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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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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape in blue arrows) is starting to weaken 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 be into the Pacific Northwest through the rest of the weekend keeping us under the cooler weather pattern.

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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 13 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 19 in th7

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 with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A (30%) chance of showers Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon (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.
• lows 58-53 highs 79-77 warming back to 79 Tuesday.
• 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 thunderstorms this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight through Sunday AM, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night (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.
• lows 60-55 highs 79-83.
• 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 tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday 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.
• lows 57-54 highs 68-66.
• 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 with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• 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. tonight through Tuesday afternoon, the free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• lows 50-47 highs 67-63 warming back to 67 Tuesday.
• 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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_____

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) is starting to weaken 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) will be moving into the Pacific Northwest over the weekend keeping us under the cooler weather pattern.

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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 15 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 with a slight (20%) chance of showers today and tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night and Monday AM, a (30%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, partly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, then just mostly cloudy late Monday night.
• highs 75-79 cooling back to 77 Monday  lows 57-54.
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, Wednesday and Thursday, clear Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday night.
• Mostly sunny Friday AM, then partly cloudy Friday afternoon.
• highs 79-83 cooling to near 82 Friday lows near 53. (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 patchy AM showers or drizzle, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight through Sunday evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers Monday, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, then just mostly cloudy late Monday night.
• highs 79-82 lows 59-57.
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and evening, mostly clear late Tuesday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny, but cooler Friday.
• highs 84-87 cooling to 82 Friday lows 56-60. (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 patchy AM drizzle, a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of inland AM showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night and Monday AM, then just partly cloudy Monday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night.
• highs 68-65 lows 57-55.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy Friday.
• highs 65-67 cooling back to 65 Friday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers today and tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday with a (40%) chance of AM showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, and thunderstorms, then just partly cloudy late Monday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Monday night.
• highs 66-68 cooling to 64 Monday lows near 48.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• The partly cloudy Wednesday through Friday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday night, then 14,000 ft. Thursday through Friday.
• highs 68-70 cooling to 68 Friday 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 new weekly weather quiz question. What is “a Tail Cloud?” 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) is starting to weaken 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) will be moving toward over the weekend keeping us under the cooler weather pattern.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 45 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 13 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 40 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 cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, just mostly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Sunday AM, just mostly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
•  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Monday night.
• lows 59-56 highs 75-79.
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer in the  afternoon then mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, partly cloudy Thursday night.
• highs 78-83 cooling to near 80 Friday lows near 53. (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 thunderstorms this evening, just mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM drizzle, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Saturday night through Sunday evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers Monday, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, then just partly cloudy Monday night.
• lows 59-57 highs 79-82.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny, but cooler Friday.
• highs 84-87 cooling to 82 Friday lows 56-60. (seasonal averages high 83 low 56)

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of patchy AM drizzle, a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers in the afternoon under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night and Monday AM, then just partly cloudy Monday afternoon and at night.
• lows near 56 highs 64-66.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy Friday.
• highs 65-67 cooling back to 65 Friday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, just mostly cloudy late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers and thunderstorms, a bit cooler in the afternoon and evening with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance AM showers, a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, then just partly cloudy late Monday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Monday night.
• lows near 48 highs 68-64.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Tuesday, 14,000 ft. Tuesday night through Wednesday night, 15,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, then 14,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 68-70 cooling to 68 Friday 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 new weekly weather quiz question. What is “a Tail Cloud?” 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) is starting to weaken 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) will be moving toward over the weekend keeping us under the cooler weather pattern.

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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 14 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 40 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 cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated light rain or sprinkles this AM, and early this afternoon, mostly cloudy late this afternoon and tonight,
• Patchy AM drizzle Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of Saturday afternoon through Sunday night.
• highs near 77 lows near 55.
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday, and Thursday, mostly clear at night.
• highs 78-83 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 81 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 thunderstorms today and this evening, just mostly cloudy late tonight.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and late Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday and in the evening, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night.
• highs 82-80 lows 62-58.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers Monday, just partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon through Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday.
• highs 83-88 lows 58-60. (seasonal averages high 83 low 56)

