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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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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “parhelion?” 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 returning the sunshine and warmer temperatures into next week. It sure was nice to get some rain and cooler temperatures, but it will be good to get back to more normal Summertime weather.

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Advisories: None at this time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 34 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 10 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:

• Partly cloudy with patchy fog and low clouds this AM, sunny and warmer this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Saturday, clear at night,
• Mostly Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, mostly clear both nights.
• highs 89-92 lows 50-60.
• Mostly sunny Monday through Thursday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 88-92 cooling back to 88 Wednesday warming to 92 Thursday lows near 57. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today, Saturday, and Sunday, clear each night.
• highs 85-93 lows 57-60.
• Mostly sunny Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, mostly clear each night,
• Then sunny Thursday.
• highs 93-96 cooling to near 94 Thursday lows 62-59. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)

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

• Sunny today, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Saturday, clear in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Sunny Sunday, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 69-67 lows near 55.
• Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 66-60 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny and warmer today, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today, 14,000 ft. tonight, then 15,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
• highs 73-83 lows 45-53.
• Mostly sunny Monday AM, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday AM, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday.
• highs 84-78 warming to 85 Thursday lows 53-50.

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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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