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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 today for any outdoor activities. Remember the sunscreen and drink plenty of water.

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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 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 21 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 2 PM TODAY THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, THE WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY, THE SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST WHICH INCLUDES DOUGLAS, JOSEPHINE, CURRY, COOS AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES.

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

• Sunny and warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, mostly sunny a bit cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night Monday and Tuesday.
• highs 82-77 lows near48.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday through Saturday AM, then mostly sunny in the afternoon.
• highs 76-78 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:

• Partly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• highs 84-80 lows near 53.
• 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 80-85 lows 50-52. (seasonal averages high 75 low 52)

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

• Partly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy Tuesday night.
• highs near 60 lows near 52.
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear at night Wednesday and Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
• Then partly cloudy Friday through Saturday.
• highs 60-62 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 62 low 50)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny and warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy at night and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny and cooler in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today and tonight, 12,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, then 13,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• highs 73-67 lows 45-43.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon and Friday, partly cloudy at night,
•  Partly cloudy in the AM, then mostly sunny Saturday afternoon.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon, 11,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 10,000 ft. Thursday night, then 11,000 ft. Friday through Saturday.
• highs 63-69 lows 40-42.

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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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