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Check out my latest EDN column The Perfect 4th Of July? Now we can add this July 4th to the group of perfect ones.
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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is an “undertow?” Undertow is a relatively small-scale surf-zone current moving away from the beach. Rip currents form as waves disperse along the beach causing water to become trapped between the beach and a sandbar or other underwater feature. The water converges into a narrow, river-like channel moving away from the shore at high speed. 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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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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The upper air flow (blue arrows aiming more from the west) return some clouds and keep us a bit cooler for a while.
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The Grass Pollen Count is listed as High again at 95 and Tree pollen is Moderate at 20 as of 7/01/13 according to Oregon Allergy Associates.
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Advisories: There is a Green Algae warning for Dexter Reservoir. Water monitoring has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae that can produce toxins, state public health officials said. The algae levels are likely associated with dangerous cyanotoxin concentrations in the water that can be harmful to humans and animals. Swallowing or inhaling water droplets, as well as skin contact with water, should be avoided according to the authorities
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight, mostly cloudy Sunday AM, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, areas of low clouds late Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday, then clear at night highs 83-85 lows near 53. Sunny Tuesday, mostly clear at night, mostly sunny Wednesday, then partly cloudy Wednesday night through Friday highs 85-78 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 80 low 51)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight, cloudy Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy Sunday night, cloudy Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear at night highs 86-90 lows near 58. Mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night through Wednesday evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night through Friday AM, then sunny in the afternnoon highs 93-84 lows 59-56. (seasonal averages high 82 low 55)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy at the shore while cloudy inland this AM and sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and Sunday, cloudy at the shore while mostly clear in the evening inland with clouds increasing to cloudy late Sunday night and Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday night highs 67-69 lows near 56. Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night through Friday AM, then partly cloudy Friday afternoon highs 70-67 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny today, clear tonight, sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night, mostly sunny Monday, then clear Monday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight through Sunday night, Monday and Monday night highs 73-75 lows near 47. Sunny Tuesday, mostly clear at night, then most sunny Wednesday through Friday with mostly clear skies at night free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday through Friday highs 74-70 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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