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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 for the last time. What is a “debris cloud?” Here is the correct answer. A Debris Cloud is a rotating “cloud” of dust or debris, near or on the ground, often appearing beneath a condensation funnel and surrounding the base of a tornado. This term is similar to dust whirl, although the latter typically refers to a circulation which contains dust but not necessarily any debris. A dust plume, on the other hand, does not rotate. Note that a debris cloud appearing beneath a thunderstorm will confirm the presence of a tornado, even in the absence of a condensation funnel. 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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High pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) returns to warm us up again for the rest of this the weekend. The Summer Solstice takes place at 9:38 AM today officially ushering in Summer. An upper level low will start to take over increasing clouds and cooling us back down Monday, then warming back up again for the rest of the week as high pressure returns.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 38 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 30 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:

• A mix of clouds and sun today (Father’s Day), partly cloudy tonight and Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
• highs near 80 lows 50-47.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon through Thursday AM, mostly sunny and even warmer Thursday afternoon and Friday, clear Friday night,
• Then sunny Saturday.
• highs 86-94 lows 52-59. (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:

• Partly cloudy today (Father’s Day), mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, sunny and a bit cooler Monday afternoon and a bit warmer Tuesday, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 84-80 warming to 85 Tuesday lows 54-52 warming to 55 Tuesday night.
• Sunny and warmer Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, clear to mostly clear each night,
• Then mostly sunny and just a bit warmer Saturday.
• highs 90-98 lows 56-60. (seasonal averages high 77 low 53)

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

• Mostly cloudy today (Father’s Day), partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly cloudy at the shore at night while mostly clear inland in the evening and  partly cloudy late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
• highs 57-63 lows near 52.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, clear at night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy Saturday.
• highs 62-70 lows 52-54. (seasonal averages high 62 low 51)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon (Father’s Day), partly cloudy tonight and Monday AM, mostly sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon and a bit warmer Tuesday, then mostly clear both nights.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. today, 10,000 ft. tonight, 9,000 ft.  Monday, 10,000 ft. Monday night, 11,000 ft. Tuesday, then 11,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 72-66 warming to 70 Tuesday lows 43-40 warming to 44 Tuesday.
• Mostly sunny and warmer Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear each night,
• Then sunny and warmer Friday and Saturday, clear Friday night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 13,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Thursday afternoon, 15,000 ft. Thursday night, 16,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 15,000 ft. Saturday.
• highs 75-84 lows 48-55.

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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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