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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 weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “theodolite?” Here is the correct answer. A Theodolite is an instrument used in surveying to measure horizontal and vertical angles with a small telescope that can move in the horizontal and vertical planes. It used to track the movements of either a ceiling balloon or a radiosonde. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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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Upper level low pressure is swinging away from the Pacific Northwest. Look for increased sunshine and slowly warning temperatures. Perfect weather for any outdoor activities. Remember the sun screen and drink plenty of water.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 34 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 14 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 34 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

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

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Advisories: None At This Time.

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

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday AM, mostly sunny a bit cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
• lows 45-50 cooling to 48 Tuesday night highs 82-77.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday through Saturday.
• highs near 78 lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 72 low 47)

Eugene/Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Low- 8

Grass: Very High- 377

Reading as of: 6/12/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy Monday night through Tuesday night,
• lows 50-55 highs 86-80 warming to 83 Tuesday.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Saturday AM, then partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon.
• highs near 82 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 75 low 51)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight and breezy (Wind: N 15-25 mph decreasing to N 10-15 mph late tonight while N 10-15 mph inland tonight),
• Partly cloudy Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Sunday night and Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night,
• Then partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• lows 49-52 highs near 60.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday through Saturday.
• highs near 60 lows 48-50. (seasonal averages high 61 low 50)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Sunday, clear at night,
• AM clouds, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, then partly cloudy and cooler in the afternoon and Tuesday night,
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight and Sunday, 13,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, then 12,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night.
• lows 38-45 cooling to 43 Tuesday night highs 73-67.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Patchy AM clouds, mostly sunny Thursday, Friday and Saturday, partly cloudy each night night,
• Then partly cloudy Saturday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Wednesday, 11,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 10,000 ft. Thursday night, then 11,000 ft. Friday through Saturday.
• highs 63-66 Warming to 69 Saturday lows near 40.

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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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