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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 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 9 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 26 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 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 clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and much warmer Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night, clear Saturday night,
• Sunny and very warm Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night.
• lows 46-53 highs 82-90.
• Mostly sunny and cooler Monday and Tuesday, mostly clear Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Wednesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• Then partly cloudy and just a bit cooler Thursday.
• highs 88-75 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Moderate- 17

Grass: Very High- 241

Reading as of: 6/4/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Sunny and much warmer Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, mostly clear each night,
• lows 52-59 cooling to 56 Sunday night highs 88-93.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Then just partly cloudy and cooler Wednesday through Thursday.
• highs 93-75 lows 62-52. (seasonal averages high 73 low 50)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Then sunny Sunday and mostly clear at night.
• lows 50-54 highs 63-65.
• Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday, then mostly cloudy Tuesday night through Thursday.
• highs 65-58 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 61 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, clear each night,
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. late tonight, 13,000 ft. Friday night, 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. Saturday afternoon, 15,000 ft. Saturday night, 15,000 ft. rising to 16.000 ft. Sunday, then 16,000 ft. Sunday.
• lows 40-52 highs 72-80.
• Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny and cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM, then mostly sunny Thursday afternoon.
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday AM, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon and evening, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. late Tuesday night and Wednesday, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. late Wednesday night, then  13,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs 79-62 lows 47-43.

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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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