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 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 through next week keeping our temperatures pretty stable.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 16 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 15 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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:

• Becoming mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday night.
• highs 86-83 lows 54-56.
• Partly cloudy Friday and Friday night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, Sunday and Monday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 82-87 cooling to 85 Sunday and Monday lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 82 low 52)

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 this AM, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday and Thursday, clear Wednesday night, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• highs 85-87 lows 58-60.
• Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 83-90 cooling to near 87 Monday lows 60-63. (seasonal averages high 84 low 56)

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

• Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight 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.
• highs near near 65 lows near 56.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday through Monday.
• 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 and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers late this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, then mostly clear Wednesday night and Thursday evening, partly cloudy Thursday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight and Wednesday, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night.
• highs 69-72 cooling back to 69 Thursday lows 45-47.
• 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 66-75 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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