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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column “A Shooting Star Bonanza”

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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 “Backfire?”  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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An upper level low (“Oval” shape in blue arrows off San Francisco, California) is moving to the north and east over us bringing a serious threat of thunderstorms across Oregon. The Perseid Meteor shower will peak tonight but will be hard to see due to the “super moon” that is in its full phase..

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT  UNTIL 5 AM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST, THE WESTERN ROGUE RIVER, AND THE SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM WEDNESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY NIGHT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST, MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT, THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS, THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS AND THE CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA AT MILL BEACH IN CURRY COUNTY. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE SURF OR WATER RUNNING INTO THE  SURF IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE AVOIDED UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE FOR WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 56 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 59 in the Moderate 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 (6)

Trees………. Absent (0)

Last Counted: 8/6/14

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 showers and thunderstorms likely (60%) tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, gusty winds, small hail possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, gusty winds, small hail possible), partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers ands thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, just partly cloudy Thursday night.
• lows 60-53 highs 82-75 warming to 80 Thursday.
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, then mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, Sunday and Monday, partly cloudy Saturday night, mostly clear Sunday night.
• highs 84-86 lows 53-56. (seasonal averages high 83 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with scattered dry thunderstorms this evening, partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms late tonight,
• Partly cloudy with isolated AM thunderstorms, scattered showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with scattered showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and cooler Wednesday, a (30%) chance of at night,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 63-59 highs 87-79 warming to 82 Thursday.
• Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, mostly clear to partly cloudy each night.
• highs 85-88 lows 58-60. (seasonal averages high 85 low 56)

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

• Mostly cloudy with scattered dry scattered thunderstorms this evening, isolated thunderstorms late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal showers while isolated AM thunderstorms inland Tuesday, scattered showers and a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening at the shore with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night while scattered showers and thunderstorms inland late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy at night with a (30%) chance of evening showers inland while a (30%) chance of showers at the shore Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday, and at night.
• lows 55-57 highs 63-65.
• Partly cloudy Friday through Monday.
• highs near 64 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely (60%) tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms), partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy and cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms at night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers  late Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday AM, then partly cloudy with with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorm Thursday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night.
• lows 53-46 highs 74-63 warming to 68 Thursday.
• Then mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, Sunday, and Monday,  mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Monday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday, free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 16,000 ft. Saturday night, 14,000 ft. Sunday, then 15,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 72-75 lows 47-52.

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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 “A Shooting Star Bonanza”

_____

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 “Backfire?”  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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There are two upper level lows that will be controlling our weather for a while. One upper level low (“Oval” shape in blue arrows off southern California) has induced high pressure over us that will keep the air trapped over us for raid heating. The low will move to the north and east over us, cooling us abit. The second low is off the Pacific Northwest (shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) and it will move through later. A frontal system looks like it is preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest  Tuesday, with the help of the upper level low to our northwest, bringing the chance of thunderstorms just ahead of and behind it. The Perseid Meteor shower will continue and peak on the night of Tuesday August 12.

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Advisories:

• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9  PM THIS EVENING FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON, THE LOWER COLUMBIA, THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, THE CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, THE HOOD RIVER VALLEY, THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY, AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR ALL OF WESTERN OREGON INCLUDING THE FORESTED MOUNTAIN, BUT EXCLUDING THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS.
• THE HEALTH ADVISORY FOR SEAL ROCK BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY HAS BEEN LIFTED.
• THE BLUE-GREEN ALGAE ADVISORY FOR ODELL LAKE HAS BEEN LIFTED. THE LEVEL OF CYANOTOXIN FOUND IN ODEL LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY HAVE DROPPED ENOUGH FOR THE HEALTH ADVISORY CANCEL THE ADVISORY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA  AT MILL BEACH IN CURRY COUNTY. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE SURF OR WATER RUNNING INTO THE  SURF IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE AVOIDED UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE FOR WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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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 50 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 (6)

Trees………. Absent (0)

Last Counted: 8/6/14

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 slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this AM, showers and thunderstorms becoming likely (60%) this afternoon, partly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely (60%) this evening (gusty winds, small hail possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late tonight,
• Partly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday and in the evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night.
• highs 94-77 lows 59-54.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, then mostly sunny Saturday afternoon and Sunday, partly cloudy Saturday night.
• highs 80-86 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with scattered dry thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated dry thunderstorms late tonight,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and cooler Wednesday and in the evening, mostly clear late at night.
• highs 96-79 lows 64-58.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear each night,
• Then sunny Sunday.
• highs 80-89 lows near 58. (seasonal averages high 86 low 56)

