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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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is moving into the Pacific Northwest to warm us up to hot over the weekend.  There will be cooling for the beginning of the workweek.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 17 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 13 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 16 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 warmer Saturday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny, just a bit cooler Sunday, clear in the evening, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• highs 86-96 cooling to near 92 Sunday lows 52-57.
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon and evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 85-78 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 83 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy today and this evening, clear tonight,
• Sunny Saturday (warmer) and Sunday (a bit cooler), clear both nights,
• highs 89-99 cooling to 95 Sunday lows 60-63.
• Mostly sunny and cooler Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Sunny and cooler Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy and cooler in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, just partly cloudy Thursday afternoon.
• highs 94-85 lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 85 low 57)

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

• AM coastal clouds and patchy fog, partly cloudy and a bit cooler this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, clear tonight with patchy coastal fog late,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday AM with patchy fog, then sunny and cooler in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Sunday night with patchy coastal fog late at night.
• highs 64-74 cooling back to 64 Sunday lows near 57.
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM drizzle and patchy fog Monday, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late Monday night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night and Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs near 64 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny and a bit warmer today, clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear both nights.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. today, 14,000 ft. tonight, 15,000 ft. Saturday, 14,000 Saturday night and Sunday, then 15,000 ft. Sunday night.
• highs 72-80 lows 49-55 cooling back to near 49 Sunday night.
• Mostly sunny but cooler Monday and Tuesday, mostly clear Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Wednesday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Monday, 15,000 ft. Monday night, 14,000 ft. Tuesday, 13,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 74-69 lows 48-46.

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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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