And don’t forget my final feature story in the 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. What is “a Wasatch Wind?” 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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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is moving into the Pacific Northwest to warm us up to hot over the weekend.  There will be cooling for the beginning of the workweek.

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Air Quality Index:

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

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 10 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 31 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

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

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Advisories:

• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE ENTIRE WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND ADJACENT COAST RANGE AND FOOTHILLS, THE MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST WEST OF THE CASCADE CREST, AND THE WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST.

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

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday (warmer) and Sunday (cooler), mostly clear Friday night and Saturday night, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• lows 49-57 highs 84-95 cooling to near 90 Sunday.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon and Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night.
• highs 85-78 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 83 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Friday AM, sunny Friday afternoon, Saturday (warmer) and Sunday (a bit cooler), clear each night,
• lows 54-63 highs 89-98 cooling to 95 Sunday.
• Mostly sunny and cooler Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Sunny and cooler Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy and cooler in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday AM, just partly cloudy Thursday afternoon.
• highs 94-85 lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 85 low 57)

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

• Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight with patchy coastal fog and breezy (Wind: N 15-25 mph decreasing to N 10-15 mph at the shore late tonight while N 10-15 mph tonight inland),
• AM coastal clouds and patchy fog, sunny and a bit cooler Friday afternoon, partly cloudy at night with patchy coastal fog,
• Patchy AM coastal fog, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday with patchy AM fog, then partly cloudy and cooler in the afternoon and Sunday night with patchy coastal fog late at night.
• lows 55-60 cooling to 57 Sunday night highs 64-72 cooling back to 64 Sunday.
• Partly cloudy Monday with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late Monday night,
• Sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night and Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs near 64 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear both nights.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight and Friday, 13,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 14,000 Saturday night and Sunday, then 15,000 ft. Sunday night.
• lows 43-55 cooling to near 50 Sunday night highs 72-80.
• Mostly sunny but cooler Monday, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday through Wednesday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, 14,000 ft. Tuesday, 12,000 ft. Tuesday night, 13,000 ft. Wednesday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 74-69 lows near 47.

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________

And don’t forget my final feature story in the series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “a Wasatch Wind?” 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 trough of low pressure (Shaded“U” shape with blue arrows) is just offshore and will keep us cooler with some clouds as it sends air at us from the Northwest keeping our temperatures pretty stable. The low will be replaced by high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) to warm us up over the weekend.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 20 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 12 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 19 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:

• Mostly sunny and just a bit cooler today, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and much warmer Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night.
• highs 82-94 lows 50-57.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday AM, mostly sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon.
• highs 90-80 lows 57-54. (seasonal averages high 83 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this AM, sunny and a bit cooler today, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• highs 87-84 warming back to 88 Friday lows 58-63.
• Sunny with patchy fog Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and cooler Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Then partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday through Wednesday.
• highs 94-97 cooling to 86 Tuesday lows 64-60. (seasonal averages high 85 low 57)

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

• Partly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon and breezy (Wind: N 15-25 mph), mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight and breezy (Wind: N 20-25 mph decreasing to N 10-20 mph at the shore tonight while N 15-20 mph decreasing to N 5-10 mph late at night inland),
• AM coastal clouds sunny and a bit cooler Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night Saturday night.
• highs near 72-67 warming back to 72 Saturday lows near 56.
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog Sunday, partly cloudy and cooler in the afternoon and Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday AM, then mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday (a bit warmer).
• highs 67-64 warming back to 67 Tuesday lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler today, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Saturday, then mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today through Friday, 13,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, then 14,000 Saturday night.
• highs 69-77 lows 45-52.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday and cooler Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday through Wednesday.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Sunday 15,000 ft. Monday, 14,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, 13,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 12,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 74-67 lows near 50.

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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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________

And don’t forget my final feature story in the series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “a Wasatch Wind?” 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 trough of low pressure (Shaded“U” shape with blue arrows) is just offshore and will keep us cooler with some clouds as it sends air at us from the Northwest keeping our temperatures pretty stable. The low will be replaced by high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) to warm us up over the weekend.

