______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column “Water, Water, Every Where, Nor Any Drop To Drink.”

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called Who Are The Soroptimists And What Are They Doing?

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is an “Environmental Temperature Sounding?” 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 ridge of high pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) is sitting over us and will keep the sunshine and warmer temperatures with us through the rest of the week. A frontal system looks like it is preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest by the end of next week. That is if it holds together. The Perseid Meteor shower has begun. It will continue and peak on the night of August 12.

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Advisories:

• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE COUNTY AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTY.
• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM SATURDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES, THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST, MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS, THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS, AND THE CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 51 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. Moderate (8)

Trees………. Low (2)

Last Counted: 7/31/14

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms through late this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear Friday night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Sunday night.
• lows 58-56 highs 92-87 warming to near 90 Sunday.
• Mostly sunny Monday and Tuesday, mostly clear both nights.
• Sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday.
• highs 90-88 lows near 57. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• A slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this evening, mostly clear late tonight,
• Sunny Friday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 60-57 highs 92-88 warming back to 92 Sunday.
• Partly cloudy Monday through Wednesday night,
• Sunny Thursday AM, then partly cloudy Thursday afternoon.
• highs 93-90 lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)

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

• A slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, mostly clear late tonight,
• Sunny Friday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows near 55 highs 63-66.
• Just partly cloudy Monday through Wednesday night,
• Then sunny Thursday AM and partly cloudy Thursday afternoon.
• highs 62-65 lows near 55 (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms through late this evening,  a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late tonight through Saturday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday AM, mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and in the evening, just partly cloudy late Sunday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Sunday night.
• lows near 52 highs 80-77 warming back to 80 Sunday.
• Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon  evening, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, just mostly clear late Monday night,
• Sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, clear late at night,
• Sunny Wednesday, clear in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday AM, then partly cloudy Thursday afternoon.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, then free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Tuesday through Thursday.
• highs 80-78 lows near 50.

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at Eugene Daily News.com.

________________

______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column “Water, Water, Every Where, Nor Any Drop To Drink.”

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called Who Are The Soroptimists And What Are They Doing?

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is an “Environmental Temperature Sounding?” 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 ridge of high pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) is sitting over us and will keep the sunshine and warmer temperatures with us through the rest of the week. The Perseid Meteor shower has begun. It will continue and peak on the night of August 12.

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Advisories:

• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 11 PM SATURDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST, MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS, THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS, AND THE CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 51 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 19 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. Moderate (5)

Trees………. Low (5)

Last Counted: 7/26/14

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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

• Mostly sunny and warm today and Friday, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Saturday night,
• highs 94-88 lows near 55.
• Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear to partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday.
• highs 90-88 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny this AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms today, mostly clear late tonight,
• Sunny Friday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• highs 93-90 lows 60-57.
• Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday night,
• Then sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday.
• highs 92-94 lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)

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

• Partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM coastal fog, sunny Friday afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday night through Saturday night.
• highs near 65 lows near 55.
• Then just partly cloudy Sunday through Wednesday.
• highs near 65 lows near 55 (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this AM, a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late tonight through Saturday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Saturday night.
• highs 83-78 lows near 52.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday and in the evening, just partly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then just partly cloudy late Monday night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and at night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday through Monday night, then free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Tuesday, 16,000 ft. at night, then 15,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 79-82 cooling to 78 Wednesday lows near 50.

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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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at Eugene Daily News.com.

________________

______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column “Water, Water, Every Where, Nor Any Drop To Drink.”

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called Who Are The Soroptimists And What Are They Doing?

________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is an “Environmental Temperature Sounding?” 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 ridge of high pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) is sitting over us and will keep the sunshine and warmer temperatures with us through the rest of the week. The Perseid Meteor shower has begun. It will continue and peak on the night of August 12.

