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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 36 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

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

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 35 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

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

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Advisories:

• THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ISSUED HAS LIFTED THE HEALTH ADVISORY FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH. THE ADVISORY WAS ISSUED DUE TO ELEVATED LEVELS OF BACTERIA . WATER SAMPLES INDICATED HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA, WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. WATER SAMPLES NOW SHOW THE CONTAMINATION HAS SUBSIDED AND THE WATER NO LONGER POSES A HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL RISK ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT ACTIVITIES.

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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 Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear both nights,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
• lows 50-53 cooling back to 50 Monday night highs 87-90 cooling back to 87 Monday.
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night through Thursday evening, mostly cloudy at night,
• Then partly cloudy Friday.
• highs 86-78 warming to near 80 Friday lows 48-52. (seasonal averages high 71 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:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Saturday and Sunday, clear both nights,
• Mostly sunny Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
• lows 57-60 highs 92-94 cooling back to 92 Monday.
• Sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy d and bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday evening, partly cloudy late Wednesday night through through Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon.
• highs 90-84 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 74 low 50)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 53-55 highs 64-62.
• Partly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday, and Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and cooler Wednesday through Friday.
• highs 62-59 warming to 62 Friday lows 52-54. (seasonal averages high 61 low 50)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Saturday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday and Monday, mostly clear both nights.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Saturday, 15,000 ft. Saturday night, 15,000 ft. rising to 16,000 ft. Sunday, then 16,000 ft. Sunday night through Monday night.
• lows 43-50 cooling to 46 Monday night highs 77-80.
• 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,
• Mostly sunny Thursday AM, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon and at night,
• Then mostly sunny Friday.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Tuesday AM, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon and evening, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. late Tuesday night through Friday.
• highs 77-67 lows 45-42 warming back to 45 Thursday night.

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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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