Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “SKYWARN?” Here is the correct answer. SKYWARN is a nationwide network of volunteer weather spotters who report to and are trained by the National Weather Service. These spotters report many forms of significant or severe weather such as Severe Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Hail, Heavy Snow, or Flooding. Contact your local National Weather Service Forecast Office to learn about SKYWARN activities in your area. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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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It’s back to sunshine and no rain as High Pressure takes over to dry us out and warm us up. It seems the next frontal system that has any chance to change our weather won’t be seen until next Friday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 31 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 6 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 31 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

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

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Advisories:

• A Blue-Green Algae health advisory has been issued for Howard Bay (sometimes called Howards Bay or Howard’s Bay) in Upper Klamath Lake. People should avoid swallowing water while swimming or inhaling water droplets as a result of high-speed water activities, such as water skiing or power boating, in areas where blooms are identified. Although toxins are not absorbed through the skin, people who have skin sensitivities may experience a puffy, red rash at the affected area.

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

• Partly cloudy and warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon, then clear at night.
• highs 82-87 cooling to 83 Monday lows 50-53.
• Sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, clear both nights,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, mostly clear at night.
• highs 82-84 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 76 low 49)

 

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. High (82)

Trees………. Moderate (18)

Last Counted: 6/23/16

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Sunny and a bit warmer today and Sunday, mostly clear both nights,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
• highs 74-90 cooling to 87 Monday lows 56-58.
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Wednesday through Friday, clear each night.
• highs near 88 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 79 low 53)

 

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Sunny and warmer today, clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night and Monday, then mostly cloudy Monday night.
• highs near 66 lows near 54.
• AM clouds Tuesday, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday night,
• AM clouds, then sunny Friday afternoon.
• highs near 65 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 63 low 51)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy and warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, then clear at night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today and tonight, then 14,000 ft. Sunday through Monday night.
• highs 72-78 cooling to 75 Monday lows 43-47.
• Sunny Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, clear each night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Tuesday through Friday.
• highs near 75 lows near 47.

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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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