stores, analyzes, and disseminates various types of hydrologic, meteorologic, and oceanic data. NESDIS is also responsible for the development of analytical and descriptive products so as to meet the needs of its users. 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 weak upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) is moving away from us as weak high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) starts to take over for a short time.  That means plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures until another low pressure trough and weak front approach the coast returning the chance of rain by Monday night.  A peek at the future shows a cold front moving in for Mother’s Day.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 26 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 32 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 25 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories: None At This Time.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly sunny and warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening (small hail possible), a good (50%) chance of showers late Tuesday night.
• highs 73-58 lows 44-42.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night, then just partly cloudy Friday night.
• highs 60-72 lows 38-45 (seasonal averages high 64 low 42)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Moderate- 43

Grass: Moderate- 8

Reading as of: 4/30/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Monday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday , then a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• highs 77-62 lows near 43.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday , partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night.
• highs 62-72 lows 40-44. (seasonal averages high 67 low 45)

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

• Partly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late tonight through Monday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening at the shore while mostly clear inland, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, then a (30%) chance of showers late at night.
• highs near 58 lows near 46.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday and at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday through Friday, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 58-62 lows 44-46. (seasonal averages high 58 low 45)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny today and Monday, mostly clear tonight, more clouds with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Tuesday night.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. today, 11,000 ft. tonight, 10,000 ft. Monday, snow level 7,000 ft. late Monday night, 4,500 ft. Tuesday, then 4,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 67-45 lows 35-28.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Friday and Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
• snow level 4,000 ft. Wednesday, 4,500 ft. Wednesday night, 5,500 ft. Thursday, 6,500 ft. Thursday night, 7,000 ft. Friday, 7,500 ft. Friday night, then 7,000 ft. Saturday.
• highs 45-58 lows 28-34.

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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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