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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Will We Have To Use The “D” Word This Summer?

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called Who Are The Soroptimists And What Are They Doing?

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Sorry, but no winner for this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. Define “wind shear.” Here is the correct answer.Wind Shear is the rate at which wind velocity changes from point to point in a given direction (as, vertically). The shear can be speed shear (where speed changes between the two points, but not direction), direction shear (where direction changes between the two points, but not speed) or a combination of the two. I’ll have another 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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Get ready as an upper air high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) takes over clearing out the clouds. Drying will start today and continue through the workweek. So far it looks like the 4th of July will be a nice dry day with temperatures that are a bit cooler, but just about normal. With luck it will hold for the holiday weekend too, but we’ll have to wait and see.

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Advisories: None at This Time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 6 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass……….High (30)

Trees……….Low (2)

Last Counted: 6/26/14

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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

• Mostly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny and warmer this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Monday, mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday, clear at night.
• highs 76-92 lows 50-55.
• Mostly sunny and not as warm Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
• AM clouds, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM, mostly cloudy with sun breaks Friday afternoon (Independence Day), partly cloudy at night, then mostly sunny Saturday.
• highs 82-76 warming to near 80 Saturday lows 54-50. (seasonal averages high 77 low 50)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny and warmer this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and even warmer Monday and Tuesday, mostly clear at night.
• highs 80-94 lows 54-62.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday through Thursday, mostly clear each night,
• Partly cloudy Friday (Independence Day), mostly clear Friday night,
• Then mostly sunny Saturday.
• highs 86-88 cooling to 84 Saturday lows 57-55. (seasonal averages high 80 low 54)

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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 in the evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Monday and Tuesday, mostly clear at night.
• highs 62-68 lows 53-58.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday through Friday (Independence Day) and continuing through Saturday.
• highs 65-69 cooling back to 63 Saturday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 63 low 52).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy this morning, mostly sunny and warmer this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Monday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, becoming mostly clear late at night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. this afternoon, 14,000 ft. tonight and Monday, 15,000 ft. Monday night, 16,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• highs 65-84 lows 40-52.
• Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy and much cooler Wednesday afternoon and tonight,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Friday (Independence Day) and at night,
• Then mostly sunny and warmer Saturday.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Wednesday, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday night through Friday, 15,000 ft. Friday  night, then 14,000 ft. Saturday.
• highs 75-65 warming to near 70 Saturday lows 43-39.

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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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