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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 23 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 16 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 15 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 tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Saturday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, mostly cloudy in the evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy and warmer Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, just partly cloudy Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night.
• lows 48-42 warming back to 48 Monday night highs 65-72 cooling to 68 Monday.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday.
• highs 62-70 lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 67 low 44)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Moderate- 21

Grass: Moderate- 10

Reading as of: 5/15/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, then showers likely (60%) Monday night.
• lows 50-44 warming back to 50 Monday night highs 67-75 cooling to 70 Monday.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday through Thursday,  a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 69-73 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:

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday AM, a slight (20%) chance of inland showers in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday inland with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Sunday night with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night.
• lows 50-47 warming back to 50 Monday night highs near 58.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday through Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 60-62 cooling to 58 Friday lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 59 low 47)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with 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, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Monday AM, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then showers still likely (70%) Monday night.
• snow level 6,500 ft. tonight, 6,000 ft. Saturday, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Saturday night, snow level 7,000 ft. Sunday, then above 8,000 ft. Sunday night through Monday night.
• lows near 33-43 highs 48-56 cooling to 54 Monday.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with a (40%) chance of showers each night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Friday.
• 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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