_________________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Shouldn’t We Sing “Happy Birthday?”

_____

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

_____

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

__________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What does the acronym “NCEP” represent? 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.

________________

An upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is taking control of our weather for a few days. That means we’ll see much more sunshine and temperatures warming to well above normal through Saturday. A peek at the future shows an upper level low replacing the ridge and pushing a  cold front into the Pacific Northwest for Mother’s Day producing another chance of showers.

________________

Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 22 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 19 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 19 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

________________

Advisories: None At This Time.

________________

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

• Sunny and warmer today, clear tonight,
• Sunny and even warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon (Mother’s Day), then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night.
• highs 77-80 cooling to near 70 Sunday lows 44-48.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, a (40%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, a (30%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of showers.
• highs 64-70 lows 44-42. (seasonal averages high 66 low 42)
  ___

Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Moderate- 42

Grass: Moderate- 5

Reading as of: 5/6/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

_________________

Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today and Saturday, mostly clear tonight and Saturday evening, partly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon (Mother’s Day), then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night.
• highs 79-83 cooling to 72 Sunday lows 45-49.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday,  a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday an Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 66-73 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 68 low 46)

________________

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

• Sunny today, mostly clear tonight,
• Am sun partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and in the evening, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal drizzle, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon (Mother’s Day), a (30%) chance of showers at night.
• highs 60-62 cooling to 58 lows near 50.
• A slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, a (30%) chance of showers Monday night through Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday through Thursday.
• highs 52-60 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 58 low 46)

________________

Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny and warmer today and Saturday, clear tonight, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening (Mother’s Day), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night.
• free air freezing level 9,000 ft. today, 10,000 ft. tonight through Saturday night, snow level 7,500 ft. Sunday, then above 8,000 ft. falling to 7,500 ft. late Sunday night.
• highs 67-64 lows 34-38.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers Monday and Tuesday, showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoons, a good (50%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evenings, a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night.
• snow level above 6,500 ft. Monday, 6,000 ft. Monday night, 5,000 ft. Tuesday, 6,000 ft. Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday, 7,500 ft. Wednesday night, then 8,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs near 58 lows near 34.

________________

**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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________