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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 is moving to the east allowing a increased westerly marine flow of air to cool us down a bit. A frontal system will bring even cooler air by Friday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 31 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 17 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 22 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING  FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST, MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY.

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

• Sunny and much cooler today, clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, mostly clear at night.
• highs 80-77 lows 46-49 cooling back to 46 Friday night.
• Sunny Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night through Tuesday.
• highs 76-78 cooling to 73 Tuesday lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 72 low 47)

Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Low- 14

Grass: Very High- 421

Reading as of: 6/10/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today, Thursday (warmer), and Friday (cooler), clear each night.
• highs 85-87 cooling to 84 Friday lows 50-53 cooling back to 50 Friday night.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday through Tuesday.
• highs 82-78 lows 50-52 cooling to 49 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 74 low 51)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny and cooler this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night and breezy (Wind: N 15-25 mph decreasing to N 10-15 mph late at night),
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly Friday, clear in the evening and partly cloudy Friday night.
• highs 62-60 lows near 50.
• Partly cloudy Saturday through Tuesday.
• highs 59-63 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 61 low 50)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny and cooler today, clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Thursday and Friday, clear at night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today, 15,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night, then 14,000 ft. Friday and Friday night.
• highs 74-70 lows 40-45 cooling back to 40 Friday night.
• Sunny Saturday, clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Saturday night through Tuesday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Saturday, and Saturday night, 12,000 ft. Sunday through Monday night, then 11,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 68-70 cooling to 62 Tuesday lows 40-38.

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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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