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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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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 has been controlling our weather as it slowly moves away, but another low will follow close behind continuing the same weather pattern. A frontal system approach the California coast again staying south of us, but spreading some more moisture our way.

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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 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 20 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:

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy at night and Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night.
• lows 48-43 warming back to 48 Sunday night highs 64-70.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• A (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday.
• highs 67-62 warming to 70 Thursday lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 67 low 43)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Low- 9

Grass: Low- 0

Reading as of: 5/13/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Saturday, just mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon and Sunday night.
• lows 48-43 warming back to 48 Sunday night highs 64-72.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday through Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs near 70 lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 70 low 47)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers tonight while a slight (20%) chance of inland showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening and a slight (20%) chance of inland showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) through Saturday AM (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy in the afternoon through Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night.
• lows 49-46 warming to 50 Sunday night highs 57-59.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday through Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday.
• highs near 60 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 59 low 47)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers at night and Saturday, just mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night.
• snow level 7,000 ft. tonight, 6,500 ft. Friday through Saturday, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Saturday night, snow level 8,000 ft. Sunday, then above 8,000 ft. Sunday.
• lows near 36-33 warming back to 36 Sunday night highs 47-56.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Monday AM, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, showers still likely (60%) Monday night,
• A good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday.
• snow level 8,000 ft. Monday, then above 8,000 ft. Monday night through Thursday.
• highs 53-50 warming to 58 Thursday lows near 36.

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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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