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 39 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 9 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 36 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:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Sunday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday and Tuesday, partly cloudy Monday night, mostly clear Tuesday night.
• lows 50-54 highs 88-83.
• Sunny Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, clear each night.
• highs near 85 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:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 56-60 cooling to 57 Wednesday highs 90-86.
• Then sunny Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, clear each night.
• highs 88-83 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 79 low 54)

 

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

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Monday, mostly cloudy Monday night,
• AM clouds Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and at night.
• lows near 54 highs near 65.
• Then partly cloudy Wednesday through Saturday (a bit warmer Saturday).
• highs 65-68 lows 53-55. (seasonal averages high 63 low 52)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, just partly cloudy late Monday night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, then clear late at night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, then free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• lows 43-48 highs 79-76 warming to 78 Tuesday.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Thursday, Friday and Saturday, clear each night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday night, 14,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 15,000 ft. Saturday.
• highs 77-74 lows 46-48.

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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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