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

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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 a “parhelion?”  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 trough of low pressure (“U” shape in blue arrows) is going to give us a chance of showers continuing through Wednesday. Then look for a serious warm-up.

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Advisories:

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

* UNTIL 800 PM PDT

* AT 728 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
  AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9
  MILES SOUTH OF COUGAR RESERVOIR...OR 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF
  OAKRIDGE...AND MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  COUGAR RESERVOIR AND BLUE RIVER.

IN OREGON THIS INCLUDES STATE HIGHWAY 126 FROM EUGENE TO MCKENZIE
BRIDGE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 38 AND 52.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL LANE COUNTY IN WESTERN OREGON...

* UNTIL 730 PM PDT

* AT 659 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 8 MILES WEST OF WALDO LAKE...OR
  12 MILES EAST OF OAKRIDGE...AND MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST MINUS -SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, THE SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS, THE CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS, AND THE WALLOWA DISTRICT.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 27 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 11 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……….Absent (0)

Last Counted: 7/21/14

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:

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers this AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of isolated afternoon showers (0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with showers likely (60%) Wednesday AM, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night.
• highs 77-75 warming to 80 Thursday lows 54-49 rising to 52 Thursday night.
• AM clouds and sun, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, mostly clear Friday night and Saturday night.
• highs 87-92 cooling to 89 Monday lows 55-58. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this morning, a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers this afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a AM showers likely (60%), a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy  late Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny and warmer Thursday afternoon, clear at night.
• highs 80-73 warming to 82 Thursday lows 58-52 warming to 82 Thursday night .
• Sunny Friday and Saturday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear at night.
• highs 89-95 cooling to 93 Sunday 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 a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers today, a (30%) chance of scattered showers tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (60%),  a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal showers, patchy fog late Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Thursday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• highs near 62-66 lows 55-53 warming back to 55 Thursday night.
• Sunny Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 66-68 cooling to 66 Sunday lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) thunderstorms late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers and colder late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Wednesday, 7,000 ft. Thursday, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Thursday night.
• highs 72-62 warming to 65 Thursday lows 47-40 warming to 45 Thursday night.
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, clear at night,
• Then sunny Sunday and Monday, clear Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Friday, 15,000 ft. Friday night, 16,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 15,000 ft. Sunday, 16,000 ft. Sunday night, then 15,000 ft. Monday.
• highs 77-83 cooling to near 80 Monday lows 49-54.

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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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______________

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?

________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “parhelion?”  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 trough of low pressure (“U” shape in blue arrows) is going to give us a chance of showers starting today and continuing through Wednesday.

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Advisories: None at this time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 21 in the Good category measuring Ozone at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 14 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……….Absent (0)

Last Counted: 7/21/14

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 cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of afternoon showers (0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Tuesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers late Wednesday night.
• lows 56-49 rising to 52 Thursday night highs 77-75 warming to 80 Thursday.
• AM clouds and sun, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, mostly clear Friday night and Saturday night.
• highs 87-92 cooling to 89 Monday lows 55-58. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and  Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny and warmer Thursday afternoon, clear at night.
• lows 59-54 warming to 82 Thursday highs 84-75 warming to 82 Thursday.
• Sunny Friday and Saturday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Monday.
• highs 89-95 cooling to 93 Sunday 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 fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers tonight while a slight (20%) chance of inland showers late Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal showers, patchy fog Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Thursday afternoon, then clear at night.
• lows 55-53 highs near 64-62 warming to 66 Thursday.
• Mostly sunny Friday through Monday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 66-68 cooling to 66 Sunday  lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) thunderstorms late Tuesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers and colder late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Wednesday night.
• lows 53-40 warming to 45 Wednesday night highs 72-62 warming to 65 Thursday.
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, clear at night,
• Then sunny Sunday and Monday, clear Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Friday, 15,000 ft. Friday night, 16,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 15,000 ft. Sunday, 16,000 ft. Sunday night, then 15,000 ft. Monday.
• highs 77-83 cooling to near 80 Monday lows 49-54.

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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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______________

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?

________________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question.  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 trough of low pressure (“U” shape in blue arrows) is going to give us a chance of showers starting today and continuing through Wednesday.

