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

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

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A trough of low pressure (“U” shape in blue arrows) is going to give us a chance of showers starting today and continuing through Wednesday.

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Advisories: None at this time.

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Air Quality Index:

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

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 14 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass……….Low (3)

Trees……….Absent (0)

Last Counted: 7/21/14

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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

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

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and  Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny and warmer Thursday afternoon, clear at night.
• lows 59-54 warming to 82 Thursday highs 84-75 warming to 82 Thursday.
• Sunny Friday and Saturday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Monday.
• highs 89-95 cooling to 93 Sunday lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)

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

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

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

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

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

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