_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called This Moose Isn’t Named Bullwinkle.

_____

And my feature article about Contractors Electric called Is The Ground Wire The White One Or The Black One?

__________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “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.

________________

A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape in blue arrows) is strengthening and we warm up again for a few days with a bit of a cool-down for the 4th of July.

________________

Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 30 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 21 in the Good  category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

________________

Advisories:

• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 11 PM FRIDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
• 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.

________________

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

• Sunny and warmer today and Wednesday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and hot Thursday, then partly cloudy at night.
• highs 93-98 lows 58-62.
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny and very warm Saturday afternoon (Independence Day), partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Monday AM, then partly cloudy and cooler in the afternoon.
• highs 95-97 cooling to cooling to 87 Monday lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 77 low 50)

Eugene/Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Moderate- 21

Grass: High- 73

Reading as of: 6/30/15

_________________

Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny and warmer today, Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 95-102 lows 63-66 cooling to 64 Thursday night.
• Partly cloudy and still hot Friday, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy and hot with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday (Independence Day) through Sunday AM, sunny and cooler in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Sunday night and Monday AM, then sunny and a bit cooler Monday afternoon.
• highs 102-90 lows near 64. (seasonal averages high 80 low 54)

________________

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM at the shore and sunny this afternoon while sunny inland, mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, then partly cloudy at night.
• highs 66-70 lows near 54.
• Partly cloudy Friday through Saturday (Independence Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Saturday night and Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy Monday AM, then sunny in the afternoon.
• highs 68-64 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 63 low 52)

________________

Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny today and Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today, then 16,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night.
• highs 80-88 lows 52-58.
• Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon (Independence Day) and in the evening, just partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday through Monday.
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Monday.
• highs 85-79 lows near 56.

_______________

**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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________