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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Some Anniversaries Aren’t To Be Cheerfully Celebrated.

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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 is a “lysimeter?”  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 that has been controlling our weather is moving away from us. High pressure (“Arch” shape with blue arrows offshore) will be taking over midweek to keep us warmer, dry and in sunshine for a while.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 33 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 19 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 30 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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 tonight and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy and warmer Wednesday afternoon trough Friday night.
• lows 47-52 highs 77-84.
• Partly cloudy Saturday and in the evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night through Tuesday.
• highs 82-70 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 69 low 45)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Low- 12

Grass: Very High- 252

Reading as of: 5/26/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and Wednesday AM, sunny and warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny and warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, then mostly cloudy late Friday night.
• lows 52-56 highs 82-85.
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms thunderstorms Saturday night through Sunday evening, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon.
• highs 83-70 lows 56-49. (seasonal averages high 72 low 49)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy Friday night.
• lows 50-52 highs near 62.
• Mostly cloudy Saturday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night through Tuesday
• highs 62-58 warming back to 62 Tuesday lows 52-50. (seasonal averages high 60 low 48)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening Thursday and Friday, then mostly cloudy Friday night.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday through Friday night.
• lows 36-47 highs 64-72.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, just mostly cloudy late at night Saturday and Sunday,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday through Tuesday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Monday.
• highs 69-54 lows 46-38.

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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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