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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 through 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 THROUGH 11 PM TONIGHT 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 53 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 40 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 and warm Wednesday, partly cloudy at night through Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny still warm Friday, mostly clear Friday night.
• lows near 56 highs 92-90.
•  Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, partly cloudy both nights,
• Partly cloudy Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly sunny Tuesday.
• highs 90-88 lows near 57. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly cloudy at night,
• Then partly cloudy Friday and Friday night.
• lows near 60 highs 93-90.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday and Saturday night,
• Then partly cloudy Sunday through Monday.
• highs 92-89 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 evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
• 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 AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy Thursday night through Friday night.
• lows 53-56 highs near 64.
• Then just partly cloudy Saturday through Tuesday.
• highs near 64 lows near 55 (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 showers and thunderstorms this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon through Friday evening, just partly cloudy Friday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Wednesday and at night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday through Friday night.
• lows 52-50 highs 80-82 cooling to 78 Friday.
• Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon through Saturday evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday and in the evening,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon, then just partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Monday night, then free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 78-80 cooling to 77 Tuesday 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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