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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column “Water, Water, Every Where, Nor Any Drop To Drink.”

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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 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. The Perseid Meteor shower has begun. It will continue and peak on the night of August 12.

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Advisories: None at this time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 40 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 23 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………. Moderate (5)

Trees………. Low (5)

Last Counted: 7/26/14

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 sunny today, Tuesday, and Wednesday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 94-88 lows 59-57.
• 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:

• Sunny today, partly cloudy this evening, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday and at night.
• highs 95-92 lows 63-60.
• 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:,

• Partly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening,  partly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog 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.
• highs near 65 lows near 56.
• 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)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny this AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• 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 Wednesday afternoon and evening, then a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Wednesday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. today, 14,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday night,
• highs 84-80 lows near 53.
• 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 near 80 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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