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog and drizzle this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon and tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM and late night coastal showers Saturday otherwise mostly cloudy,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday  night.
• highs near 65 lows near 56.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday afternoon through Tuesday, partly cloudy Monday night, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, then sunny in the afternoon.
• highs near 64 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms  this AM, a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, just mostly cloudy late tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening,  a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and slight (20%) chance of AM showers and thunderstorms, a bit cooler Sunday afternoon with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Sunday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Sunday night.
• highs 70-64 lows near 48.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance AM showers, a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, just partly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Tuesday night and clear Wednesday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday through Monday night, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Tuesday, 14,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, then 15,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 64-70 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 new weekly weather quiz question. What is “a Tail Cloud?” 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) is starting to weaken 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) will be moving toward over the weekend keeping us under the cooler weather pattern.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 25 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 22 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 9PM THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST, MINUS SISTERS RANGER STATION, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS, THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS, THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, AND THE WALLOWA DISTRICT.

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

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of scattered evening showers and thunderstorms, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated light rain or sprinkles in the AM, just mostly cloudy Friday afternoon and Friday night,
• Patchy AM drizzle, mostly cloudy Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night.
• lows 57-55 highs near 77.
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday, and Thursday, mostly clear at night.
• highs 78-83 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 81 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 and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms tonight (heavy rain possible in storms),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday and Sunday night.
• lows 63-58 highs 82-80.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers Monday, just partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon through Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night.
• highs 83-88 lows 58-60. (seasonal averages high 83 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 evening inland thunderstorms while patchy coastal fog and drizzle late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog and drizzle Friday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon and Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM and late night coastal showers Saturday otherwise mostly cloudy,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday  night.
• lows 57-55 highs near 65.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday AM, partly cloudy Monday afternoon through Tuesday, partly cloudy Monday night, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, then sunny in the afternoon.
• highs near 64 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of scattered thunderstorms this evening, a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms  Friday AM, a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, just mostly cloudy late Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening,  a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and alight (20%) chance of AM showers and thunderstorms, a bit cooler Sunday afternoon with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Sunday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Sunday night.
• lows 52-48 highs 70-64.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance AM showers, a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, just partly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Tuesday night and clear Wednesday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday through Monday night, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday.
• highs 64-70 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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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 new weekly weather quiz question. What is “a Tail Cloud?” 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) has strengthened and has been keeping us warm. We cooled off Monday and Tuesday and warmed up Wednesday. The really good news is that we’ll stay away from the dreaded 100s. We’re getting just enough marine air to add a more clouds and keep us a bit cooler. An upper level low (“O” shape) is moving through California close enough to us to produce mountain thunderstorms moving toward us that could even bounce around to the valleys. That could also cool us off a bit more as the storms pass near us.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 28 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 23 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 FROM NOON UNTIL 9PM TODAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST, MINUS SISTERS RANGER STATION, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS, THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS, AND THE WALLOWA DISTRICT.

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

• Partly cloudy and cooler today, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of scattered evening showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated light rain or sprinkles in the AM, just mostly cloudy and cooler Friday afternoon and Friday night,
• Patchy AM drizzle, mostly cloudy Saturday, mostly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night.
• highs 85-77 lows 57-55.
• Mostly with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday nightMonday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday (warmer), mostly clear Tuesday night.
• highs 78-83 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 81 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 and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms today through Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and at night.
• highs 82-78 lows 63-60.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers Monday, just partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear Tuesday night.
• highs 80-88 lows near 58. (seasonal averages high 83 low 56)

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

• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy today and tonight with a slight (20%) chance of evening inland thunderstorms,
• Then mostly cloudy Friday through Saturday night.
• highs near 67 lows 57-55.
• Mostly cloudy and just a bit warmer Sunday and Sunday evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night and Monday AM, partly cloudy Monday afternoon through Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday.
• highs 68-65 lows 55-53. (seasonal averages high 64 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a good (50%) chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms), mostly cloudy with a showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance thunderstorms this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms) and Friday AM, a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a (40%) chance of showers late Saturday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Saturday night.
• highs 72-68 lows 52-48.
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Sunday with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance showers and thunderstorms Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, just partly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday, mostly clear Tuesday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday through Monday night, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday.
• highs 64-69 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 new weekly weather quiz question. What is “a Tail Cloud?” 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) has strengthened and has been keeping us warm. We cooled off Monday and Tuesday and today temperatures rose quite a bit. The really good news is that we’ll stay away from the dreaded 100s. We’re getting just enough marine air to add a few clouds and keep us a bit cooler. An upper level low (“O” shape) is moving through California close enough to us to produce mountain thunderstorms that could even bounce around to the valleys. That could also cool us off a bit more as the storms pass near us.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 28 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 23 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 FROM NOON UNTIL 9PM THURSDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST, MINUS SISTERS RANGER STATION, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS, THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS, AND THE WALLOWA DISTRICT.