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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 12 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 38 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:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and just a bit cooler Thursday and Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night.
• lows 53-50 warming to 57 Saturday night highs 82-93.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday AM, mostly sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 90-80 lows 57-54. (seasonal averages high 83 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• lows 58-60 highs 87-84 warming back to 88 Friday.
• Mostly sunny Sunday and cooler Monday, mostly clear both nights,
• Then partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday through Wednesday.
• highs 94-97 cooling to 86 Tuesday lows 64-60. (seasonal averages high 85 low 56)

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

• Mostly clear this evening, becoming mostly cloudy late tonight and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• lows near 56 highs near 72-67 warming back to 72 Saturday.
• Sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy and cooler in the afternoon and Sunday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, then mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday (a bit warmer).
• highs 67-64 warming back to 67 Tuesday lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Saturday, then mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night, 14,000 ft. Friday, 13,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday night, then 14,000 Saturday night.
• lows 45-47 highs 69-77.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday and cooler Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday through Wednesday.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Sunday through Monday, 13,000 ft. Monday night, 12,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then 11,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 74-67 lows near 50.

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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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________

And don’t forget my final feature story in the series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “a Wasatch Wind?” 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.

________________

An upper level trough of low pressure (“U” shape) is just offshore and will keep us cooler with some clouds as it sends air at us from the Northwest keeping our temperatures pretty stable.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 19 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 17 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:

• Sunny today, clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and just a bit cooler Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, then mostly clear Friday night.
• highs 85-80 lows near 55.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday and Sunday, partly cloudy both nights,
• Mostly sunny and cooler Monday, more clouds at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 88-78 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 83 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny and a bit warmer today and Thursday, mostly clear both nights,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Friday, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 87-84 warming back to 88 Friday lows 58-60.
• Mostly sunny Saturday, Sunday and Monday, mostly clear each night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy and cooler Tuesday afternoon.
• highs 94-97 cooling to 86 Tuesday lows 64-60. (seasonal averages high 85 low 56)

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

• Partly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, becoming mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Sunny Friday, then mostly clear at night.
• highs near 67-70 lows near 56.
• Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
  Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday through Monday, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon.
• highs 70-64 lows 57-54. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny today and Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear Friday night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today through Thursday night, 14,000 ft. Friday, then 13,000 ft. Friday night.
• highs near 68 lows near 46.
• A mix of clouds and sun and warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday and Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday night,  14,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, then 13,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 74-67 lows near 50.

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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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________

And don’t forget my final feature story in the series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “a Wasatch Wind?” 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.

________________

An upper level trough of low pressure (“U” shape) is just offshore and will keep us cooler with plenty of clouds as it spins small disturbances at us through next week keeping our temperatures pretty stable.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 16 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 15 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear both nights,
• Mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon and Friday night.
• lows near 55 highs 85-80.
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 89-84 lows near 58. (seasonal averages high 83 low 52)

Eugene/Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Low- 0

Grass: High- 30

Reading as of: 7/9/15*

The grass pollen season is officially over.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear both nights,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 57-60 highs 87-83.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, Sunday and Monday, mostly clear each night,
• Then sunny and cooler Tuesday.
• highs 92-88 lows 64-60. (seasonal averages high 84 low 56)

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

• Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows near 56 highs near 67-65.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday through Monday, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 69-65 lows 57-55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, mostly clear late tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, mostly clear each night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Wednesday, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 15,000 ft. Thursday night, then 14,000 ft. Friday and Friday night.
• lows 45-47 highs 72-67.
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, mostly clear Saturday night, partly cloudy at night Sunday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday, then 14,000 ft. Sunday night and Tuesday.
• highs 75-70 lows near 52.

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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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________

And don’t forget my final feature story in the series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “a Wasatch Wind?” 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.

