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:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear both nights,
• Mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon and Friday night.
• lows near 55 highs 85-80.
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 89-84 lows near 58. (seasonal averages high 83 low 52)

Eugene/Springfield Pollen Count:

Trees: Low- 0

Grass: High- 30

Reading as of: 7/9/15*

The grass pollen season is officially over.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear both nights,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 57-60 highs 87-83.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, Sunday and Monday, mostly clear each night,
• Then sunny and cooler Tuesday.
• highs 92-88 lows 64-60. (seasonal averages high 84 low 56)

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

• Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows near 56 highs near 67-65.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday through Monday, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 69-65 lows 57-55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, mostly clear late tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, mostly clear each night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Wednesday, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 15,000 ft. Thursday night, then 14,000 ft. Friday and Friday night.
• lows 45-47 highs 72-67.
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, mostly clear Saturday night, partly cloudy at night Sunday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday, then 14,000 ft. Sunday night and Tuesday.
• highs 75-70 lows near 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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