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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 new weekly weather quiz question. What is “a Tail Cloud?” 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 has been keeping us warm. We cooled off Monday and now temperatures rose quite a bit. The really good news is that we’ll stay away from the dreaded 100s. We’re getting just enough marine air to add a few clouds and keep us a bit cooler. An upper level low (“O” shape) is moving through California close enough to us to produce mountain thunderstorms that could even bounce around to the valleys. That could also cool us off a bit as the storms pass near us.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 36 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 37 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 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, SHASTA-UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, SISKIYOUS MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE RIVER VALLEY, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UNTIL 11 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, THE SHASTA-UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY, THE KLAMATH BASIN, AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS UNTIL 5 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE UMPQUA BASIN, WESTERN ROGUE RIVER, AND THE SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST.

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

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny and warm in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon and Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler Friday, then partly cloudy Friday night.
• lows 54-56 cooling back to 54 Friday night highs 88-80.
• A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon.
• highs near 79 lows 56-54. (seasonal averages high 81 low 51)

Eugene/Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Low- 6

Grass: High- 29

Reading as of: 7/6/15

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy with isolated showers this evening, a (30%) chance of scattered thunderstorms late tonight,
• Partly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and at night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday and Friday night.
• lows near 62 highs 89-83.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Saturday and Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday and at night,
• Then just partly cloudy and just a little warmer Monday through Tuesday.
• highs 80-83 lows 62-56. (seasonal averages high 83 low 56)

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

• Partly cloudy at the shore this evening and becoming cloudy late tonight while a slight (20%) chance of inland isolated thunderstorms this evening and just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Cloudy in the AM at the shore and partly cloudy in the afternoon while partly cloudy inland Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated inland evening thunderstorms, mostly cloudy  Wednesday night,
• Then just mostly cloudy Thursday through Friday night.
• lows near 54 highs 62-60 warming back to 62 Friday.
• Mostly cloudy Saturday through Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night through Tuesday.
• highs 68-70 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and Wednesday night,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers and thunderstorms, cooler with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Friday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Friday night.
• lows 52-54 cooling to near 49 Friday night highs 82-68.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, a (40%) chance of showers late Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Sunday with a (40%) of AM showers, a (40%) chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, just partly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny and just a little warmer Tuesday afternoon.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Tuesday.
• highs 68-64 warming to 66 Tuesday lows 49-47.

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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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