________________

An upper level trough of low pressure (“U” shape) is just offshore and will keep us cooler with plenty of clouds as it spins small disturbances at us through next week keeping our temperatures pretty stable.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 16 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 15 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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:

• Becoming mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday night.
• highs 86-83 lows 54-56.
• Partly cloudy Friday and Friday night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, Sunday and Monday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 82-87 cooling to 85 Sunday and Monday lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 82 low 52)

Eugene/Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Low- 0

Grass: High- 30

Reading as of: 7/9/15

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday and Thursday, clear Wednesday night, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• highs 85-87 lows 58-60.
• Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 83-90 cooling to near 87 Monday lows 60-63. (seasonal averages high 84 low 56)

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

• Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight and Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Wednesday night,
• AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, then partly cloudy at night.
• highs near near 65 lows near 56.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday through Monday.
• highs 65-69 cooling back to 65 Monday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers late this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, then mostly clear Wednesday night and Thursday evening, partly cloudy Thursday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight and Wednesday, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night.
• highs 69-72 cooling back to 69 Thursday lows 45-47.
• Partly cloudy Friday through Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday and Monday, partly cloudy Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Friday through Saturday night, 13,000 ft. Sunday, then 14,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 66-75 cooling to 68 Sunday warming to 72 Monday lows 47-52.

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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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________

And don’t forget my final feature story in the series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “a Wasatch Wind?” 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.

________________

An upper level trough of low pressure (“U” shape) is just offshore and will keep us cooler with plenty of clouds as it spins small disturbances at us into next week.

________________

Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 27 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 22 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

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

________________

Advisories: None at This Time.

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

• Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Thursday night.
• lows 57-54 warming to 56 Thursday night highs 83-81.
• Partly cloudy Friday through Saturday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday and Monday, mostly clear Sunday night.
• highs 82-86 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 82 low 51)

Eugene/Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Low- 0

Grass: High- 30

Reading as of: 7/9/15

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday AM, sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• lows near 60 highs 83-85.
• Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 83-90 cooling to near 88 Sunday and Monday lows 60-62. (seasonal averages high 84 low 56)

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

• Mostly cloudy late tonight and Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Wednesday night,
• AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, then partly cloudy at night.
• lows near 56 highs near 65-67.
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday through Monday AM, then sunny in the afternoon.
• highs 65-69 cooling back to 65 Monday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, then mostly clear Wednesday night and Thursday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Tuesday, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday night, 13,000 ft. Wednesday, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night.
• lows near 46 highs 68-70 cooling back to 68 Thursday.
• Partly cloudy Friday through Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday and Monday, partly cloudy Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Friday through Saturday night, 13,000 ft. Sunday, then 14,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 64-73 Saturday cooling to 68 Sunday warming to 72 Monday lows 47-52.

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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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 Wasatch Wind?” 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 trough of low pressure (“U” shape) is just offshore and will keep us cooler with plenty of clouds as it spins small disturbances at us into next week.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 19 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 19 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:

• Mostly cloudy this AM, clearing to a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of occasional sprinkles or light rain late tonight and Tuesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Wednesday night.
• highs 80-82 lows 54-52 warming back to 54 Wednesday night.
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Thursday night through Friday night,
• AM clouds, mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night,
• highs 82-80 warming to 85 Sunday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 82 low 51)

Eugene/Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Low- 0

Grass: High- 30

Reading as of: 7/9/15

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy today, partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 82-85 lows near 58.
• Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday and Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny and just a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Then mostly sunny Sunday.
• highs 84-80 warming to 88 Saturday cooling to 85 Sunday lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 84 low 56)

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

• Mostly cloudy today, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
• highs near 66 lows near 55.
• AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday.
• highs 69-64 warming to 68 Saturday cooling to near 62 Sunday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of isolated showers this AM, a slight (20%) chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms), partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Tuesday, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday night, 13,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night.
• highs 65-68 lows 48-46 warming to 49 Wednesday night.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night both Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 13,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 14,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday.
• highs 68-64 warming to 73 Saturday cooling to 68 Sunday lows 47-51.

