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

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

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

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A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape in blue arrows offshore) is slowly covering us bringing plenty of sunshine and warmer temperatures back. The temperatures will fluctuate higher and a bit lower, then back up a bit, but will stay pretty stable over the weekend.

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Advisories: None at this time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 36 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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

Grass……….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:

• Sunny and warmer today, clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, clear in the evening, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Cloudy Thursday morning, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy at night.
• highs 95-87 lows 55-50.
• Partly cloudy Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, just mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Sunday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday.
• highs 83-80 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 83 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today (Hot) and Wednesday (a little cooler), mostly clear at night,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny (a bit cooler) in the afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 100-93 lows 62-56.
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday through Monday.
• highs 89-82 lows 59-56. (seasonal averages high 85 low 56)

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

• AM coastal clouds and patchy fog and partly cloudy this afternoon while sunny this afternoon inland, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Mostly 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 clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy Thursday night.
• highs 64-62 lows near 55.
• AM clouds, mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy Saturday through Sunday,
• Then mostly cloudy Monday.
• highs 65-62 lows 56-49. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny and warmer today and Wednesday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. today through Thursday night.
• highs 86-78 lows 57-47.
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, clear Friday night and partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday through Monday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon,
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 15,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 14,000 ft. Sunday and at night, then snow level above 8,000 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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