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Advisories:

• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, THE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE COUNTY, AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTY.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 50 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 30 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. Moderate (5)

Trees………. Low (5)

Last Counted: 7/26/14

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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

• Partly cloudy and warm tonight through Saturday night,
• lows near 56 highs 92-88.
• Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun in  the AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night Monday through Wednesday.
• highs 90-88 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, mostly clear late tonight,
• Sunny with a slight (20%) chance of isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Friday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• lows 60-57 highs 93-90.
• Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday night,
• Then Sunny Wednesday.
• highs 92-94 lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)

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

• Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM coastal fog, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday night through Saturday night.
• lows near 55 highs near 64.
• Then just partly cloudy Sunday through Wednesday.
• highs near 66 lows near 55 (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon,  mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Thursday night through Friday evening,
•  Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday and Saturday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Saturday night.
• lows near 52 highs 82-78.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday and in the evening, just partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then just partly cloudy Monday night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and at night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday through Monday night, then free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Tuesday, 16,000 ft. at night, then 15,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 80-78 lows near 50.

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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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at Eugene Daily News.com.

________________

______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column “Water, Water, Every Where, Nor Any Drop To Drink.”

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called Who Are The Soroptimists And What Are They Doing?

________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is an “Environmental Temperature Sounding?” 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 ridge of high pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) is sitting over us and will keep the sunshine and warmer temperatures with us through the rest of the week. The Perseid Meteor shower has begun. It will continue and peak on the night of August 12.

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Advisories:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN LANE COUNTY IN WESTERN OREGON...

* UNTIL 630 PM PDT

* AT 601 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HILLS CREEK
  RESERVOIR...OR 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OAKRIDGE...AND MOVING NORTH AT
  10 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HILLS CREEK RESERVOIR.

IN OREGON THIS INCLUDES STATE HIGHWAY 58 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 46 AND
61 JUST WEST OF WILLAMETTE PASS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...
DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY
RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 48 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 29 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. Moderate (5)

Trees………. Low (5)

Last Counted: 7/26/14

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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

• Mostly sunny and warm today, partly cloudy tonight through Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny still warm Friday, mostly clear Friday night.
• highs 92-90 lows near 56.
• Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, partly cloudy both nights,
• Partly cloudy Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly sunny Tuesday.
• highs 90-88 lows near 57. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon thunderstorms Thursday, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Friday night.
• highs 94-90 lows near 60.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday and Saturday night,
• Then just partly cloudy Sunday through Tuesday.
• highs 92-89 lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy inland while mostly cloudy at the shore Thursday night through Friday night.
• highs near 64 lows near 55.
• Then just partly cloudy Saturday through Tuesday.
• highs near 64 lows near 55 (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms today, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon through Friday evening, just partly cloudy Friday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Friday night.
• highs 80-82 cooling to 79 Friday night lows 52-50.
• Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon through Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday and in the evening,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon, then just partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Monday night, then free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 78-80 cooling to 77 Tuesday lows near 50.

________________

**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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at Eugene Daily News.com.

________________

______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column “Water, Water, Every Where, Nor Any Drop To Drink.”

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called Who Are The Soroptimists And What Are They Doing?

________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is an “Environmental Temperature Sounding?” 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.

________________

A ridge of high pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) is sitting over us and will keep the sunshine and warmer temperatures with us through the workweek. The Perseid Meteor shower has begun. It will continue and peak on the night of August 12.

________________

Advisories:

• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, THE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE COUNTY, AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTY.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 53 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 40 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. Moderate (5)

Trees………. Low (5)

Last Counted: 7/26/14

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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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 warm Wednesday, partly cloudy at night through Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny still warm Friday, mostly clear Friday night.
• lows near 56 highs 92-90.
•  Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, partly cloudy both nights,
• Partly cloudy Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly sunny Tuesday.
• highs 90-88 lows near 57. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly cloudy at night,
• Then partly cloudy Friday and Friday night.
• lows near 60 highs 93-90.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday and Saturday night,
• Then partly cloudy Sunday through Monday.
• highs 92-89 lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)

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

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy Thursday night through Friday night.
• lows 53-56 highs near 64.
• Then just partly cloudy Saturday through Tuesday.
• highs near 64 lows near 55 (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon through Friday evening, just partly cloudy Friday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Wednesday and at night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday through Friday night.
• lows 52-50 highs 80-82 cooling to 78 Friday.
• Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon through Saturday evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday and in the evening,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon, then just partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Monday night, then free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 78-80 cooling to 77 Tuesday lows near 50.

