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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 “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 strengthening and will keep us warm for a while.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 55 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 30 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 32 in the Good  category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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Advisories:

• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF OREGON, THE LOWER COLUMBIA, THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY, AND THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, THE CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY, AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM FRIDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY, AND THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.
• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND  AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY  FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS IN LAKE BILLY CHINOOK RESERVIOR IN JEFFERSON COUNTY HAS BEEN LIFTED. TOXINS ARE NOW WELL BELOW THE DANGEROUS LEVEL FOR HUMANS, BUT THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY RECOMMENDS THAT PEOPLE CONTINUE TO BE CAUTIOUS WITH THEIR PETS BECAUSE THE TOXINS ARE STILL ABOVE THE VERY LOW EXPOSURE LEVELS ESTABLISHED FOR DOGS.

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

• Sunny and hot today, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and just a bit cooler Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Sunny and still very warm, but a bit cooler Saturday afternoon (Independence Day), then mostly clear Saturday night.
• highs 99-93 lows 59-55 warming to 57 Saturday night.
• Mostly sunny Sunday, Monday, (and a bit cooler) Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 94-85 lows 59-56. (seasonal averages high 79 low 50)

Eugene/Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Low- 8

Grass: Very High- 240

Reading as of: 7/1/15

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny and warmer today and Friday mostly clear each night,
• Sunny in the AM, then partly cloudy Saturday (Independence Day) and Saturday night.
• highs 101-96 lows 66-63 warming to 65 Saturday night.
• Mostly sunny and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms at night,
• Partly cloudy Monday AM, sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, mostly clear Monday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Wednesday.
• highs 96-88 lows 65-60. (seasonal averages high 81 low 55)

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight and Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night,
• Then partly cloudy Saturday (Independence Day) and Saturday night.
• highs near 65 lows near 55.
• Partly cloudy Sunday AM, sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night through Tuesday AM, sunny Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday.
• highs 62-64 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny today, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and cooler Friday and Saturday (Independence Day), mostly clear Friday night, then partly cloudy Saturday night.
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. today through Saturday night.
• highs 92-87 lows 55-50 warming to 54 Saturday night.
• Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, just partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy Monday and at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, clear late Tuesday night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday.
• Free air freezing level 16,000 ft. Sunday, 15,000 ft. Sunday night through Monday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 88-75 lows 56-50.

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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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