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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 going to move away from us as high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) moves closer to the coast to begin another serious warming trend.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 14 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 7 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 10 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 a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, a (30%) chance of rain and a bit warmer this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Then partly cloudy and warmer Thursday and at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Friday, then mostly clear Friday night.
• highs 70-82 lows 48-52.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Sunday, mostly 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:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers today, just mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday AM, partly cloudy and warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late at night,
• AM clouds, sunny and much warmer Friday afternoon, then mostly clear Friday night.
• highs 72-87 lows 52-57.
• 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:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, just mostly cloudy this afternoon through Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Friday night.
• highs near 62 lows 52-54.
• Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night, then partly cloudy Sunday night 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 slight (20%) chance of showers today, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight,
• 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 7,500 ft. today, 8,000 ft. tonight, above 8,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Friday, then 13,000 ft. Friday night.
• highs 54-70 lows 40-48.
• Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, clear Saturday night, mostly clear Sunday 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, 15,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday evening, free air freezing level 15,000 ft.late Monday night and Tuesday AM, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon.
• highs 74-66 lows 50-47.

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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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