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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 an upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) to take over for a more westerly airflow aloft and as a result cooler high temperatures and the smoke from the wildfires to our south have moved eastward away from us. A frontal system looks like it is preparing to visit the Pacific Northwest next Tuesday, but it is doubtful that it will affect our weather very much because it should stall out. The Perseid Meteor shower will continue and peak on the night of August 12. The weather is looking just about perfect for the Scandinavian Festival Thursday through Sunday in Junction City.
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Advisories:
- A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR: THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN OF OREGON.
- A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA AT SEAL ROCK BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE SURF OR WATER RUNNING INTO THE SURF IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE AVOIDED UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA.
- A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE FOR WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND THE ADVISORY CONTINUES AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. HIGH LEVELS OF CYANOTOXIN HAVE WERE 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 27 in the Good category measuring Ozone at Delight Valley School, Saginaw. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 15 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 (6)
Trees………. Absent (0)
Last Counted: 8/6/14
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 Thursday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and at night,
- Mostly sunny Saturday, then clear Saturday night.
- lows near 54 highs 82-85.
- Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy Monday afternoon and night,
- A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly cloudy at night,
- Then mostly sunny Wednesday.
- highs near 88 lows 55-53. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Clear tonight,
- Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear at night.
- lows 58-55 warming back to 58 Saturday night highs 85-88.
- Mostly sunny Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, mostly clear each night.
- highs 90-88 lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 56)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Clear this evening, cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
- Cloudy with patchy coastal fog in the AM, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening inland and partly cloudy late while partly cloudy at the shore in the evening and mostly cloudy late Thursday night,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM coastal fog, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
- Partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night.
- lows near 54 highs near 65.
- Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday night through Wednesday.
- highs 63-65 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Clear tonight,
- Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and at night,
- Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night.
- free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight and Thursday, 13,000 ft. Friday through Saturday night.
- lows 47-50 highs 70-74.
- Sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
- Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
- Partly cloudy in the AM, then mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon.
- free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday, then 15,000 ft. Tuesday night, and Wednesday.
- highs near 78 lows 52-50.
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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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