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Advisories: None at this time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 10 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……….High (34)

Trees……….Low (12)

Last Counted: 7/11/14

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:

• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers today, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a (30%) chance of afternoon showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a (40%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy late Wednesday night
• highs 80-75 lows 56-49.
• AM clouds and sun, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, mostly clear Friday night and Saturday night.
• highs 80-95 cooling to near 92 Sunday lows 53-58. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance showers today, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night.
• highs 83-80 lows 59-56.
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny and warmer Thursday afternoon through Saturday, clear at night,
• Sunny Friday and Saturday, clear Friday night,
• Then mostly sunny Sunday.
• highs 86-95 cooling to 93 Sunday lows 56-62. (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 a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of scattered showers tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM coastal fog, cloudy Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday night.
• highs near 64-62 lows near 55.
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Thursday afternoon and Friday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night.
• highs 64-68 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers today and tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday AM, a (30%) chance of showers (0.10 in. of rain possible) and a slight (20%) chance thunderstorms in the afternoon and Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then partly cloudy late at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Wednesday night.
• highs 69-72 cooling to 62 Wednesday night lows 53-40.
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Then sunny Sunday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Thursday, 14,000 ft. Thursday through Friday, 15,000 ft. Friday night, 16,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, then 15,000 ft. Sunday.
• highs 70-83 lows 46-54.

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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 We’re Having A Heatwave. What To Do?

_____

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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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Derecho?” (Hint: One has been in the news lately.) Here is the correct answer. A Derecho (Pronounced day-RAY-cho), a widespread and usually fast-moving windstorm associated with convection. Derechos include any family of downburst clusters produced by an extratropical MCS, and can produce damaging straight-line winds over areas hundreds of miles long and more than 100 miles across.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 high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape in blue arrows offshore) is slowly weakening and an upper level low is sliding over it. A frontal system pushed in overnight bringing with it the slight chance of showers beginning today.

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Advisories: None at this time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 9 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 5 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……….High (34)

Trees……….Low (12)

Last Counted: 7/11/14

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, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a (30%) chance of afternoon showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a (40%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy late Wednesday night
• lows 52-56 cooling to 49 Wednesday night highs 80-75.
• AM clouds and sun, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, mostly clear Friday night and Saturday night.
• highs 80-93 cooling to near 90 Sunday lows 53-58. (seasonal averages high 83 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this evening,  mostly cloudy tonight and Monday, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance showers late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, becoming mostly clear late Wednesday night.
• lows 59-56 highs 83-85.
• Sunny and warmer Thursday through Saturday, clear at night,
• Sunny Friday and Saturday, clear Friday night,
• Then mostly sunny Sunday.
• highs 86-95 cooling to 93 Sunday lows 56-62. (seasonal averages high 85 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 AM coastal fog, partly cloudy Monday afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night through Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then just mostly clear Wednesday night.
• lows near 55 highs near 64-62.
• Sunny Thursday and Friday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night.
• highs 64-68 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy tonight and Monday,
• mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers  and thunderstorms late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday AM, a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance thunderstorms in the afternoon and Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then partly cloudy late at night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday through Wednesday night.
• lows 48-53 cooling to near 40 Wednesday night highs 72-62.
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Sunny Sunday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Thursday, 14,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, 15,000 ft. Friday night, 16,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, then 15,000 ft. Sunday.
• highs 70-83 lows 46-54.

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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 We’re Having A Heatwave. What To Do?

_____

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 “Derecho?” (Hint: One has been in the news lately.) Here is the correct answer. A Derecho (Pronounced day-RAY-cho), a widespread and usually fast-moving windstorm associated with convection. Derechos include any family of downburst clusters produced by an extratropical MCS, and can produce damaging straight-line winds over areas hundreds of miles long and more than 100 miles across.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 high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape in blue arrows offshore) is slowly weakening and an upper level low is sliding over it. A frontal system pushed in overnight bringing with it the slight chance of showers beginning today.

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Advisories: None at this time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 9 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 5 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……….High (34)

Trees……….Low (12)

Last Counted: 7/11/14

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:

• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of scattered drizzle this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, just partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a (30%) chance of afternoon showers, mostly cloud with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• highs 82-78 lows near 55.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night.
• highs 75-89 lows 48-55. (seasonal averages high 83 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance showers late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorm Tuesday afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night.
• highs 88-82 lows near 58.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon and evening, clear at night,
• Then sunny Friday and Saturday, clear Friday night.
• highs 79-92 lows 55-58. (seasonal averages high 85 low 57)

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of coastal drizzle this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (30%) chance of showers late at night.
• highs near 65 lows near 55.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Friday and Saturday, clear Friday night.
• highs 62-67 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 drizzle this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers  and thunderstorms Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late Tuesday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today, 14,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday  through Tuesday night.
• highs 72-69 lows 50-48.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, and partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, Friday, and Saturday, clear each night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, then free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Thursday, then 15,000 ft. Friday through Saturday.
• highs 62-77 lows 40-50.