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

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers mainly East of I-5 through late this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, just mostly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler Friday and Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night.
• lows 54-57 cooling to 55 Saturday night highs 85-77.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night, just partly cloudy Monday night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday (warmer), mostly clear Tuesday night.
• highs near 79 lows 56-54. (seasonal averages high 81 low 51)

Eugene/Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Low- 6

Grass: High- 29

Reading as of: 7/6/15

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms tonight,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday through Saturday afternoon, then just mostly cloudy Saturday night.
• lows 63-60 warming to 62 Saturday highs 86-82.
• Mostly cloudy Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night through Monday night,
• Then mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, clear Tuesday night.
• highs 82-88 lows 62-58. (seasonal averages high 83 low 56)

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

• Partly cloudy at the shore late this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night while mostly clear inland tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night with a slight (20%) chance of evening inland thunderstorms,
• Then mostly cloudy Friday through Saturday night.
• lows near 55 highs near 62.
• Mostly cloudy and just a bit warmer Sunday and Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday.
• highs 65-63 warming to 66 Wednesday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms), mostly cloudy with a showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance thunderstorms in the evening, a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Thursday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms) and Friday AM, a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a (40%) chance of showers late Saturday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Saturday night.
• lows 56-48 highs 76-68.
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Sunday with a good (50%) chance of showers and a (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance showers and thunderstorms Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, just partly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday, mostly clear Tuesday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday through Monday night, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday, then 13,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 68-64 warming to 66 Tuesday lows 49-47.

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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.

________________

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 new weekly weather quiz question. What is “a Tail Cloud?” 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) has strengthened and has been keeping us warm. We cooled off Monday and now temperatures rose quite a bit. The really good news is that we’ll stay away from the dreaded 100s. We’re getting just enough marine air to add a few clouds and keep us a bit cooler. An upper level low (“O” shape) is moving through California close enough to us to produce mountain thunderstorms that could even bounce around to the valleys. That could also cool us off a bit as the storms pass near us.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 36 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 37 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

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

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, SHASTA-UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, SISKIYOUS MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE RIVER VALLEY, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UNTIL 11 PM TODAY FOR THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, THE SHASTA-UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY, THE KLAMATH BASIN, AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS UNTIL 5 AM TODAY FOR THE UMPQUA BASIN, WESTERN ROGUE RIVER, AND THE SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST.

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

• Partly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny and warm this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler Friday, then partly cloudy Friday night.
• highs 90-80 lows 54-57.
• AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night and Sunday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon.
• highs near 79 lows 56-54. (seasonal averages high 81 low 51)

Eugene/Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Low- 6

Grass: High- 29

Reading as of: 7/6/15

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms today and tonight,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday through Friday night.
• highs 89-83 lows near 62.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday through Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night  through Tuesday AM, then sunny Tuesday afternoon.
• highs 80-83 lows 62-56. (seasonal averages high 83 low 56)

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

• Cloudy with patchy fog this AM at the shore and mostly sunny this afternoon while partly cloudy inland today, partly cloudy this evening and mostly cloudy late at the shore while mostly clear inland tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday with patchy coastal AM fog while mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland thunderstorms in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy Thursday night through Friday night.
• highs 62-60 warming back to 62 Friday lows near 54.
• Mostly cloudy Saturday through Sunday night, then partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday.
• highs 68-70 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny this AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Friday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Friday night.
• highs 80-68 lows 54-49.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, a (40%) chance of showers late Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Sunday with a (40%) of AM showers, a (40%) chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, just partly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny and just a little warmer Tuesday afternoon.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Monday night, then free air freezing level 12,000 ft.Tuesday.
• highs 68-64 warming to 66 Tuesday lows 49-47.

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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.

