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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Things Seemed Much Simpler And Innocent Back Then.

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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 new weekly weather quiz question. What is an “acre foot?” 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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It’s officially Summer! An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) takes over increasing clouds and cooling us back down just a bit today, then high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape in blue arrows) warms us back up again for the rest of the week reaching the 90s.

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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 20 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 24 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 this AM, mostly sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, then partly cloudy Wednesday night.
• highs 78-85 lows 47-52.
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny and warmer Thursday afternoon, Friday, and Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny and warmer Sunday.
• highs 86-96 lows 56-60. (seasonal averages high 75 low 49)

Eugene/Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Moderate- 21

Grass: High- 58

Reading as of: 6/22/15

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny and just a bit cooler this afternoon, sunny and warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, clear Tuesday night, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
• highs 82-90 lows 53-56.
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny Thursday and Friday, clear to mostly clear both nights,
• Sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon through Sunday.
• highs 90-98 lows 60-65. (seasonal averages high 78 low 53)

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

• Mostly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening at the beaches and mostly cloudy late at night while mostly clear inland Tuesday night,
• Then partly cloudy Wednesday and at night.
• highs 60-62 lows near 52.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday and Friday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon through Sunday.
• highs 64-70 cooling back to 64 Sunday lows 56-55. (seasonal averages high 62 low 51)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy this AM, sunny and warmer this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, mostly clear each night,
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. this afternoon, 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. late tonight, 13,000 ft. Tuesday, 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday and  Wednesday night.
• lows 40-47 highs 68-75.
• Mostly sunny and warmer Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny and warmer Friday, clear Friday night,
• Then mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night.
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday and in the evening, free air freezing level 16,000 ft. late at night and Sunday AM,  then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday afternoon.
• highs 75-87 lows 52-60.

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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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