And don’t forget my final feature story in the 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 Wasatch Wind?” 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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An upper level trough of low pressure (“U” shape) is just offshore and will keep us cooler with plenty of clouds as it spins small disturbances at us into next week.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 27 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 14 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 22 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories: None at This Time.

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

• Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Thursday night.
• lows 57-54 warming to 56 Thursday night highs 83-81.
• Partly cloudy Friday through Saturday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday and Monday, mostly clear Sunday night.
• highs 82-86 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 82 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 tonight and Tuesday AM, sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• lows near 60 highs 83-85.
• Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 83-90 cooling to near 88 Sunday and Monday lows 60-62. (seasonal averages high 84 low 56)

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

• Mostly cloudy late tonight and Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Wednesday night,
• AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, then partly cloudy at night.
• lows near 56 highs near 65-67.
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday through Monday AM, then sunny in the afternoon.
• highs 65-69 cooling back to 65 Monday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, then mostly clear Wednesday night and Thursday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Tuesday, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday night, 13,000 ft. Wednesday, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night.
• lows near 46 highs 68-70 cooling back to 68 Thursday.
• Partly cloudy Friday through Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday and Monday, partly cloudy Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Friday through Saturday night, 13,000 ft. Sunday, then 14,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 64-73 Saturday cooling to 68 Sunday warming to 72 Monday lows 47-52.

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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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