________________

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 new weekly weather quiz question. What is “a Tail Cloud?” 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) has strengthened and has been keeping us warm. We cooled off Monday and now temperatures rose quite a bit. The really good news is that we’ll stay away from the dreaded 100s. We’re getting just enough marine air to add a few clouds and keep us a bit cooler. An upper level low (“O” shape) is moving through California close enough to us to produce mountain thunderstorms that could even bounce around to the valleys. That could also cool us off a bit as the storms pass near us.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 36 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 37 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

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

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, SHASTA-UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, SISKIYOUS MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE RIVER VALLEY, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UNTIL 11 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, THE SHASTA-UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY, THE KLAMATH BASIN, AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS UNTIL 5 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE UMPQUA BASIN, WESTERN ROGUE RIVER, AND THE SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST.

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

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny and warm in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon and Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler Friday, then partly cloudy Friday night.
• lows 54-56 cooling back to 54 Friday night highs 88-80.
• A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon.
• highs near 79 lows 56-54. (seasonal averages high 81 low 51)

Eugene/Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Low- 6

Grass: High- 29

Reading as of: 7/6/15

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy with isolated showers this evening, a (30%) chance of scattered thunderstorms late tonight,
• Partly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and at night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday and Friday night.
• lows near 62 highs 89-83.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Saturday and Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday and at night,
• Then just partly cloudy and just a little warmer Monday through Tuesday.
• highs 80-83 lows 62-56. (seasonal averages high 83 low 56)

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

• Partly cloudy at the shore this evening and becoming cloudy late tonight while a slight (20%) chance of inland isolated thunderstorms this evening and just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Cloudy in the AM at the shore and partly cloudy in the afternoon while partly cloudy inland Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated inland evening thunderstorms, mostly cloudy  Wednesday night,
• Then just mostly cloudy Thursday through Friday night.
• lows near 54 highs 62-60 warming back to 62 Friday.
• Mostly cloudy Saturday through Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night through Tuesday.
• highs 68-70 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and Wednesday night,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers and thunderstorms, cooler with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Friday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Friday night.
• lows 52-54 cooling to near 49 Friday night highs 82-68.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, a (40%) chance of showers late Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Sunday with a (40%) of AM showers, a (40%) chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, just partly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny and just a little warmer Tuesday afternoon.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Tuesday.
• highs 68-64 warming to 66 Tuesday lows 49-47.

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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.

________________

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 new weekly weather quiz question. What is “a Tail Cloud?” 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) has strengthened and has been keeping us warm. We cooled off Monday and now temps slowly rise a bit. The really good news is that we’ll stay away from the dreaded 100s. We’re getting just enough marine air to add a few clouds and keep us a bit cooler. An upper level low (“O” shape off Southern California) could move close enough to us to produce mountain thunderstorms that could even bounce around to the valleys.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 16 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 Particulate Matter.

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

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, SHASTA-UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, SISKIYOUS MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE RIVER VALLEY, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UNTIL 9 PM TODAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST, MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT, AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, THE SHASTA-UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY, THE KLAMATH BASIN, AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FROM 2 PM UNTIL 11 PM TODAY FOR THE UMPQUA BASIN, THE WESTERN ROGUE RIVER, SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY.
• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, THE CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.

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

• Partly cloudy this AM, sunny and comfortable today, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and a bit warmer, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon and at night.
• highs 85-88 cooling to 86 Thursday lows near 57.
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler Friday, then partly cloudy Friday night through Sunday night, then partly cloudy with a (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon.
• highs 84-82 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 80 low 51)

Eugene/Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Low- 6

Grass: High- 29

Reading as of: 7/6/15

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) of isolated thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight,
• Partly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening, partly cloudy at night and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and at night.
• highs near 88 lows 60-56.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday and Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Saturday and Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms Sunday and at night,
• Then just partly cloudy Monday.
• highs 82-85 lows 57-55. (seasonal averages high 83 low 56)

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

• Mostly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms and a bit cooler this afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance isolated evening coastal thunderstorms and mostly cloudy late at night while partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland isolated thunderstorms tonight,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, then just partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday and at night.
• highs 65-67 cooling back to 65 Thursday lows near 54.
• Mostly cloudy Friday through Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 68-70 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy  tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night.
• highs 82-78 lows 53-50.
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday through Monday AM, then just partly cloudy Monday afternoon.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday through Monday.
• highs near 70 lows 48-50.

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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.

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