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

• Mostly cloudy with scattered dry thunderstorms today and this evening, isolated dry thunderstorms late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night
• highs near 64 lows near 55.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs near 64 lows near 55. (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 showers and thunderstorms this AM, showers and thunderstorms likely (60%) this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms), mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely (60%) this evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms), partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers  late Wednesday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Wednesday night.
• highs 80-66 lows 53-46.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy Thursday night,
• Then mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, and Sunday mostly clear at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Friday, 15,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 16,000 ft. Saturday night, then 15,000 ft. Sunday.
• highs 68-75 lows 47-50.

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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 “A Shooting Star Bonanza”

_____

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 “Shortwave?”  And I don’t mean a type of radio. Here is the correct answer. A Shortwave, also known as Shortwave Trough; a disturbance in the mid or upper part of the atmosphere which induces upward motion ahead of it. If other conditions are favorable, the upward motion can contribute to thunderstorm development ahead of a shortwave. 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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There are two upper level lows that will be controlling our weather for a while. One upper level low (“Oval” shape in blue arrows off southern California) has induced high pressure over us that will keep the air trapped over us for rapid heating. The low will move to the north and east over us, cooling us a bit. The second low is off the Pacific Northwest (shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) and it will move through later. A frontal system (shown offshore on this forecast map) looks like it is preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest Tuesday, with the help of the upper level low to our northwest, bringing the chance of thunderstorms just ahead of and behind it. The Perseid Meteor shower will peak Tuesday night.

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Advisories:

• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON, THE LOWER COLUMBIA, THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, THE CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, THE HOOD RIVER VALLEY, THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY, AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR ALL OF WESTERN OREGON INCLUDING THE FORESTED MOUNTAIN, BUT EXCLUDING THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS.
• THE HEALTH ADVISORY FOR SEAL ROCK BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY HAS BEEN LIFTED.
• THE BLUE-GREEN ALGAE ADVISORY FOR ODELL LAKE HAS BEEN LIFTED. THE LEVEL OF CYANOTOXIN FOUND IN ODEL LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY HAVE DROPPED ENOUGH FOR THE HEALTH ADVISORY CANCEL THE ADVISORY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA  AT MILL BEACH IN CURRY COUNTY. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE SURF OR WATER RUNNING INTO THE  SURF IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE AVOIDED UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE FOR WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 46 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 33 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 (6)

Trees………. Absent (0)

Last Counted: 8/6/14

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 showers and thunderstorms tonight,
• Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon, showers and thunderstorms likely (60%) in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late at night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday, and in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy with slight (20%) of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night.
• lows 63-54 highs 92-79.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, then mostly sunny Saturday afternoon and Sunday, partly cloudy Saturday night.
• highs 80-86 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with scattered dry thunderstorms tonight,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM and partly cloudy Monday afternoon with scattered dry thunderstorms continuing in the evening, isolated dry thunderstorms late at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms cooler Wednesday and in the evening, mostly clear late at night.
• lows 66-58 highs 96-79.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, mostly clear each night,
• Then sunny Sunday.
• highs 80-89 lows near 58. (seasonal averages high 86 low 56)

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

• Partly cloudy this evening with dry (thunder and lightning without significant rainfall) coastal thunderstorms tonight, mostly cloudy at night with a isolated dry thunderstorms inland this evening,  scattered dry thunderstorms late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with scattered dry thunderstorms Monday AM, scattered dry thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, isolated dry thunderstorms late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night.
• lows near 55 highs near 64.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and in the evening, partly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday through Friday AM, sunny Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday.
• 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 (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more possible in storms),
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday AM, showers and thunderstorms likely (60%) in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Wednesday night.
• lows 56-46 highs 83-66.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday AM, a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday and in the evening, just partly cloudy Thursday night,
• Then mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, and Sunday mostly clear at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 16,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday.
• highs 68-75 lows 47-50.

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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.

