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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) has strengthened and keeping us very warm. We’ll get a little increase in onshore flow which should bring the temperatures down a bit.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 47 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 40 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TODAY UNTIL 8 PM SATURDAY FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES (MAINLY IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE), THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON,
• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM SUNDAY FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF OREGON, THE LOWER COLUMBIA, THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, 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 8 PM TODAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TODAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY, AND THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.

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

• Sunny and just a bit cooler today, clear tonight,
• Sunny and still very warm, but just a bit cooler Saturday afternoon (Independence Day), mostly clear Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny just a bit warmer Sunday, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 98-94 warming to 96 Sunday lows 58-60.
• Mostly sunny Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 92-90 lows near 59. (seasonal averages high 79 low 50)

Eugene/Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Low- 8

Grass: High- 167

Reading as of: 7/2/15

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny and a bit cooler today, partly cloudy tonight,
• Sunny Saturday AM (Independence Day), partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Sunny Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, then partly cloudy late Sunday night.
• highs 99-96 warming to 98 Sunday lows 62-64.
• Partly cloudy and cooler Monday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) of thunderstorms Monday night,
• Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Tuesday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night,
• Mostly sunny and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon.
• highs 93-86 lows 62-58. (seasonal averages high 81 low 55)

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

• Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday AM (Independence Day), partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night.
• highs near 65 lows near 55.
• Partly cloudy Monday through Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, then mostly sunny in the afternoon.
• highs 62-60 warming to 66 Thursday lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny today, clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday (Independence Day), mostly clear Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. today, 17,000 ft. tonight, 16,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, then 15,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
• highs 88-86 warming back to near 88 Sunday lows near 55.
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon and at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, clear late Tuesday night,
• Sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and Wednesday night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday AM, then partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday through Thursday.
• highs 84-77 lows 52-50.

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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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