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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 Tuesday and warmed up Wednesday. The really good news is that we’ll stay away from the dreaded 100s. We’re getting just enough marine air to add a more 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 moving toward us that could even bounce around to the valleys. That could also cool us off a bit more as the storms pass near us.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 23 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 FROM NOON UNTIL 9PM TODAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST, MINUS SISTERS RANGER STATION, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS, THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS, AND THE WALLOWA DISTRICT.

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

• Partly cloudy and cooler today, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of scattered evening showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated light rain or sprinkles in the AM, just mostly cloudy and cooler Friday afternoon and Friday night,
• Patchy AM drizzle, mostly cloudy Saturday, mostly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night.
• highs 85-77 lows 57-55.
• Mostly with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday nightMonday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers 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 and Wednesday (warmer), mostly clear Tuesday night.
• highs 78-83 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 81 low 51)

Eugene/Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Low- 0

Grass: High- 30

Reading as of: 7/9/15

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms today through Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and at night.
• highs 82-78 lows 63-60.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers Monday, just partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear Tuesday night.
• highs 80-88 lows near 58. (seasonal averages high 83 low 56)

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

• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy today and tonight with a slight (20%) chance of evening inland thunderstorms,
• Then mostly cloudy Friday through Saturday night.
• highs near 67 lows 57-55.
• Mostly cloudy and just a bit warmer Sunday and Sunday evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night and Monday AM, partly cloudy Monday afternoon through Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday.
• highs 68-65 lows 55-53. (seasonal averages high 64 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a good (50%) chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms), mostly cloudy with a showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance thunderstorms this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms) and Friday AM, a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night,
• 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, then a (40%) chance of showers late Saturday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Saturday night.
• highs 72-68 lows 52-48.
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Sunday with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance showers and thunderstorms Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, just partly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday, mostly clear Tuesday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday through Monday night, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday.
• highs 64-69 lows near 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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