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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column “A Shooting Star Bonanza”

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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 weakening and moving eastward allowing for onshore airflow and as a result cooler high temperatures. A frontal system looks like it is preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest to keep cooling us off by the end of next week. The Perseid Meteor shower has begun. It will continue and peak on the night of August 12.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM TUESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE FOR: THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, THE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA FOREST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL  OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. HIGH LEVELS OF CYANOTOXIN HAVE ALSO BEEN FOUND IN ODEL LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY RESULTING IN A HEALTH ADVISORY BEING ISSUED THERE ALSO. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 55 in the Moderate 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 (4)

Last Counted: 8/1/14

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 hazy (from wildfire smoke) Tuesday, partly cloudy at night,
• Morning clouds, mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear nights.
• lows 56-54 highs 89-84.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday and Saturday, mostly clear each night,
• Partly cloudy early Sunday, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun Monday.
• highs 85-90 cooling to 88 Monday lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this evening, partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday AM, sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• lows 60-57 highs near 87.
• Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 87-92 lows 57-62. (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 Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday night.
• lows near 55 highs 66-64.
• Partly  cloudy Friday through Monday.
• highs 64-66 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,
• A mix of clouds and sun and hazy Tuesday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday and mostly clear at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Tuesday, 14,000 ft. Tuesday night through Thursday night.
• lows near near 50 highs 80-74.
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, partly cloudy nights,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday and Monday, partly cloudy Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Friday through Sunday, then 15,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 75-82 cooling to near 80 Monday lows near 52.

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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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