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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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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is an “Environmental Temperature Sounding?” 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. The Perseid Meteor shower has begun. It will continue and peak on the night of August 12.

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Advisories:

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, THE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE COUNTY, AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTY.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 45 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 34 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 clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, mostly clear each night.
• lows near 58 highs 92-90.
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night, partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy at night and Monday AM, then mostly sunny in the afternoon.
• highs 92-87 lows 58-55. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
• Sunny Thursday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then just mostly clear late Thursday night.
• lows 63-60 highs 95-92.
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday through Monday.
• highs 92-94 cooling to near 90 Monday 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 this evening,  mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night.
• lows 56-53 warming back to 56 Thursday night highs near 64.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday and at night,
• Then just partly cloudy Saturday through Monday.
• 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 thunderstorms this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms 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,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday and Thursday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Thursday night.
• lows near 53 highs 84-79.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday and in the evening, just partly cloudy Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday and in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday through Monday.
• highs 80-78 lows near 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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