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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column “When It Rains It Pours®”

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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 low will be controlling our weather for a while as it slowly moves inland through Oregon.  Another low will follow close behind continuing the same weather pattern. A frontal system will also add more moisture to the mix and maybe even some thunderstorms.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 19 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 21 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:

• Cloudy with AM rain, showers this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a (40%) chance of showers Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night.
• highs 56-66 lows near 46.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and 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 66-70 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:

• Showers today (0.25 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (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 (40%) 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.
• highs 58-68 lows 43-48.
• A (30%) chance of showers Friday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night through Monday.
• highs 64-70 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 showers likely (70%) today (0.10 in. of rain possible),  a (40%) chance of showers tonight (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 coastal showers Thursday while a (30%) chance of inland AM showers and a (30%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night.
• highs 55-57 lows 46-49.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday through Monday.
• highs 56-59 lows 50-48. (seasonal averages high 59 low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain and snow showers this afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday AM, showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Thursday night.
• snow level 4,000 ft. today, 4,500 ft. tonight and Wednesday, 6,000 ft. Wednesday night, 6,500 ft. Thursday, then 7,000 ft. Thursday night.
• highs 40-52 lows 30-36.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening,  a (30%) 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 through Saturday, 6,500 ft.  Saturday night and Sunday, then 8,000 ft. Monday.
• highs 52-59 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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