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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 23 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 13 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 20 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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 sunny and much warmer today, clear tonight,
• Sunny and much warmer Saturday, clear Saturday night,
• Sunny and very warm Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night.
• highs 83-90 lows 50-53.
• 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 52-49. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Moderate- 16

Grass: Very High- 674

Reading as of: 6/5/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny and much warmer today, Saturday, and Sunday, mostly clear each night,
• highs 88-93 lows 57-59 cooling to 56 Sunday night.
• 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 93-82 lows 62-52. (seasonal averages high 74 low 50)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Partly cloudy this morning, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear at night.
• highs 63-65 lows near 54.
• Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday, mostly cloudy Tuesday night through Thursday AM, then partly cloudy Thursday afternoon.
• highs 65-58 warming to 62 Thursday lows 55-52. (seasonal averages high 61 low 50)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny and warmer today, Saturday, and Sunday, clear each night,
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. late this afternoon, 13,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. Saturday, 15,000 ft. Saturday night, 15,000 ft. rising to 16,000 ft. Sunday, then 16,000 ft. Sunday.
• highs 72-80 lows 44-52.
• 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, above 8,000 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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