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

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

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Derecho?” (Hint: One has been in the news lately.)  Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level low has moved to the east away from us. High pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows offshore) will take over bringing plenty of sunshine and much warmer temperatures back during the workweek.

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Advisories:

• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY UNTIL 10 PM WEDNESDAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Ozone at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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

Trees……….Low (12)

Last Counted: 7/11/14

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Tuesday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy at night.
• lows 56-50 highs 95-87.
• Partly cloudy Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night through Monday AM, then mostly sunny Monday afternoon.
• highs 83-80 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 82 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Tuesday (Hot), Wednesday (a little cooler), and Thursday (a bit cooler), then mostly clear at night.
• lows 62-56 highs 100-93.
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear both nights,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, then partly cloudy and cooler Saturday night through Monday.
• highs 95-85 lows 56-62. (seasonal averages high 84 low 56)

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog, late tonight while mostly clear inland tonight,
• AM coastal clouds and patchy fog and sunny in the afternoon while sunny Tuesday afternoon inland, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• lows near 55 highs 64-62.
• Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy Saturday through Monday.
• highs 65-62 lows 56-59. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy this evening, clear late tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night.
• lows 49-57 cooling to near 50 Thursday night highs 86-78.
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear each night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday AM, then mostly sunny Monday afternoon.
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. Friday through Saturday night, then 15,000 ft. Sunday, 14,000 ft. at night, then 15,000 ft. Monday.
• highs 72-69 lows 45-48.

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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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