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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 42 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

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

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 45 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 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:

• Clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and still very warm, but just a bit cooler Saturday afternoon (Independence Day), clear Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, clear at night,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
• lows 58-60 highs 95-98 cooling to 94 Monday.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 92-86 lows 58-56. (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:

• Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday AM (Independence Day), sunny and hot in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of isolated evening thunderstorms, partly cloudy late Sunday night,
• Sunny and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) of thunderstorms Monday night.
• lows 62-65 cooling back to 62 Monday night highs 100-94.
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday through Friday.
• highs 93-84 lows 62-56. (seasonal averages high 81 low 55)

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

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight and Saturday AM (Independence Day), sunny in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM coastal fog, sunny Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy Sunday night,
• Then partly cloudy Monday and at night.
• lows 54-52 highs 65-62 warming to 65 Monday.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday through Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon.
• highs 65-62 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Saturday (Independence Day), clear Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then just partly cloudy at night.
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. tonight through Sunday, 15,000 ft. Sunday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night.
• lows 55-57 cooling to 55 Monday night highs near 85.
• 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 evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, just partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday afternoon.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Friday.
• highs 82-75 lows 54-50.

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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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