________________

**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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at Eugene Daily News.com.

________________

______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column “Water, Water, Every Where, Nor Any Drop To Drink.”

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called Who Are The Soroptimists And What Are They Doing?

________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is an “Environmental Temperature Sounding?” 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.

________________

A ridge of high pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) is sitting over us and will keep the sunshine and warmer temperatures with us through the workweek. The Perseid Meteor shower has begun. It will continue and peak on the night of August 12.

________________

Advisories:

• THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A
  
  * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
    SOUTHEASTERN LINN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OREGON...
    NORTHEASTERN LANE COUNTY IN WESTERN OREGON...
  
  * UNTIL 200 PM PDT
  
  * AT 117 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
    CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN
    EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MCKENZIE PASS...AND
    MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
  
  * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
    TOMBSTONE SUMMIT...MCKENZIE PASS AND SANTIAM JUNCTION.
  
  THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS IN OREGON...
   U.S. HIGHWAY 20 EAST OF ALBANY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 59 AND 80.
   STATE HIGHWAY 22 EAST OF SALEM BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 78 AND 81.
   STATE HIGHWAY 126 FROM MCKENZIE BRIDGE TO THE SANTIAM HIGHWAY
  BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 13.
  
  PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
  
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...
  DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO
  AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY
  RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
  COVERS THE ROAD.

• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, THE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE COUNTY, AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTY.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 40 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 32 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. Moderate (5)

Trees………. Low (5)

Last Counted: 7/26/14

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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

• Mostly sunny today, Wednesday, and Thursday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 92-90 lows near 58.
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night, partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy at night and Monday AM, then mostly sunny in the afternoon.
• highs 92-87 lows 57-55. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, partly cloudy  tonight,
• Sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
• Sunny Thursday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then just mostly clear late Thursday night.
• highs 92-92 lows near 60.
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon thunderstorms Friday through Monday.
• highs 92-87 lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night.
• highs near 64 lows 56-53 warming back to 56 Thursday night.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday and at night,
• Then just partly cloudy Saturday through Monday.
• highs near 64 lows near 56 (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny this AM, partly cloudy with a slight (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late tonight,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening, then a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday and Thursday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Thursday night.
• highs 84-79 lows near 53.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday and in the evening, just partly cloudy Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday and in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday through Monday.
• highs 80-78 lows near 50.

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at Eugene Daily News.com.

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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column “Water, Water, Every Where, Nor Any Drop To Drink.”

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called Who Are The Soroptimists And What Are They Doing?

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is an “Environmental Temperature Sounding?” 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 ridge of high pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) is sitting over us and will keep the sunshine and warmer temperatures with us into the workweek. The Perseid Meteor shower has begun. It will continue and peak on the night of August 12.

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Advisories:

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, THE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE COUNTY, AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTY.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 45 in the Good category measuring Ozone at Delight Valley School, Saginaw. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 34 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. Moderate (5)

Trees………. Low (5)

Last Counted: 7/26/14

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, mostly clear each night.
• lows near 58 highs 92-90.
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night, partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy at night and Monday AM, then mostly sunny in the afternoon.
• highs 92-87 lows 58-55. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
• Sunny Thursday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then just mostly clear late Thursday night.
• lows 63-60 highs 95-92.
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday through Monday.
• highs 92-94 cooling to near 90 Monday lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)

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

• Mostly clear this evening,  mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night.
• lows 56-53 warming back to 56 Thursday night highs near 64.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday and at night,
• Then just partly cloudy Saturday through Monday.
• highs near 64 lows near 56 (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening, then a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday and Thursday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Thursday night.
• lows near 53 highs 84-79.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday and in the evening, just partly cloudy Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday and in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday through Monday.
• highs 80-78 lows near 50.

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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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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at Eugene Daily News.com.

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______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column “Water, Water, Every Where, Nor Any Drop To Drink.”

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called Who Are The Soroptimists And What Are They Doing?

________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is an “Environmental Temperature Sounding?” 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 ridge of high pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) is sitting over us and will keep the sunshine and warmer temperatures with us into the workweek. The Perseid Meteor shower has begun. It will continue and peak on the night of August 12.

