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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 rest of the week. 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 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 11 PM SATURDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST, MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS, THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS, AND THE CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 51 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 19 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 and warm today and Friday, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Saturday night,
• highs 94-88 lows near 55.
• Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear to partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday.
• highs 90-88 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny this AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms today, mostly clear late tonight,
• Sunny Friday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• highs 93-90 lows 60-57.
• Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday night,
• Then sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday.
• highs 92-94 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 with patchy coastal fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM coastal fog, sunny Friday afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday night through Saturday night.
• highs near 65 lows near 55.
• Then just partly cloudy Sunday through Wednesday.
• highs near 65 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 AM, a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late tonight through Saturday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Saturday night.
• highs 83-78 lows near 52.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday and in the evening, just partly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then just partly cloudy late Monday night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and at night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday through Monday night, then free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Tuesday, 16,000 ft. at night, then 15,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 79-82 cooling to 78 Wednesday 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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