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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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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Shortwave?”  And I don’t mean a type of radio. 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 weakening and moving eastward allowing for a more southerly airflow aloft and as a result cooler high temperatures. A frontal system looks like it is preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest, but t is doubtful that it will affect our weather very much. 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 FROM 2 PM TODAY UNTIL 9 PM WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR: THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN OF OREGON.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE FOR: 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 21in 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 26 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:

• Partly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny and hazy (from wildfire smoke) this afternoon,  partly cloudy tonight,
• Morning clouds, mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear nights.
• highs 89-84 lows 56-54.
• 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 this AM, sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• highs 88-86 lows near 58.
• Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, mostly clear each night,
• Then mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon.
• 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:

• Mostly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday night.
• highs 63-65 cooling back to 63 Thursday lows near 55.
• 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 and hazy today, partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday and mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. today, 14,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night.
• highs 78-73 lows near 48.
• Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, partly cloudy nights, Sunday and Monday, partly cloudy each 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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