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Advisories: None at this time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 40 in the Good category measuring Ozone at Delight Valley School, Saginaw. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 23 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. Moderate (5)

Trees………. Low (5)

Last Counted: 7/26/14

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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

• Mostly sunny today, Tuesday, and Wednesday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 94-88 lows 59-57.
• Mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, mostly clear each night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon.
• highs 90-87 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today, partly cloudy this evening, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday and at night.
• highs 95-92 lows 63-60.
• Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday through Sunday.
• highs 92-88 lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)

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

• Partly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening,  partly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Sunny Wednesday AM, then partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and at night.
• highs near 65 lows near 56.
• Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday and at night,
• Then partly cloudy, then partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday.
• highs near 64 lows near 56 (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny this AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening, then a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Wednesday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. today, 14,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday night,
• highs 84-80 lows near 53.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday through Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in Saturday afternoon through Sunday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday through Sunday.
• highs near 80 lows 54-50.

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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.

________________

______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Who Came Up With That “Cool Idea?”

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called Who Are The Soroptimists And What Are They Doing?

________________

No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “parhelion?” Here is the correct answer. A Parhelion is the scientific name for sun dogs. Either of two colored luminous spots that appear at roughly 22 degrees on both sides of the sun at the same elevation. They are caused by the refraction of sunlight passing through ice crystals. They are most commonly seen during winter in the middle latitudes and are exclusively associated with cirriform clouds. They are also known as mock suns. 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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A ridge of high pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) is sitting over us and will keep the sunshine and warmer temperatures with us into the workweek.

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Advisories: None at this time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 37 in the Good category measuring Ozone at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 24 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass……….Low (3)

Trees……….Low (6)

Last Counted: 7/23/14

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, mostly clear each night.
• lows near 58 highs 94-90.
• Mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, mostly clear each night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon.
• highs 90-87 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly clear late tonight,
• Sunny Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear Monday night,
• Sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday and at night.
• lows 63-60 highs 95-92.
• Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday through Sunday.
• highs 92-88 lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)

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

• Mostly clear tonight and breezy (Wind: N 15-25 mph decreasing to N 10-15 mph late this evening at the shore while NW 10-15 mph decreasing to NW 5 mph late tonight inland),
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening,  partly cloudy late at night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Sunny Wednesday AM, then partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and at night.
• lows near 56 highs near 65.
• Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday and at night,
• Then partly cloudy, then partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday.
• highs near 64 lows near 56 (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy late Monday night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Wednesday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, 15,000 ft. Monday, 14,000 ft. at night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday night,
• lows near 53 highs 84-86.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday through Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in Saturday afternoon through Sunday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday through Sunday.
• highs 84-78 lows 54-50.

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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.

________________

______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Who Came Up With That “Cool Idea?”

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called Who Are The Soroptimists And What Are They Doing?

________________

No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “parhelion?” Here is the correct answer. A Parhelion is the scientific name for sun dogs. Either of two colored luminous spots that appear at roughly 22 degrees on both sides of the sun at the same elevation. They are caused by the refraction of sunlight passing through ice crystals. They are most commonly seen during winter in the middle latitudes and are exclusively associated with cirriform clouds. They are also known as mock suns. 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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A ridge of high pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) will keep the sunshine and warmer temperatures with us into next week.

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Advisories: None at this time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 31 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 17 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass……….Low (3)

Trees……….Low (6)

Last Counted: 7/23/14

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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

• Sunny today through Tuesday, mostly clear each night.
• highs near 93 lows near 57.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 92-87 lows near 57. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today and Monday, mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Tuesday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 94-95 cooling to 93 Tuesday lows near 62.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, then partly cloudy Wednesday through Saturday.
• highs 92-88 lows 62-60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)

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

• Partly cloudy this morning, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening,  partly cloudy late at night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, then mostly clear at night.
• highs near 65 lows near 56.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, then partly cloudy Wednesday night through Saturday.
• highs near 64 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny this AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late this afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy Monday night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and at night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today, 15,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night,
• highs 82-87 lows 53-55.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and at night Wednesday through Friday afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday through Saturday.
• highs 86-79 lows 53-50.

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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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