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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Now They Are Using The “D” Word.

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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. Define “sastrugi.”  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 (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) is moving through and will be followed by another one. High pressure will start to take over Thursday afternoon through the weekend.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 17 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 5 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 16 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:

• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) and cool today (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and warmer Wednesday and in the evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and at night.
• highs 62-73 lows 53-47.
• Mostly sunny and warmer Friday and Saturday, mostly clear both nights,
• Sunny Sunday, clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny, but cooler Monday.
• highs 80-87 cooling to 83 Monday lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Moderate- 61

Grass: Very High- 297

Reading as of: 6/1/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers this AM, showers likely (60%) this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers this evening, just mostly cloudy late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) through Thursday AM,  partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, just partly cloudy at night.
• highs 68-77 lows near 52.
• Mostly sunny and warmer Friday and Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon thunderstorms, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, then partly cloudy late Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 85-90 cooling back to 85 Monday lows 56-58 cooling back to 56 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 73 low 50)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly cloudy late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) through Thursday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon and Thursday night.
• highs 60-62 lows near 52.
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear nights,
• Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy Monday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon.
• highs 63-68 cooling to 58 Monday lows 52-55 cooling back to 52 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with showers likely (70%) and cooler today (0.25 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers this evening, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight through Wednesday evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, just partly cloudy late Thursday night.
• snow level 6,500 ft. today, 7,000 ft. tonight and Wednesday, 7,500 ft. Wednesday night, above 8,000 ft. Thursday through the evening, then free air freezing level 11,000 ft. late Thursday night.
• highs 48-60 lows 38-46.
• Mostly sunny and warmer Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night, clear Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny, a bit warmer, Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon thunderstorms, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, just mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Friday, 12,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. late Friday night and Saturday, 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Saturday night, 14,000 ft. Sunday AM, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday afternoon and evening, freezing level 14,000 ft. late Sunday night and Monday AM, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday afternoon.
• highs 67-74 cooling to 68 Monday lows 50-53.

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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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