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

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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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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 again Saturday (could break 80). 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.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 32 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 12 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 35 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:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and even warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and cooler Sunday afternoon (Mother’s Day), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a  (30%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, then a (40%) chance of showers Monday night.
• lows 44-50 cooling back to 44 Monday night highs 80-62.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a (40%) chance of showers in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 60-67 cooling to 64 Friday lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 66 low 43)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Moderate- 42

Grass: Moderate- 5

Reading as of: 5/6/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Saturday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday AM (Mother’s Day), partly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night.
• lows 45-48 cooling back to 45 Monday night highs 83-62.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday AM and Wednesday AM, a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoons and evenings, a (30%) chance of showers late both nights,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday through Friday.
• highs 62-68 cooling to 65 Friday lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 68 low 46)

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

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers Sunday AM and afternoon while A slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers inland (Mother’s Day), a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Monday and at night.
• lows 50-47 highs 62-54.
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday through Friday.
• highs 54-60 lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 58 low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and cooler Sunday afternoon (Mother’s Day), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers Monday, showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and cooler in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Monday night.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. tonight through Saturday night, snow level 7,500 ft. Sunday, 7,500 ft. Sunday night, 7,000 ft. Monday, then 5,000 ft. Monday night.
• lows 34-42 cooling to 35 Monday night highs 73-58.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers Tuesday, showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday and at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday and Friday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night.
• snow level 4,500 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 5,000 ft. Wednesday, 6,000 ft. Wednesday night, 7,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, then 7,500 ft. Friday.
• highs 54-63 cooling to near 60 Friday lows 34-32.

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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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