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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 We’re Having A Heatwave. What To Do?

_____

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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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Derecho?” (Hint: One has been in the news lately.) Here is the correct answer. A Derecho (Pronounced day-RAY-cho), a widespread and usually fast-moving windstorm associated with convection. Derechos include any family of downburst clusters produced by an extratropical MCS, and can produce damaging straight-line winds over areas hundreds of miles long and more than 100 miles across.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 high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape in blue arrows offshore) is slowly weakening and an upper level low will slide over it toward the weekend. A frontal system will push in tonight bringing with it the slight chance of showers beginning Sunday.

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Advisories: None at this time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 22 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 13 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……….High (34)

Trees……….Low (12)

Last Counted: 7/11/14

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 this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, just partly cloudy at night,
• AM clouds, partly cloudy Monday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
• lows 60-53 highs 82-76.
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday with a (30%) chance of showers, a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and night,
• Then mostly sunny Saturday.
• highs 75-87 lows 48-55. (seasonal averages high 83 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance showers late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• lows 62-58 highs 86-82.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear at night,
• Then sunny Friday and Saturday, clear Friday night.
• highs 79-92 lows 55-58. (seasonal averages high 85 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 and a slight (20%) chance of patchy drizzle late tonight while clear inland with patchy fog late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of coastal drizzle Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (30%) chance of showers late at night.
• lows 58-55 highs near 63.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Thursday afternoon, clear at night,
• Sunny Friday and Saturday, clear Friday night.
• highs 62-67 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear this evening,  partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers  and thunderstorms Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late Tuesday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Sunday  night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday  through Tuesday night.
• highs 75-68 lows 50-52 cooling to 48 Tuesday night.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, and partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, clear each night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, then free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Thursday, then 15,000 ft. Friday through Saturday.
• highs 62-77 lows 40-50.

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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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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column We’re Having A Heatwave. What To Do?

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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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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Derecho?” (Hint: One has been in the news lately.) Here is the correct answer. A Derecho (Pronounced day-RAY-cho), a widespread and usually fast-moving windstorm associated with convection. Derechos include any family of downburst clusters produced by an extratropical MCS, and can produce damaging straight-line winds over areas hundreds of miles long and more than 100 miles across.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 high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape in blue arrows offshore) is slowly weakening and an upper level low will slide over it toward the weekend. A frontal system will push in  bringing with it the slight chance of showers starting Sunday.

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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 Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 12 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……….High (34)

Trees……….Low (12)

Last Counted: 7/11/14

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, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle Sunday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, just partly cloudy late at night,
• AM clouds, partly cloudy Monday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
• highs 87-79 lows 60-55.
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a (30%) chance of showers in the afternoon and Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny Friday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon.
• highs 80-87 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 83 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance showers late Monday night.
• highs 96-83 lows 62-58.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Friday.
• highs 83-90 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 85 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, otherwise sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog and a slight (20%) chance of patchy drizzle late tonight while clear in the evening inland and cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of coastal drizzle Sunday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night.
• highs 70-63 lows 59-55.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, then sunny Friday afternoon.
• highs 63-65 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny today, partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and late Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday AM, 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, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Monday night.
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. today, 15,000 ft. tonight, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday through Monday night.
• highs 77-70 lows 50-45 warming to 49 Monday night.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, and partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, mostly clear Thursday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday night, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday night, and Thursday.
• highs 70-67 warming to 78 Friday lows 48-50.

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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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______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column We’re Having A Heatwave. What To Do?

