______________

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 August 12. The weather is looking just about perfect for the Scandinavian Festival Thursday through Sunday in Junction City.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR: THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN OF OREGON.
• 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 HAVE 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 27 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 15 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 Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and at night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, then clear Saturday night.
• lows near 54 highs 82-85.
• Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy Monday afternoon and night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly cloudy 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:

• Clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear at night.
• lows 58-55 warming back to 58 Saturday night highs 85-88.
• Mostly sunny Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, mostly clear each 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:

• Clear this evening, cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
• Cloudy with patchy coastal fog in the AM, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening inland and partly cloudy late while partly cloudy at the shore in the evening and mostly cloudy late Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM coastal fog, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows near 54 highs near 65.
• Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday night 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:

• Clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and at night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight and Thursday, 13,000 ft. Friday through Saturday night.
• lows 47-50 highs 70-74.
• Sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly cloudy 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, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, then mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday, then 15,000 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.

________________

______________

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) 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 will slowly move 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 Thursday through Sunday in Junction City.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR: THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN OF OREGON.
• 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 HAVE 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 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 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………. Moderate (8)

Trees………. Low (4)

Last Counted: 8/1/14

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 this afternoon still some haze, clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night.
• highs 84-82 lows near 54.
• Mostly sunny Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 86-92 lows 57-54. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Thursday and Friday, then mostly clear each night.
• highs 85 lows near 57.
• Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday night,
• Then sunny Tuesday.
• highs 87-94 lows 59-62. (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 patchy AM coastal fog, mostly sunny 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,
• Cloudy with patchy coastal fog in the AM, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening inland and partly cloudy late while partly cloudy at the shore in the evening and mostly cloudy late Thursday night,
• Cloudy with patchy AM fog at the shore while partly cloudy inland Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night.
• highs near 64 lows near 54.
• Partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 64-66 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny today, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, then mostly clear each night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today, 15,000 ft. tonight, then 14,000 ft. Thursday through Friday night.
• highs 72-70 lows 48-46 warming to near 50 Friday night.
• Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday and Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms at night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny in the afternoon.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Saturday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night, free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night, then free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 74-82 lows 52-54 cooling back to 52 Monday night.

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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) is weakening and moving eastward allowing for a more southerly airflow aloft and as a result cooler high temperatures. A frontal system looks like it is preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest, but it is doubtful that it will affect our weather very much because it should stall out. The Perseid Meteor shower has begun. It will continue and peak on the night of August 12.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR: THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN OF OREGON.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE FOR: THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA FOREST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL  OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
• 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 HAVE 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 23 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. Moderate (8)

Trees………. Low (4)

Last Counted: 8/1/14

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,
• Morning clouds, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night.
• lows 56-54 highs near 85.
• Mostly sunny Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 87-92 lows 57-54. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, sunny Friday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• lows near 57 highs 85.
• Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday night,
• Then sunny Tuesday.
• highs 87-94 lows 59-62. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)

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

• Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• Cloudy in the AM, sunny Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Thursday night,
• Cloudy Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night.
• lows near 54 highs near 64.
• Partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 64-66 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly clear late Friday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. tonight 15,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, then 14,000 ft. Thursday through Friday night.
• lows near 50 highs near 75.
• Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon through Monday evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny in the afternoon.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Monday night, then free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 76-82 lows near 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.

________________

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) is weakening and moving eastward allowing for a more southerly airflow aloft and as a result cooler high temperatures. A frontal system looks like it is preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest, but t is doubtful that it will affect our weather very much. The Perseid Meteor shower has begun. It will continue and peak on the night of August 12.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TODAY UNTIL 9 PM WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR: THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN OF OREGON.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE FOR: THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA FOREST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL  OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. HIGH LEVELS OF CYANOTOXIN HAVE ALSO BEEN 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 21in 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 26 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 (8)

Trees………. Low (4)

Last Counted: 8/1/14

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 this AM, mostly sunny and hazy (from wildfire smoke) this afternoon,  partly cloudy tonight,
• Morning clouds, mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear nights.
• highs 89-84 lows 56-54.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday and Saturday, mostly clear each night,
• Partly cloudy early Sunday, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun Monday.
• highs 85-90 cooling to 88 Monday lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this AM, sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• highs 88-86 lows near 58.
• Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, mostly clear each night,
• Then mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon.
• highs 87-92 lows 57-62. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)

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

• Mostly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday night.
• highs 63-65 cooling back to 63 Thursday lows near 55.
• Partly  cloudy Friday through Monday.
• highs 64-66 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy and hazy today, partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday and mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. today, 14,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night.
• highs 78-73 lows near 48.
• Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, partly cloudy nights, Sunday and Monday, partly cloudy each night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Friday through Sunday, then 15,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 75-82 cooling to near 80 Monday lows near 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.