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______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column “A Shooting Star Bonanza”

_____

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 “Shortwave?”  And I don’t mean a type of radio. Here is the correct answer. A Shortwave, also known as Shortwave Trough; a disturbance in the mid or upper part of the atmosphere which induces upward motion ahead of it. If other conditions are favorable, the upward motion can contribute to thunderstorm development ahead of a shortwave. 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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There are two upper level lows that will be controlling our weather for a while. One upper level low (“Oval” shape in blue arrows off southern California) has induced high pressure over us that will keep the air trapped over us for raid heating. The low will move to the north and east over us, cooling us abit. The second low is off the Pacific Northwest (shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) and it will move through later. A frontal system looks like it is preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest next Tuesday, with the help of the upper level low to our northwest, bringing the chance of thunderstorms just ahead of and behind it. The Perseid Meteor shower will continue and peak on the night of Tuesday August 12. The weather is looking just about perfect for the Scandinavian Festival through Sunday in Junction City.

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Advisories:

• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON, THE LOWER COLUMBIA, THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, AND THE CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, AND THE HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TODAY UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES AND THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES, AND THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN COAST RANGE OF OREGON, UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE KLAMATH BASIN, AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 5 AM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE UMPQUA BASIN, THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST, THE WESTERN ROGUE RIVER, AND THE SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TODAY UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 5 AM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE SOUTH  CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• THE HEALTH ADVISORY FOR SEAL ROCK BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY HAS BEEN LIFTED.
• THE BLUE-GREEN ALGAE ADVISORY FOR ODELL LAKE HAS BEEN LIFTED. THE LEVEL OF CYANOTOXIN FOUND IN ODEL LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY HAVE DROPPED ENOUGH FOR THE HEALTH ADVISORY CANCEL THE ADVISORY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA  AT MILL BEACH IN CURRY COUNTY. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE SURF OR WATER RUNNING INTO THE  SURF IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE AVOIDED UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE FOR WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 28 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 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 (6)

Trees………. Absent (0)

Last Counted: 8/6/14

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 with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night.
• highs 95-97 cooling to 88 Tuesday lows 60-58.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, partly cloudy with slight (20%) of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, just mostly cloudy late Wednesday night.
• Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM,  then mostly sunny Saturday afternoon.
• highs 83-80 warming to 86 Friday cooling to 83 Saturday lows near 57. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy with isolated dry thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, scattered dry thunderstorms late tonight,
• Partly cloudy with isolated dry thunderstorms Monday and in the evening, isolated dry thunderstorms at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday and in the evening, partly cloudy Tuesday night.
• highs 96-89 lows 66-59.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and cooler Wednesday afternoon and evening, mostly clear late at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, mostly clear both nights,
• Then sunny Saturday.
• highs 80-88 cooling to 85 Saturday lows 58-60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 56)

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

• Partly cloudy today and this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated dry thunderstorms (thunder and lightning without significant rainfall) late tonight and Monday AM, partly cloudy with scattered dry thunderstorms in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated dry coastal thunderstorms while a slight (20%) chance of isolated dry thunderstorms inland in the evening and isolated dry thunderstorms late at night Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy late Tuesday night.
• highs near 64 lows near 56.
• Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms Wednesday and in the evening, partly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday through Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Saturday.
• highs near 63 lows near 55. (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 showers and thunderstorms this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms), a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, more possible in storms),
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday AM, showers and thunderstorms likely (60%) in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Tuesday night.
• highs 84-76 lows 54-50.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday AM, a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday, and in the evening, just partly cloudy Thursday night,
• Then mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday night, free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 16,000 ft. Saturday.
• highs 70-75 cooling to 69 Saturday lows 47-50.

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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 “A Shooting Star Bonanza”

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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 “Shortwave?”  And I don’t mean a type of radio. Here is the correct answer. A Shortwave, also known as Shortwave Trough; a disturbance in the mid or upper part of the atmosphere which induces upward motion ahead of it. If other conditions are favorable, the upward motion can contribute to thunderstorm development ahead of a shortwave. 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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There are two upper level lows that will be controlling our weather for a while. One upper level low (“Oval” shape in blue arrows off southern California) will move to the north and east over us. The second low is off the Pacific Northwest (shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) and it will move through later. A frontal system looks like it is preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest next Tuesday, with the help of the upper level low to our northwest, bringing the chance of thunderstorms just ahead of and behind it. The Perseid Meteor shower will continue and peak on the night of Tuesday August 12. The weather is looking just about perfect for the Scandinavian Festival through Sunday in Junction City.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES AND THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES, AND THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN COAST RANGE OF OREGON, UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE KLAMATH BASIN, AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SUNDAY UNTIL 5 AM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE UMPQUA BASIN.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SUNDAY UNTIL 5 AM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE SOUTH  CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• THE HEALTH ADVISORY FOR SEAL ROCK BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY HAS BEEN LIFTED.
• THE BLUE-GREEN ALGAE ADVISORY FOR ODELL LAKE HAS BEEN LIFTED. THE LEVEL OF CYANOTOXIN FOUND IN ODEL LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY HAVE DROPPED ENOUGH FOR THE HEALTH ADVISORY CANCEL THE ADVISORY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA  AT MILL BEACH IN CURRY COUNTY. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE SURF OR WATER RUNNING INTO THE  SURF IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE AVOIDED UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE FOR WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 34 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 21 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 (6)

