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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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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What does the acronym “NCEP” represent? Here is the correct answer. NCEP stands for National Centers for Environmental Prediction. A part of the National Weather Service which provides nationwide computerized and manual guidance to Warning and Forecast Offices concerning the forecast of basic weather elements. 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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An upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) took control of our weather for a few days. That means we saw much more sunshine and temperatures warming to well above normal again today. Next in line is an upper level low replacing the ridge and pushing a cold front into the Pacific Northwest overnight tonight for Mother’s Day producing another chance of showers with much cooler temperatures.

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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 19 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 30 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 clear tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler Sunday (Mother’s Day), increasing clouds to mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a (30%) chance of showers late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Monday (0.15 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with AM showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, then a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• lows 44-48 cooling back to 44 Monday night and Tuesday night highs 70-58.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday and at night,
• A (40%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs near 65 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 66 low 43)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Moderate- 50

Grass: Moderate- 9

Reading as of: 5/7/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Sunday AM (Mother’s Day), mostly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday (0.15 in. of rain possible) and Monday night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Showers likely (60%) Tuesday AM, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms  in the afternoon and evening, then a (30%) chance of showers late Tuesday night.
• lows 47-50 cooling to 43 Tuesday night highs 74-60 warming to 63 Tuesday.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening, a (40%) chance of showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday through Saturday.
• highs 65-68 lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 69 low 46)

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

• Mostly clear this evening, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of patchy AM coastal drizzle and a slight (20%) chance of rain or drizzle Sunday afternoon (Mother’s Day), a (30%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Monday (0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday, then a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• lows 50-46 highs 58-55.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday through Saturday.
• highs near 58 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 58 low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Sunday (Mother’s Day) with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and cooler Monday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday and 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 11,000 ft. tonight, snow level 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 7,000 ft. falling to 6,000 ft. Monday afternoon, 4,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, then 5,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• lows 34-40 cooling to 33 Monday night and Tuesday night highs 60-45.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday night and Friday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night and Saturday.
• snow level 5,000 ft. Wednesday, 6,500 ft. Wednesday night, 6,500 ft. Thursday, 7,000 ft. Thursday night, 6,500 ft. Friday, then 5,500 ft. Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 54-52 warming back to 54 Saturday lows near 33.

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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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