________________

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 new 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.

________________

A ridge of high pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) is weakening and moving eastward allowing for onshore airflow and as a result cooler high temperatures. A frontal system looks like it is preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest to keep cooling us off by the end of next week. The Perseid Meteor shower has begun. It will continue and peak on the night of August 12.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE FOR: THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, THE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA FOREST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL  OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. HIGH LEVELS OF CYANOTOXIN HAVE ALSO BEEN 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 38 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 55 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 (8)

Trees………. Low (4)

Last Counted: 8/1/14

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 hazy (from wildfire smoke) Tuesday, partly cloudy at night,
• Morning clouds, mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear nights.
• lows 56-54 highs 89-84.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday and Saturday, mostly clear each night,
• Partly cloudy early Sunday, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun Monday.
• highs 85-90 cooling to 88 Monday lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this evening, partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday AM, sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• lows 60-57 highs near 87.
• Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 87-92 lows 57-62. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)

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

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

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun and hazy Tuesday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday and mostly clear at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Tuesday, 14,000 ft. Tuesday night through Thursday night.
• lows near near 50 highs 80-74.
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, partly cloudy nights,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday and Monday, partly cloudy Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Friday through Sunday, then 15,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 75-82 cooling to near 80 Monday lows near 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.

________________

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 new 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.

________________

A ridge of high pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) is sitting east of us and will weaken and move eastward allowing for onshore airflow and as a result cooler high temperatures. A frontal system looks like it is preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest to keep cooling us off by the end of next week. The Perseid Meteor shower has begun. It will continue and peak on the night of August 12.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE FOR: THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, THE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA FOREST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL  OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. HIGH LEVELS OF CYANOTOXIN HAVE ALSO BEEN 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 38 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 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. Moderate (8)

Trees………. Low (4)

Last Counted: 8/1/14

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 hazy (due to smoke from wildfires) today, mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 90-84 lows 57-54.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 84-88 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this AM, sunny with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 90-86 warming to 88 Wednesday lows 58.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 89-86 lows near 58. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)

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

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

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy and hazy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday, then mostly clear at night
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today and tonight, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday night.
• highs 80-75 lows near 52-49.
• Mostly sunny days with mostly clear nights Thursday through Sunday.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Thursday through Friday night, 13,000 ft. Saturday, then 14,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 74-77 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 “Water, Water, Every Where, Nor Any Drop To Drink.”

_____

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

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No winner/ Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is an “Environmental Temperature Sounding?” Here is the correct answer. An Environmental Temperature Sounding is an instantaneous or near-instantaneous sounding of temperature as a function of height. This sounding or vertical profile is usually obtained by a balloon-borne instrument, but can also be measured using remote sensing equipment. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz queston for you starting Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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A ridge of high pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) is sitting east of us and will keep the sunshine and warmer temperatures with us into next week. Then low pressure will start to influence our weather along with a frontal system that looks like it will be preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest to start cooling us off by the end of next week. The Perseid Meteor shower has begun. It will continue and peak on the night of August 12.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY UNTIL 2 AM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE FOR: THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, THE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA FOREST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL  OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. HIGH LEVELS OF CYANOTOXIN HAVE ALSO BEEN 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 Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 39 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. Moderate (8)

Trees………. Low (4)

Last Counted: 8/1/14

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 Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night both Tuesday and Wednesday,
• lows near 56 highs 90-84.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, mostly clear each night.
• highs near 84 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy with areas of smoke this evening, partly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 60-57 highs 90-86 warming to 88 Wednesday.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 89-86 lows near 58. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)

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

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog in the AM, partly cloudy Monday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal AM fog, sunny Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM coastal fog, sunny Wednesday afternoon, then partly cloudy Wednesday night.
• lows near 55 highs near 64.
• Partly  cloudy Thursday through Sunday.
• highs 65-63 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Areas of smoke this evening otherwise partly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon and at night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday night.
• lows near 59-49 highs 80-75.
• Mostly sunny days with mostly clear nights Thursday through Sunday.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Thursday through Friday night, 13,000 ft. Saturday, then 14,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs near 74 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 “Water, Water, Every Where, Nor Any Drop To Drink.”

_____

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

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No winner/ Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is an “Environmental Temperature Sounding?” Here is the correct answer. An Environmental Temperature Sounding is an instantaneous or near-instantaneous sounding of temperature as a function of height. This sounding or vertical profile is usually obtained by a balloon-borne instrument, but can also be measured using remote sensing equipment. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz queston for you starting Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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A ridge of high pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) is sitting east of us and will keep the sunshine and warmer temperatures with us into next week. Then low pressure will start to influence our weather along with a frontal system that looks like it will be preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest to start cooling us off by the end of next week. The Perseid Meteor shower has begun. It will continue and peak on the night of August 12.

