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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. A frontal system looks like it is preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest by the end of next week. That is if it holds together. 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 UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE COUNTY AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTY.
• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM SATURDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES, THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, 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 28 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 (8)

Trees………. Low (2)

Last Counted: 7/31/14

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 with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms through late this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear Friday night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Sunday night.
• lows 58-56 highs 92-87 warming to near 90 Sunday.
• Mostly sunny Monday and Tuesday, mostly clear both nights.
• Sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday.
• highs 90-88 lows near 57. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• A slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this evening, mostly clear late tonight,
• Sunny Friday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 60-57 highs 92-88 warming back to 92 Sunday.
• Partly cloudy Monday through Wednesday night,
• Sunny Thursday AM, then partly cloudy Thursday afternoon.
• highs 93-90 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:

• A slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, mostly clear late tonight,
• Sunny Friday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows near 55 highs 63-66.
• Just partly cloudy Monday through Wednesday night,
• Then sunny Thursday AM and partly cloudy Thursday afternoon.
• highs 62-65 lows near 55 (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms through late this evening,  a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late tonight through Saturday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday AM, mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and in the evening, just partly cloudy late Sunday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Sunday night.
• lows near 52 highs 80-77 warming back to 80 Sunday.
• Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon  evening, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, just mostly clear late Monday night,
• Sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, clear late at night,
• Sunny Wednesday, clear in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday AM, then partly cloudy Thursday afternoon.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, then free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Tuesday through Thursday.
• 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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