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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 “acid precipitation?” 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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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape in blue arrows) is getting weaker. Low pressure will move up at us from the south bring enough moisture for a chance of thunderstorms then high pressure strengthens and we warm up again.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 14 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 35 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 15 in the Good  category measuring Ozone.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, THE SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS, AND  THE CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS IN LAKE BILLY CHINOOK RESERVIOR IN JEFFERSON. SWALLOWING OR INHALING WATER DROPLETS, AS WELL AS SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER SHOULD BE AVOIDED. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM LAKE BILLY CHINOOK RESERVOIR IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED THERE SHOULD BE NO HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONTACT WITH THE WATER.

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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 this AM, mostly sunny and warmer this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, clear at night,
• highs 86-96 lows 58-60.
• Mostly sunny Thursday (hot), Friday (cooler) and Saturday (Independence Day), partly cloudy Friday night, then partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 100-89 lows 63-58. (seasonal averages high 77 low 50)

Eugene/Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Low- 8

Grass: High- 172

Reading as of: 6/26/15

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late this morning, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear both nights.
• highs 88-100 lows 62-66.
• Mostly sunny and hot Thursday, partly cloudy at night and Friday AM, sunny and hot with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, mostly clear late Friday night,
• Sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon (Independence Day), mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday.
• highs 102-104 cooling to 96 Sunday lows 65-62. (seasonal averages high 80 low 54)

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

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear at the shore this evening and mostly cloudy late at night while mostly clear inland tonight,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM at the shore and sunny Tuesday afternoon while sunny inland, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
• highs near 68 lows near 54.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, Friday and Saturday (Independence Day), mostly clear each night,
• Then sunny Sunday.
• highs 70-66 Saturday warming to 68 Sunday lows 52-54. (seasonal averages high 63 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny this AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today, then free air freezing level 16,000 ft. tonight through Wednesday night.
• highs 78-90 lows 54-58.
• Mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, partly cloudy each night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Saturday (Independence Day) through Sunday.
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. Thursday through Sunday.
• highs 90-80 lows 63-58 warming to 60 Saturday night.

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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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