Trees………. Absent (0)

Last Counted: 8/6/14

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 Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday and Tuesday evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night.
• lows 54-60 cooling to 58 Tuesday night highs 95-88.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday evening, just partly cloudy late at night.
• Then mostly sunny Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, partly cloudy Thursday night and mostly clear Friday night.
• highs 83-86 cooling to 83 Saturday lows near 58. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated dry thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, scattered dry thunderstorms late Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy with isolated dry thunderstorms Monday and in the evening, isolated dry thunderstorms at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday and in the evening, partly cloudy Tuesday night.
• lows 58-66 cooling to 59 Tuesday night highs 88-98.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening, mostly clear late at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, mostly clear both nights,
• Then sunny Saturday.
• highs 83-86 cooling to 85 Saturday lows 58-60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 56)

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

• Mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated dry thunderstorms (thunder and lightning without significant rainfall) late Sunday night and Monday AM, partly cloudy with scattered dry thunderstorms in the afternoon,
• mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated dry coastal thunderstorms while a slight (20%) chance of isolated dry thunderstorms inland in the evening and isolated dry thunderstorms late at night Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy late Tuesday night.
• lows 54-56 cooling back to 54 Tuesday night highs near 64.
• Partly cloudy Thursday through Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Saturday.
• highs near 63 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday AM, showers and thunderstorms likely (60%) in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday, a (30%) chance of showers at night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday through Tuesday night,
• lows 50-54 cooling back to 50 Tuesday night highs 84-76.
• Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Then mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday AM, partly cloudy Thursday night,
• Then mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, then free air freezing level 16,000 ft. Thursday night through Saturday.
• highs 70-75 cooling to 60 Friday night lows 47-50.

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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 “A Shooting Star Bonanza”

_____

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. Here is the correct answer. A Shortwave, also known as Shortwave Trough; a disturbance in the mid or upper part of the atmosphere which induces upward motion ahead of it. If other conditions are favorable, the upward motion can contribute to thunderstorm development ahead of a shortwave. 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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There are two upper level lows that will be controlling our weather for a while. One upper level low (“Oval” shape in blue arrows off southern California) will move to the north and east over us. The second low is off the Pacific Northwest (shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) and it will move through later. A frontal system looks like it is preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest next Tuesday, with the help of the upper level low to our northwest, bringing the chance of thunderstorms just ahead of and behind it. The Perseid Meteor shower will continue and peak on the night of Tuesday August 12. The weather is looking just about perfect for the Scandinavian Festival through Sunday in Junction City.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY UNTIL 11 AM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST,  THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY UNTIL 5 AM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE UMPQUA BASIN.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SUNDAY UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SUNDAY UNTIL 5 AM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE SOUTH  CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• THE HEALTH ADVISORY FOR SEAL ROCK BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY HAS BEEN LIFTED.
• THE BLUE-GREEN ALGAE ADVISORY FOR ODELL LAKE HAS BEEN LIFTED. THE LEVEL OF CYANOTOXIN FOUND IN ODEL LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY HAVE DROPPED ENOUGH FOR THE HEALTH ADVISORY CANCEL THE ADVISORY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA  AT MILL BEACH IN CURRY COUNTY. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE SURF OR WATER RUNNING INTO THE  SURF IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE AVOIDED UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE FOR WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 32 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 (6)

Trees………. Absent (0)

Last Counted: 8/6/14

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, clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy with a skight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late at night,
•  highs 88-94 cooling to near 92 Monday lows 55-60.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday and Tuesday evening, just partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, partly cloudy each night.
• highs 87-85 warming to 90 Friday lows near 58. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today, clear tonight,
• Sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, a (30%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of thunderstorms Monday and at night.
• highs 88-98 lows 55-65 cooling to 62 Monday night.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday AM,  partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear both nights,
• Then sunny and warmer Friday.
• highs 87-83 warming to 90 Friday lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 56)

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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, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of thunderstorms Monday and Monday night.
• highs 63-65 lows near 55.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday night,
• Then partly cloudy Friday AM and sunny Friday afternoon.
• highs 63-66 lows 56-54. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny today, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Sunday 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 Monday AM, showers and thunderstorms likely (60%) in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today and tonight, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday through Monday night,
• highs 79-83 lows 50-54.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%)chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday AM, mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, partly cloudy Thursday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday night, free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Thursday, then 16,000 ft Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 75-79 lows near 49.

