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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) is sitting over us and will keep the sunshine and warmer temperatures with us into the workweek.

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Advisories: None at this time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 37 in the Good category measuring Ozone at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 24 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 tonight,
• Mostly sunny Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, mostly clear each night.
• lows near 58 highs 94-90.
• Mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, mostly clear each night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon.
• highs 90-87 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly clear late tonight,
• Sunny Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear Monday night,
• Sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday and at night.
• lows 63-60 highs 95-92.
• Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday through Sunday.
• highs 92-88 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 clear tonight and breezy (Wind: N 15-25 mph decreasing to N 10-15 mph late this evening at the shore while NW 10-15 mph decreasing to NW 5 mph late tonight inland),
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening,  partly cloudy late at night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Sunny Wednesday AM, then partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and at night.
• lows near 56 highs near 65.
• Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday and at night,
• Then partly cloudy, then partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday.
• highs near 64 lows near 56 (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy late Monday night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Wednesday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, 15,000 ft. Monday, 14,000 ft. at night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday night,
• lows near 53 highs 84-86.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday through Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in Saturday afternoon through Sunday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday through Sunday.
• highs 84-78 lows 54-50.

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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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