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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 new weekly weather quiz question. What does the acronym “SLOSH” 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.

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An upper level low will be controlling our weather for a while as is slowly moves inland from its current offshore position.  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 22 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 4 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 23 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 showers likely (70%) today (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain likely (70%) tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with AM rain, showers likely (70%) Tuesday afternoon and evening (0.25 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.
• highs 60-62 lows near 46.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday AM, a (40%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 68-65 warming to 67 Sunday lows near 46. (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 and cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers today (0.15 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) tonight (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 (30%) 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 night.
• highs 62-58 warming to 65 Sunday lows near 44.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday and Thursday evening, a (40%) chance of showers late at night,
• A (30%) chance of showers Friday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night through Sunday.
• highs 68-66 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 (40%) chance of showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), coastal showers likely (70%) tonight, while a (30%) chance of inland showers this evening and showers likely (70%) late tonight (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.
• highs 55-58 lows near 48.
• 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 slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday.
• highs 58-60 lows near 49. (seasonal averages high 59 low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with showers today (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), rain and snow and colder tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain and snow showers likely (70%) 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 6,500 ft. falling to 5,500 ft. this afternoon, 4,500 ft. tonight through Wednesday, then 5,500 ft. Wednesday night.
• highs 44-40 warming to near 50 Wednesday lows near 33.
• 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 mix of clouds and sun with 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 night, then 8,000 ft. Sunday.
• highs 57-54 warming to 58 Sunday lows near 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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