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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 23 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 22 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:

• 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 Wednesday AM, a (30%) chance of rain and a bit warmer in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• Then partly cloudy and much warmer Thursday and at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Friday, then clear Friday night.
• lows 52-48 warming back to 52 Friday night highs 70-82.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday,then mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Sunday, clear Sunday night,
• Mostly sunny but cooler Monday, partly cloudy at night and Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon.
• highs 80-77 lows 55-50. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Trees: Low- 3

Grass: Low- 0**

Reading as of: 6/2/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

** The grass pollen count is expected to rise rapidly as the moisture from our recent rain dries out.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, just partly cloudy at night and Thursday AM, partly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late at night,
• Mostly sunny and much warmer Friday, then mostly clear Friday night.
• lows 52-57 highs 72-87.
• Mostly sunny and warmer Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny but cooler Monday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Monday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon.
• highs 90-79 lows 59-56 warming back to 59 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 73 low 50)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers while a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, just mostly cloudy Wednesday afternoon through Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Friday night
• lows 52-54 highs near 62.
• Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny in the AM, then partly cloudy Sunday afternoon through Tuesday.
• highs 66-59 lows 55-52 warming back to 55 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight through Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms and much warmer, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Friday, then mostly clear Friday night.
• snow level 7,000 ft. tonight and Wednesday, 8,000 ft. Wednesday night, above 8,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. Friday, then 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Friday night.
• lows 38-42 highs 54-70.
• Mostly sunny Saturday, clear Saturday night,
• Sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, just partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, just partly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny and cooler Tuesday afternoon.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. Saturday afternoon, 14,000 ft. Saturday night and 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 afternoon and Monday night, then free air freezing level 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. Tuesday 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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