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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 got a little increase in onshore flow which finally brought the temperatures down quite a bit.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 79 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 89 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 120 in the Unhealthy for those in sensitive groups 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 1 PM TODAY UNTIL 11PM TONIGHT FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE COUNTY AND HARNEY COUNTY.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TODAY FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN  KLAMATH AND LAKE COUNTIES.
• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TODAY FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF OREGON.
• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TUESDAY FOR 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.

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

• Sunny and a bit warmer today, clear at night,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 96-92 lows near 58.
• Mostly sunny and warmer Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday AM, then partly cloudy and cooler Thursday afternoon through Saturday.
• highs 97-83 lows 58-54. (seasonal averages high 80 low 51)

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 this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, just mostly clear late tonight,
• Sunny, but cooler Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) of thunderstorms late Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• highs 97-93 lows 64-60.
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday and at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon through Friday evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late at night,
• Mostly cloudy Saturday AM, then sunny and warmer Saturday afternoon.
• highs 92-82 warming to 85 Saturday lows 59-56. (seasonal averages high 82 low 55)

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

• Partly cloudy today, mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and Tuesday night.
• highs near 68 lows near 53.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday through Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler Friday and Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny and warmer Saturday afternoon.
• highs 68-64 warming to 70 Saturday  lows 52-54. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny today, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, mostly clear 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, partly late Tuesday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. today through Monday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• highs 86-82 lows 56-54.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, then just partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer Saturday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday through Friday night, then free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Saturday.
• highs 82-72 lows 53-48.

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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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