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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 25 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 8 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 25 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 occasional rain tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with AM rain, showers Tuesday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then a (30%) chance of showers late Thursday night.
• lows 47-45 highs 60-65.
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday with a (30%) chance of AM showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, 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, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night and Sunday AM, a (30%) chance of afternoon and evening showers, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 66-68 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 66 low 43)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: High- 106

Grass: Moderate- 9

Reading as of: 5/9/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Cloudy and cooler with showers likely (60%) this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Showers Tuesday AM, showers likely (60%) 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 slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM showers, a good (50%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and evening, a (40%) chance of showers late at night.
• lows 44-47 highs 58-68.
• A (30%) chance of showers Friday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night through Monday.
• highs 66-70 lows 48-45. (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 good (50%) chance of scattered showers tonight, (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Tuesday (0.10 in. of rain possible),  a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night.
• lows 48-45 warming back to 48 Thursday night highs near 59.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday through Monday.
• highs near 59 lows 50-48. (seasonal averages high 59 low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow and colder tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1-4 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain and snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Tuesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible),
• 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,
• 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 late Thursday night.
• snow level 4,500 ft. tonight through Tuesday night, 5,000 ft. Wednesday, 5,500 ft. Wednesday night, 6,500 ft. Thursday, then 6,500 ft. Thursday night.
• lows near 33 highs 40-52.
• 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,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night,
• A (40%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM showers, then  a (40%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon.
• snow level 7,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 7,500 ft. Saturday, 7,000 ft.  Saturday night and Sunday, then 8,000 ft. Monday.
• highs 57-54 warming to 59 Monday 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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