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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 move through California 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 27 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 28 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY HAS ISSUED A HEALTH ADVISORY FOR FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH. THE ADVISORY IS BEING ISSUED DUE TO ELEVATED LEVELS OF BACTERIA . WATER SAMPLES INDICATE HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA, WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH WITH THE WATER SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED, ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday AM, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny and much warmer Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night, then clear Saturday night.
• lows 48-55 highs 75-90.
• Sunny and very warm Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Mostly sunny but cooler Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday AM, then mostly sunny and much cooler Wednesday afternoon.
• highs 92-82 lows 57-53. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Low- 7

Grass: Moderate- 8 **

Reading as of: 6/3/15

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 tonight and Thursday AM, partly cloudy and warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear late Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy Friday AM, sunny and much warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night.
• lows 53-50 warming to 56 Saturday night highs 77-93.
• Sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny but cooler Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Then partly cloudy and cooler Wednesday.
• highs 92-85 lows 58-62 cooling back to 58 Tuesday 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 tonight and Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM, sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• lows 53-50 warming to 55 Friday night cooling to 52 Saturday night highs 60-66.
• Sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday, then mostly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 64-60 lows 55-52. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, just mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening showers, just partly cloudy late Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Friday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and even warmer Saturday, then clear Saturday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, 8,000 ft. Thursday, above 8,000 ft. Thursday night, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. Friday afternoon, 12,000 ft. Friday night, 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft, Saturday, then 13,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Saturday night.
• lows 42-50 highs 62-78.
•  Sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Sunday night,
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then just partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Sunday through Tuesday AM, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon and evening, then free air freezing level 14,000 ft. late Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 78-80 cooling to near 70 Wednesday lows near 52.

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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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