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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. Next in line is an upper level low replacing the ridge and pushing a cold front through the Pacific Northwest producing another chance of showers with much cooler temperatures.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 30 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 31 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 cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, a (30%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Monday (0.15 in. of rain possible) and Monday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), showers likely (70%) Tuesday afternoon and evening (0.20 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers late Tuesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (40%) chance of evening showers, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night.
• lows 50-42 highs 60-58 warming to 62 Wednesday.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, a (40%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, a (30%) chance of showers late Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, becoming mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 68-70 cooling to 65 Sunday lows 43-46 cooling back to 43 Saturday night. (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 cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (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), showers likely (60%) Monday night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Showers Tuesday AM, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday evening, a (40%) chance of showers late at night.
• lows 50-43 highs 62-60 warming to 65 Sunday.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday and Thursday night,
• A (30%) chance of showers Friday through Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then just mostly cloudy Sunday.
• highs 68-72 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 69 low 46)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A (40%) chance of showers Monday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with coastal showers likely (70%) at night, while a (30%) chance of showers in the evening and showers likely (70%) late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Tuesday (0.20 in. of rain possible),  a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night.
• lows 50-46 highs 55-59.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night,
• A slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• Then just mostly cloudy Sunday.
• highs 58-60 cooling to 56 Sunday lows 49-46. (seasonal averages high 59 low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) in the AM, rain and snow showers likely (70%) and cooler Monday afternoon (0.25 n. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), rain and snow and colder Monday night (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1-4 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow likely (70%), 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,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers at night.
• snow level 8,000 ft. tonight, 6,500 ft. falling to 5,500 ft. Monday afternoon, 4,500 ft. Monday night through Wednesday, then 5,500 ft Wednesday night.
• lows 40-32 highs 45-50.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening,  a good (50%) chance of showers late at night,
• A (30%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday.
• snow level 6,500 ft. Thursday, 7,000 ft. Thursday night, 7,500 ft. Friday through Saturday, then 7,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 57-60 cooling to 55 Saturday warming to 58 Sunday lows 33-35.

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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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