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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column They Have Been Getting Harder To Find These Days.

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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. What is a “theodolite?”  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 high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) has been controlling our allowing temperatures to rise to well above normal. The ridge will move to the east allowing a increased marine flow of air to cool us down.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 44 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 24 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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

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Advisories:

• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TODAY FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.

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

• Sunny, even hotter today, clear tonight,
• Then mostly sunny and cooler Tuesday and Wednesday, clear both nights.
• highs 93-80 lows 55-50.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night through Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Saturday AM, then mostly sunny in the afternoon and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night.
• highs 82-75 lows 53-49. (seasonal averages high 71 low 46)

Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Moderate- 29

Grass: Very High- 786

Reading as of: 6/8/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today, clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, sunny, not as warm, Wednesday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 97-84 lows 62-53.
• Mostly sunny Thursday through Saturday, mostly clear each night,
• Sunny Sunday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon.
• highs 90-80 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:

• Cloudy this AM at the shore and sunny this afternoon while AM patchy fog and sunny this afternoon inland, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM inland and partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of inland thunderstorms while partly cloudy at the shore Tuesday afternoon, just partly cloudy at night,
• Party cloudy in the AM, sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, then partly cloudy Wednesday night.
• highs 65-58 lows near 52.
• Partly cloudy Thursday through Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Sunny Sunday AM, then partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon.
• highs 65-58 warming to 64 Sunday lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 61 low 50)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny today, with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, mostly clear late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday and cooler with a (30%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy late Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny and cooler Wednesday then mostly clear at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Tuesday night, then free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night.
• highs 85-70 lows 50-43.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and Sunday with clear nights,
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Thursday through Saturday night, then 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Sunday afternoon.
• highs 73-64 lows 47-42.

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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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