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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. We’ll still stay in the 90s, but we should stay out of the 100s.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 24 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 26 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 FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS UNTIL 11  PM THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SOUTY CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SOUTY CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA, THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, THE CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, 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:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 58-56 highs near 92.
• Mostly sunny Thursday AM, then partly cloudy and cooler Thursday afternoon through Sunday.
• highs 90-83 lows 56-54. (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:

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly clear late tonight,
• Sunny, but a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) of thunderstorms late Monday night through Tuesday evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday and at night.
• lows 63-58 highs 96-90 warming to 92 Wednesday.
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon through Friday night,
• Partly cloudy and just a bit warmer Saturday and Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, then partly cloudy Sunday afternoon.
• highs 88-82 warming to 85 Sunday lows near 58. (seasonal averages high 82 low 55)

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog tonight while partly cloudy inland this evening and mostly clear late tonight,
• Cloudy with patchy coastal fog Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late Monday night and Tuesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of coastal thunderstorms while partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms inland and a bit cooler in the afternoon and evening and partly cloudy late at night while partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal thunderstorms and just mostly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Then just partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night.
• lows near 53 highs 68-65 warming back to 68 Wednesday.
• Partly cloudy Thursday, mostly cloudy Thursday night through Friday night,
• Partly cloudy and warmer Saturday and Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon.
• highs 68-70 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• 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, then just partly cloudy at night Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. tonight, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night.
• lows 56-52 highs 84-80.
• 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 with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, 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, just partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Then partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday through Friday night, then free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday.
• highs 79-70 lows 52-48.

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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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