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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 “A Shooting Star Bonanza”

_____

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 weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Shortwave?”  And I don’t mean a type of radio. 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) weakened and moved eastward allowing an upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) to take over for a more westerly airflow aloft and as a result we should see cooler high temperatures (for tomorrow at least). Also the smoke from the wildfires to our south has moved eastward away from us. A frontal system looks like it is preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest next Tuesday bringing the chance of thunderstorms just ahead of and behind it. The Perseid Meteor shower will continue and peak on the night of Tuesday August 12. The weather is looking just about perfect for the Scandinavian Festival through Sunday in Junction City.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY UNTIL 11 AM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY UNTIL 5 AM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE UMPQUA BASIN.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SUNDAY UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SUNDAY UNTIL 5 AM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.

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• THE HEALTH ADVISORY FOR SEAL ROCK BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY HAS BEEN LIFTED.
• THE BLUE-GREEN ALGAE ADVISORY FOR ODELL LAKE HAS BEEN LIFTED. THE LEVEL OF CYANOTOXIN FOUND IN ODEL LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY HAVE DROPPED ENOUGH FOR THE HEALTH ADVISORY CANCEL THE ADVISORY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA AT MILL BEACH IN CURRY COUNTY. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE SURF OR WATER RUNNING INTO THE SURF IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE AVOIDED UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE FOR WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 32 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 (6)

Trees………. Absent (0)

Last Counted: 8/6/14

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:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Saturday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, just partly cloudy late at night,
• lows 55-60 highs 88-94 cooling to near 87 Monday.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday and Tuesday evening, just partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, partly cloudy each night.
• highs 87-85 warming to 90 Friday lows near 58. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Saturday, clear at night,
• Sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, a (30%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of thunderstorms Monday and at night.
• lows 55-65 cooling to 62 Monday night highs 88-98.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday AM,  partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear both nights,
• Then sunny and warmer Friday.
• highs 87-83 warming to 90 Thursday lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 56)

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

• Clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of thunderstorms Monday and Monday night.
• lows near 55 highs 63-65.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Then partly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday night,
• Then partly cloudy Friday AM and sunny Friday afternoon.
• highs 63-66 lows 56-54. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday 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 Monday AM, showers and thunderstorms likely (60%) in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight and Saturday, 15,000 ft. at night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night,
• lows 47-54 highs 79-83.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%)chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday AM, mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, partly cloudy Thursday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday night, free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Thursday, then 16,000 ft Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 75-79 lows near 49.

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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 “A Shooting Star Bonanza”

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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 weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Shortwave?”  And I don’t mean a type of radio. 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) weakened and moved eastward allowing an upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) to take over for a more westerly airflow aloft and as a result we should see cooler high temperatures (for tomorrow at least). Also the smoke from the wildfires to our south has moved eastward away from us. A frontal system looks like it is preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest next Tuesday, but it is doubtful that it will affect our weather very much because it should stall out. The Perseid Meteor shower will continue and peak on the night of Tuesday August 12. The weather is looking just about perfect for the Scandinavian Festival through Sunday in Junction City.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR BREEZY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES.
• THE BLUE-GREEN ALGAE ADVISORY FOR ODELL LAKE HAS BEEN LIFTED. THE LEVEL OF CYANOTOXIN FOUND IN ODEL LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY HAVE DROPPED ENOUGH FOR THE HEALTH ADVISORY CANCEL THE ADVISORY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA AT SEAL ROCK BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND FOR MILL BEACH IN CURRY COUNTY. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE SURF OR WATER RUNNING INTO THE  SURF IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE AVOIDED UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE FOR WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 27 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 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………. Moderate (6)

Trees………. Absent (0)

Last Counted: 8/6/14

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 a bit cooler today, clear tonight,
• Sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy at night,
• highs 85-93 lows 55-59.
• Mostly sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday and Tuesday evening, just partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night.
• highs 92-86 warming to 90 Wednesday lows near 58. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today and Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and Sunday night.
• highs 85-93 lows 55-62.
• Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of thunderstorms Monday and at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday and in the evening, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night.
• highs 92-88 warming to 90 Thursday lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 56)

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

• Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday night.
• highs near 65 lows near 53-55.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday night and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Then partly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday.
• highs 64-68 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, clear tonight and partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and at night,
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today, 14,000 ft. tonight and Saturday, 15,000 ft. at night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
• highs 72-83 lows 47-53.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday AM, a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy at  night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday night, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 13,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs 80-74 warming back to to 80 Thursday lows 52-50.

