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 (“Arch” shape with blue arrows) has taken 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 42 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 40 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 a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon and Wednesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night, mostly clear Wednesday nights.
• lows 55-52 highs 85-83.
• Mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, mostly clear Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, then mostly sunny in the afternoon.
• highs 83-80 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:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Monday and Tuesday, mostly clear both nights,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 60-56 highs 90-86.
• Sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, clear each night,
• Sunny Sunday AM, then partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon.
• highs 87-89 lows near 58. (seasonal averages high 79 low 54)

 

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

• Partly cloudy tonight with areas of coastal fog and patchy coastal drizzle late,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of coastal drizzle and patchy fog Monday AM and mostly cloudy in the  afternoon while just party cloudy inland in the afternoon, mostly cloudy at the shore while partly cloudy inland in the evening and clearing inland late Monday night,
• Cloudy Tuesday AM, then partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday night.
• lows near 54 highs near 65.
• Partly cloudy Thursday through Saturday (a bit warmer Saturday), clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Saturday night and Sunday (a bit cooler).
• highs 65-68 cooling back to 65 Sunday lows 53-56. (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 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 and a bit warmer in the afternoon and evening, clear late at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, then mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Tuesday, 14,000 ft. Tuesday night, 15,000 ft. Wednesday, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• lows near 48 highs 76-78.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday and Friday, mostly clear both nights,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday AM, then sunny Sunday afternoon.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Thursday, 15,000 ft. Thursday night, 14,000 ft. Friday through Saturday, then 15,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 75-70 lows near 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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