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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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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “parhelion?” Here is the correct answer. A Parhelion is the scientific name for sun dogs. Either of two colored luminous spots that appear at roughly 22 degrees on both sides of the sun at the same elevation. They are caused by the refraction of sunlight passing through ice crystals. They are most commonly seen during winter in the middle latitudes and are exclusively associated with cirriform clouds. They are also known as mock suns. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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) will keep the sunshine and warmer temperatures with us into next week.

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Advisories: None at this time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 31 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 17 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:

• Sunny today through Tuesday, mostly clear each night.
• highs near 93 lows near 57.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 92-87 lows near 57. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today and Monday, mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Tuesday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 94-95 cooling to 93 Tuesday lows near 62.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, then partly cloudy Wednesday through Saturday.
• highs 92-88 lows 62-60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)

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

• Partly cloudy this morning, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening,  partly cloudy late at night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, then mostly clear at night.
• highs near 65 lows near 56.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, then partly cloudy Wednesday night through Saturday.
• highs near 64 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny this AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late this afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy Monday night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and at night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today, 15,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night,
• highs 82-87 lows 53-55.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and at night Wednesday through Friday afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday through Saturday.
• highs 86-79 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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