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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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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What does the acronym “SLOSH” represent? And here is the correct answer. SLOSH (Sea, Lake and Overland Surges from Hurricanes) – A computer model run by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) to estimate storm surge heights resulting from historical, hypothetical, or predicted hurricanes by taking into account pressure, size, forward speed, track, and winds. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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 keeping at least a slight chance of showers with us for a while.

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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 24 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 today with a slight (20%) chance of AM drizzle, sun breaks and a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun and warmer Sunday, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, just mostly cloudy Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, then showers likely (60%) Monday night.
• highs 63-70 cooling to 68 Monday lows near 48.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday and Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy 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:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, then showers likely (60%) Monday night.
• highs 67-75 cooling to 70 Monday lows 44-50.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday through Thursday, a slight (20%) 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:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy Sunday inland with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Sunday night with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, then a  (30%) chance of showers Monday night.
• highs near 58 lows 47-50.
• 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 this afternoon, just mostly cloudy tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then showers still likely (70%) late Monday night.
• snow level 6,000 ft. today, 7,000 ft. tonight, 7,500 ft. Sunday, then above 8,000 ft. Sunday night through Monday night.
• highs 44-57 cooling to 54 Monday lows near 38-43 cooling to 35 Monday night.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday night, a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Friday.
• highs 50-58 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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