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. HIGH LEVELS OF CYANOTOXIN HAVE ALSO BEEN 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 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 29 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. Moderate (8)

Trees………. Low (4)

Last Counted: 8/1/14

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 this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy with patchy fog Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM Tuesday, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
• highs 92-88 lows 55-57.
• Mostly sunny and cooler Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, mostly clear each night.
• highs near 84 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy with areas of smoke this afternoon and evening, partly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy Monday AM, sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
• highs 92-86 lows 60-58.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 90-87 lows near 58. (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 AM coastal fog while AM clouds and mostly sunny inland this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening inland and mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny Monday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Monday night through Tuesday night.
• highs 64-62 lows 53-55.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday through Saturday.
• highs 65-63 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 and evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Monday night, snow level 14,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• highs 82-77 lows 56-49.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, mostly clear each night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, 14,000 ft. Thursday night, then 13,000 ft. Friday through Saturday.
• highs near 74 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 “Water, Water, Every Where, Nor Any Drop To Drink.”

_____

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

________________

No winner/ Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is an “Environmental Temperature Sounding?” Here is the correct answer. An Environmental Temperature Sounding is an instantaneous or near-instantaneous sounding of temperature as a function of height. This sounding or vertical profile is usually obtained by a balloon-borne instrument, but can also be measured using remote sensing equipment. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz queston for you starting Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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A ridge of high pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) is sitting east of us and will keep the sunshine and warmer temperatures with us into next week. A frontal system looks like it will be preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest by the end of next week, that is if it holds together. The Perseid Meteor shower has begun. It will continue and peak on the night of August 12.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TODAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES, THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST, MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS, THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS, AND THE CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. HIGH LEVELS OF CYANOTOXIN HAVE ALSO BEEN 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 29 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 37 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. Moderate (8)

Trees………. Low (4)

Last Counted: 8/1/14

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 cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
• lows near 57 highs 92-89.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 88-85 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Sunday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
• lows near 58 highs 94-88.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 90-87 lows near 58. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)

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

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM coastal fog while AM clouds and mostly sunny inland Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy at the shore while mostly clear in the evening inland and mostly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy Monday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• lows 55-52 warming back to 55 Tuesday night highs 64-62.
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday, then party cloudy Wednesday through Saturday.
• highs 65-63 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening,
• Mostly sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, then just mostly clear at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Monday night, snow level 14,000 ft. Tuesday, then 15,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• lows 56-49 highs 82-77.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, mostly clear each night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, 14,000 ft. Thursday night, then 13,000 ft. Friday through Saturday.
• highs 76-74 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 “Water, Water, Every Where, Nor Any Drop To Drink.”

_____

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

________________

No winner/ Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is an “Environmental Temperature Sounding?” Here is the correct answer. An Environmental Temperature Sounding is an instantaneous or near-instantaneous sounding of temperature as a function of height. This sounding or vertical profile is usually obtained by a balloon-borne instrument, but can also be measured using remote sensing equipment. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz queston for you starting Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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A ridge of high pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) is sitting east of us and will keep the sunshine and warmer temperatures with us into next week. A frontal system looks like it will be preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest by the end of next week, that is if it holds together. The Perseid Meteor shower has begun. It will continue and peak on the night of August 12.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TODAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES, THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST, MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS, THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS, AND THE CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. HIGH LEVELS OF CYANOTOXIN HAVE ALSO BEEN 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 53 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 31 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. Moderate (8)

Trees………. Low (4)

Last Counted: 8/1/14

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 in the AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night today through Monday,
• highs near 90 lows 53-57.
• Partly cloudy with patchy fog in the AM, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon, clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday with clear nights.
• highs 90-86 lows 56-54. (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 in the evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 92-90 lows near 59.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday through Thursday evening, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Then sunny Friday.
• highs 92-87 lows near 58. (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 AM fog, mostly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, back to mostly cloudy at night,
• Then just partly cloudy Monday and Monday night.
• highs 62-64 cooling back to 62 lows near 54.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday through Friday.
• highs near 64 lows near 54 (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms today through Sunday evening, just clear late Sunday night,
• Sunny in the AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy late Monday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Monday night.
• highs 80-82 cooling back to 80 Monday lows near 52.
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, mostly clear each night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Tuesday through Thursday night, then 14,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 80-75 lows near 50.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

________________

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

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