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 some clouds as it sends air at us from the Northwest keeping our temperatures pretty stable.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 19 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 17 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:

• Sunny today, clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and just a bit cooler Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, then mostly clear Friday night.
• highs 85-80 lows near 55.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday and Sunday, partly cloudy both nights,
• Mostly sunny and cooler Monday, more clouds at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 88-78 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 83 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny and a bit warmer today and Thursday, mostly clear both nights,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Friday, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 87-84 warming back to 88 Friday lows 58-60.
• Mostly sunny Saturday, Sunday and Monday, mostly clear each night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy and cooler Tuesday afternoon.
• highs 94-97 cooling to 86 Tuesday lows 64-60. (seasonal averages high 85 low 56)

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

• Partly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, becoming mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Sunny Friday, then mostly clear at night.
• highs near 67-70 lows near 56.
• Mostly sunny 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 AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon.
• highs 70-64 lows 57-54. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny today and Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear Friday night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today through Thursday night, 14,000 ft. Friday, then 13,000 ft. Friday night.
• highs near 68 lows near 46.
• A mix of clouds and sun and warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday and Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday night,  14,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, then 13,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 74-67 lows near 50.

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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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