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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) brought us a chance of showers by sending a frontal system through the Pacific Northwest. The sun will return and temperatures will warm up now as a high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape in blue arrows in first graphic) takes over.
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Advisories: None at this time.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 19 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 11 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……….Low (6)
Last Counted: 7/23/14
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 this AM, mostly cloudy and warmer with sun breaks late this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny and warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
Mostly sunny Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
highs 78-88 lows 49-58.
Mostly sunny Sunday through Wednesday, mostly clear each night.
highs 93-87 lows 60-56. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of drizzle this AM, sunny and warmer this afternoon, clear tonight,
Sunny Friday and Saturday, then clear at night.
highs 78-90 lows 54-60.
Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear at night,
Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night,
Then sunny Wednesday.
highs 93-95 cooling to near 92 Wednesday lows near 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 with patchy coastal drizzle this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
Sunny Friday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
Sunny Saturday, then mostly clear at night.
highs near 65 lows 55-52 warming back to 55 Saturday night.
Mostly sunny Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, mostly clear each night.
highs near 64 lows near 56. (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 this AM, just partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
Sunny and warmer Friday, clear Friday night,
Sunny Saturday, clear at night.
snow level above 8,000 ft. this AM, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight and Friday, 14,000 ft. Friday night, then 15,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night.
highs 62-78 lows 42-52.
Sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and Sunday night,
Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, with mostly clear nights.
snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Monday, then 15,000 ft. Monday night through Wednesday.
highs 83-78 lows near 53.
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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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