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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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 Tail Cloud?” Here is the correct answer. A Tail Cloud is a horizontal, tail-shaped cloud (not a funnel cloud) at low levels extending from the precipitation cascade region of a supercell toward the wall cloud (i.e., it usually is observed extending from the wall cloud toward the north or northeast). The base of the tail cloud is about the same as that of the wall cloud. Cloud motion in the tail cloud is away from the precipitation and toward the wall cloud, with rapid upward motion often observed near the junction of the tail and wall clouds. Compare with beaver tail, which is a form of inflow band that normally attaches to the storm’s main updraft (not to the wall cloud) and has a base at about the same level as the updraft base (not the wall cloud). 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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An upper level trough of low pressure (“U” shape) is just offshore and will keep us cooler with plenty of clouds as it spins small disturbances at us into next week.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 21 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

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

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 20 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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:

• Partly cloudy increasing to mostly cloudy tonight with a slight (20%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday AM (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), clearing to a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Wednesday night.
• lows 57-52 warming to 54 Wednesday highs 80-82.
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Thursday night through Saturday night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday.
• highs 82-80 warming to 88 Sunday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 82 low 51)

Eugene/Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Low- 0

Grass: High- 30

Reading as of: 7/9/15

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers this evening,  just mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night  and Tuesday AM, sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 58-55 highs 80-83.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday and Friday night,
• Then mostly sunny and just a bit warmer Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night.
• highs 87-83 warming to 87 Saturday cooling to 85 Sunday lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 84 low 56)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers this evening, just mostly cloudy late tonight and Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
• lows 57-55 highs 69-67.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday and Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday.
• highs 66-64 cooling to 62 Sunday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Tuesday, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday night, 13,000 ft. Wednesday, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• lows 49-47 highs 65-68.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night both Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 13,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 14,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday.
• highs 68-64 warming back to 68 Saturday lows near 48.

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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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “a Tail Cloud?” Here is the correct answer. A Tail Cloud is a horizontal, tail-shaped cloud (not a funnel cloud) at low levels extending from the precipitation cascade region of a supercell toward the wall cloud (i.e., it usually is observed extending from the wall cloud toward the north or northeast). The base of the tail cloud is about the same as that of the wall cloud. Cloud motion in the tail cloud is away from the precipitation and toward the wall cloud, with rapid upward motion often observed near the junction of the tail and wall clouds. Compare with beaver tail, which is a form of inflow band that normally attaches to the storm’s main updraft (not to the wall cloud) and has a base at about the same level as the updraft base (not the wall cloud). 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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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape in blue arrows) weakened as the airflow from the south has brought clouds and the chance of showers and thunderstorms to Oregon. An upper level trough of low pressure (“U” shape) is just offshore and will keep us cooler with plenty of clouds for the rest of the weekend into next week.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 17 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 16 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:

• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday AM, then partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon and Tuesday night.
• highs 79-77 warming back to 79 Tuesday lows 57-53.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 80-84 lows 54-57 cooling back to 54 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 82 low 51)

Eugene/Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Low- 0

Grass: High- 30

Reading as of: 7/9/15

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers Monday, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle late Monday night and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon and evening, then mostly clear late Tuesday night.
• highs 79-83 lows 58-55.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, mostly clear Wednesday night and Thursday night, mostly clear Friday evening, partly cloudy late Friday night and Saturday AM, then sunny and just a bit warmer Saturday.
• highs 85-88 lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 84 low 56)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon through Monday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon and evening, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle late at night and Tuesday AM, then partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and night.
• highs 68-66 lows 56-54.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Friday through Saturday AM, then sunny Saturday afternoon.
• highs 68-65 warming back to 68 Saturday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy today with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms), a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the AM, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers,  just partly cloudy late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, then just partly cloudy Tuesday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Tuesday afternoon, the free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 67-63 warming back to 67 Tuesday lows 49-47.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy Friday through Saturday AM, then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Wednesday, 14,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night, then 13,000 ft. Friday through Saturday.
• highs 68-64 warming back to 68 Saturday lows near 48.

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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