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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Hot Air Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Warm Water.

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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. What is a “debris 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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An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) is moving from off the British Columbia coast eastward and will cool things a bit today. High pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows on previous graphic) returns to warm us up again for the weekend. The Summer Solstice takes place at 9:38 AM Sunday officially ushering in the season of Summer.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 12 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:

• AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday and Sunday (Father’s Day), mostly clear Saturday night, mostly clear Sunday evening, then mostly cloudy late at night.
• highs 78-82 lows 47-50.
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny and warmer Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM, then mostly sunny and even warmer Thursday afternoon.
• highs 77-88 lows 47-52. (seasonal averages high 74 low 48)

Eugene/Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Moderate- 15

Grass: High- 86

Reading as of: 6/19/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Saturday and Sunday (Father’s Day), mostly clear Saturday night, partly cloudy Sunday night.
• highs 83-89 lows 55-57 cooling back to 55 Sunday night.
• Mostly sunny Monday through Thursday, mostly clear at night.
• highs 82-89 lows 53-55. (seasonal averages high 77 low 52)

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

• Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny and warmer this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight and Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Saturday night and Sunday AM (Father’s Day), mostly sunny and cooler in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Sunday night.
• highs near 60 lows near 52.
• Partly cloudy Monday through Thursday.
• highs near 60 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 62 low 51)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy today, partly cloudy and cooler tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday and Sunday (Father’s Day), mostly clear Saturday night, partly cloudy Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. today, 11,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. tonight, 12,000 ft. Saturday, 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Saturday night,
• highs 65-74 lows 42-46 cooling back to 42 Saturday night .
• Mostly sunny and warmer Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mostly clear Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday night, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Monday, 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. Monday night, 11,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. Tuesday, 12,000 ft. Tuesday night, 12,000 ft.rising to 13,000 ft. Wednesday, 13,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 13,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs 65-78 lows 42-48.

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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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