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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 a “Derecho?” (Hint: One has been in the news lately.)  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 high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape in blue arrows offshore) is slowly weakening and an upper level low will slide over it toward the weekend. A frontal system will push in over the weekend bringing with it the slight chance of showers.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TODAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 35 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 18 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……….High (34)

Trees……….Low (12)

Last Counted: 7/11/14

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 through Saturday evening, mostly cloudy at night,
• Cloudy Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, just partly cloudy late at night,
• AM clouds, partly cloudy Monday and at night,
• lows 56-58 cooling to 55 Sunday night highs 88-79.
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a (30%) chance of showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny Friday AM, then partly cloudy at night.
• highs 82-80 warming to 85 Thursday lows 56-52. (seasonal averages high 83 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Saturday, mostly clear with patchy fog late Saturday night,
• Cloudy Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance showers late Monday night.
• lows 60-62 cooling to 57Monday night highs 96-80.
•  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Friday.
• highs 83-90 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 85 low 57)

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

• Clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog Saturday AM, otherwise sunny in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late Saturday night while clear in the evening inland and cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle Sunday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon and Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night.
• lows 57-60 cooling to 55 Monday night highs 66-62 warming to 65 Monday.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Friday.
• highs 63-65 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers or drizzle Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night.
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. tonight, 15,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday through Monday night.
• lows 47-45 warming to highs 77-69.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, and partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, mostly clear Thursday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday night, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday night, and Thursday.
• highs 70-67 warming to 75 Friday lows 50-46.

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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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______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column We’re Having A Heatwave. What To Do?

_____

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 a “Derecho?” (Hint: One has been in the news lately.)  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 high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape in blue arrows offshore) is slowly weakening and an upper level low will slide over it toward the weekend and a frontal system will push through between Saturday night and Sunday morning returning the slight chance of showers. The temperatures will fluctuate a bit lower, a bit higher, a bit lower, then back up a bit, but will stay pretty stable through the weekend.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 39 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 18 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……….High (34)

Trees……….Low (12)

Last Counted: 7/11/14

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, mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night.
• highs 86-88 cooling to near 80 Sunday lows 58-56.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night through Wednesday night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday AM and partly cloudy in the afternoon.
• highs 82-80 warming to 85 Thursday lows 56-53. (seasonal averages high 83 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night.
• highs 89-80 lows near 60.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday AM, partly cloudy Monday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, then partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon through Thursday.
• highs 83-88 lows 58-56. (seasonal averages high 85 low 57)

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

• Cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog Saturday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon and Sunday night.
• highs 62-65 cooling to 63 Sunday lows near 56.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Monday night through Tuesday night,
• Then partly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday.
• highs 64-60 warming to 63 Thursday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny today, clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening with a slight (20%) chance of showers, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. today, 16,000 ft. tonight, 15,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
• highs 76-70 lows 48-52 cooling to 47 Sunday night.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, just partly cloudy late Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Wednesday night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday night, then free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Wednesday, 14,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 15,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs 70-72 Wednesday lows 50-47.

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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.

________________

______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column We’re Having A Heatwave. What To Do?

_____

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 a “Derecho?” (Hint: One has been in the news lately.)  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 high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape in blue arrows offshore) is slowly weakening and an upper level low will slide over it toward the weekend and a frontal system will push through between Saturday night and Sunday morning returning the slight chance of showers. The temperatures will fluctuate a bit lower, a bit higher, a bit lower, then back up a bit, but will stay pretty stable through the weekend.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 39 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 18 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……….High (34)

Trees……….Low (12)

Last Counted: 7/11/14

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 Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night.
• lows 50-59 highs 86-88 cooling to near 80 Sunday.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night through Wednesday night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday AM and partly cloudy in the afternoon.
• highs 82-80 warming to 85 Thursday lows 56-53. (seasonal averages high 83 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night.
• lows 54-62 cooling to 58 Sunday night highs 89-80.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday AM, partly cloudy Monday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, then partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon through Thursday.
• highs 83-88 lows 58-56. (seasonal averages high 85 low 57)

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

• Clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Cloudy Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog Saturday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon and Sunday night.
• lows 53-56 highs 62-65 cooling to 63 Sunday.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Monday night through Tuesday night,
• Then partly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday.
• highs 64-60 warming to 63 Thursday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Friday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening with a slight (20%) chance of showers, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. tonight, 15,000 ft. Friday, 16,000 ft. at night, 15,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
• lows 48-52 cooling to 47 Sunday night highs 76-70.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, just partly cloudy late Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Wednesday night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday night, then free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Wednesday, 14,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 15,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs 70-72 Wednesday lows 50-47.

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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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