Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Spring Tide?” Here is the correct answer. A Spring Tide is a tide higher than normal which occurs around the time of the new and full moon. I’ll have a new 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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More sunshine as High Pressure (“Arch” shape with blue arrows) continues to keep us warm and dry. It seems the next frontal system that moves through the Pacific Northwest will wash out bringing only a few more clouds with almost no noticeable difference in our weather. Looks like some typical Oregon Summertime sunny and dry weather for Independence Day and the 2016 Olympic Team Trials that run through July 10th at Hayward Field.

Note: Please consider your neighbors when discharging fireworks, which by statute in Eugene should only be used on Monday the 4th. Also, be very careful to put out all spent fireworks to prevent accidental fires. If possible, keep pets indoors to lessen the jarring boom of  mainly the illegal fireworks. Proudly fly your American Flag.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 41 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 41 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 is in effect 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.
• A Blue-Green Algae health advisory has been issued for the Metolius Arm of Lake Billy Chinook from Perry South Campground to and including the area around Three Rivers Marina, located about 12 miles Southwest of Madras in Jefferson County.   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:

• AM clouds, partly cloudy and a bit cooler this afternoon and tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon and at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday (Independence Day), then mostly clear Monday night.
• highs 82-79 lows 52-50.
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon and at night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, mostly clear Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday night.
• highs 77-80 lows 50-53. (seasonal averages high 79 low 50)

 

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. High (103)

Trees………. Low (0)

Last Counted: 7/1/16

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler this afternoon, just mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Sunday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Sunday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday (Independence Day), then mostly clear at night.
• highs 86-83 lows 56-54.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 79-82 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 81 low 55)

 

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

• Mostly cloudy with areas of coastal fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Sunday and in the evening, mostly cloudy late Sunday night,
• Sunny Monday (Independence Day), then partly cloudy at night.
• highs 65-63 lows near 53.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Then sunny Friday.
• highs near 65 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler today through Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday (Independence Day), then mostly clear Monday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today through Sunday night, 13,000 ft. Monday, then 12,000 ft. Monday night.
• highs 72-68 lows 44-42.
• AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon and at night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, mostly clear each night,
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Tuesday, 11,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, 12,000 ft. Wednesday night, 11,000 ft. Thursday, 12,000 ft. Thursday night, then 11,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 64-68 lows 39-45.

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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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