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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 pressure trough has been controlling our weather cycling one low and now another low through Oregon. A frontal system will approach the California coast again staying south of us, but spreading a little more moisture our way.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 24 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 13 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:

• A mix of clouds and sun today with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and warmer Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night.
• highs 64-70 lows 48-43 warming back to 48 Sunday night.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, 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 slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Saturday AM (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy in the afternoon and Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night.
• highs 64-74 lows 50-44 warming to 48 Sunday night.
• 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 showers this afternoon and this evening while a slight (20%) chance of inland showers this afternoon and tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) through Saturday AM (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy inland in the AM and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon while just mostly cloudy all day at the shore, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night.
• highs 50-59 lows 49-46 warming to 50 Sunday night.
• 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 today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight and Saturday, just mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and warmer with a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night.
• snow level 6,500 ft. today through Saturday, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Saturday night, snow level 7,000 ft. Sunday, then above 8,000 ft. Sunday.
• highs 47-56 lows near 33-36.
• 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 (70%) 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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