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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 for the last time. What is “acid precipitation?” Here is the correct answer. Acid Precipitation is precipitation, such as rain, snow or sleet, containing relatively high concentrations of acid-forming chemicals that have been released into the atmosphere and combined with water vapor; harmful to the environment. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you Monday. 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 33 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 43 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).

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TODAY 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 EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.

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

• Mostly sunny and still very warm, but just a bit cooler this afternoon (Independence Day), clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, clear at night,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
• highs 95-97 cooling to 94 Monday lows near 60.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, (warmer) Wednesday and (cooler) Thursday, mostly clear Tuesday night and Wednesday night, then partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 97-84 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 this AM (Independence Day), sunny and hot this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated evening thunderstorms, just partly cloudy late Sunday night,
• Sunny in the AM, partly cloudy and cooler Monday afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) of thunderstorms Monday night.
• highs 98-95 lows 63-66 cooling back to 63 Monday night.
• Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday through Friday.
• highs 93-82 lows 62-56. (seasonal averages high 82 low 55)

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

• Cloudy with patchy coastal fog this AM (Independence Day), partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight while mostly clear inland,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM coastal fog, sunny Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Then partly cloudy Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms at night.
• highs 65-62 warming to 65 Monday lows near 53.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday through Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM, then partly cloudy and cooler in the afternoon.
• highs 67-62 lows 54-52. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny and a bit cooler today (Independence Day), mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny in the AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening, then just partly cloudy at night.
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. today and tonight, 15,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night.
• highs near 85 lows 55-57 cooling to 55 Monday night.
• Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, clear late at night Tuesday and Wednesday,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy at night,
• Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday afternoon.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Friday.
• highs 84-72 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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