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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 “A Shooting Star Bonanza”

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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 weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Shortwave?”  And I don’t mean a type of radio. 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 weakening and moving eastward allowing an upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) to take over for a more westerly airflow aloft and as a result cooler high temperatures and the smoke from the wildfires to our south have moved eastward away from us. A frontal system looks like it is preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest next Tuesday, but it is doubtful that it will affect our weather very much because it should stall out. The Perseid Meteor shower will continue and peak on the night of Tuesday August 12. The weather is looking just about perfect for the Scandinavian Festival through Sunday in Junction City.

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA AT SEAL ROCK BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND FOR MILL BEACH IN CURRY COUNTY. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE SURF OR WATER RUNNING INTO THE  SURF IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE AVOIDED UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE FOR WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND THE ADVISORY CONTINUES AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. HIGH LEVELS OF CYANOTOXIN  WERE FOUND IN ODEL LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY RESULTING IN A HEALTH ADVISORY BEING ISSUED THERE ALSO. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 33 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 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………. Moderate (6)

Trees………. Absent (0)

Last Counted: 8/6/14

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 cooler Friday, clear at night,
• Sunny Saturday, clear Saturday night,
• Sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night.
• lows 55-59 highs 85-93.
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday and at night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, clear Wednesday night.
• highs 92-86 warming to 90 Wednesday lows near 58. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday night
• lows 55-58 highs 85-88.
• Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of thunderstorms Monday and at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the morning, sunny Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night.
• highs near 88 lows 62-60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 56)

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

• Mostly clear this evening, becoming mostly cloudy late tonight at the shore while partly cloudy inland late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday night.
• lows near 54-55 highs near 65.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of  thunderstorms in the evening, Monday afternoon, then partly cloudy late Monday night through Thursday.
• highs near 64 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Friday, clear at night,
• Sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday night
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 14,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night.
• lows 46-53 highs 72-80.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday AM, a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday through Wednesday morning, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday through Wednesday, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 13,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs 80-74 warming to 82 Thursday lows 52-50.

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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 “A Shooting Star Bonanza”

_____

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 weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Shortwave?”  And I don’t mean a type of radio. 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 weakening and moving eastward allowing an upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) to take over for a more westerly airflow aloft and as a result cooler high temperatures and the smoke from the wildfires to our south have moved eastward away from us. A frontal system looks like it is preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest next Tuesday, but it is doubtful that it will affect our weather very much because it should stall out. The Perseid Meteor shower will continue and peak on the night of August 12. The weather is looking just about perfect for the Scandinavian Festival today through Sunday in Junction City.

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA AT SEAL ROCK BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE SURF OR WATER RUNNING INTO THE  SURF IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE AVOIDED UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE FOR WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND THE ADVISORY CONTINUES AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. HIGH LEVELS OF CYANOTOXIN  WERE FOUND IN ODEL LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY RESULTING IN A HEALTH ADVISORY BEING ISSUED THERE ALSO. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 19 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………. Moderate (6)

Trees………. Absent (0)

Last Counted: 8/6/14

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, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Friday, clear at night,
• Sunny Saturday, then clear Saturday night.
• highs 85-83 warming to 87 Saturday lows near 54.
• Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday and at night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday.
• highs near 88 lows 55-53. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear at night.
• highs 85-88 lows 55-58.
• Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear Tuesday night.
• highs 90-88 lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 56)

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

• Cloudy with patchy coastal fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening inland and partly cloudy late while partly cloudy at the shore in the evening and mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM coastal fog, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Saturday night.
• highs near 65 lows near 54.
• Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM, partly cloudy Monday afternoon through Wednesday.
• highs 63-65 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny today, clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Friday, clear at night,
• Sunny Saturday, then mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today and tonight, 13,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 14,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night.
• highs 74-72 warming to 77 Saturday lows 47-50.
• Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday night through Monday night,
• Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Sunday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday, then free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs near 78 lows 52-50.

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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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