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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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An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape in blue arrows off San Francisco, California) is moving to the north and east over us bringing a continuing threat of thunderstorms across Oregon. A frontal system will move through the Pacific Northwest keeping the threat of precipitation potential with us. The Perseid Meteor shower will peak tonight but will be hard if not impossible to see due to the “super moon” that is in its full phase and lots of clouds.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM WEDNESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, THE UMPQUA BASIN, THE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AMD WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST, MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT, THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS, THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS AND THE CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA AT MILL BEACH IN CURRY 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 AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. 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 Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 57 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 (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 cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, a (40%) chance of showers late tonight,
• Showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms), a (30%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, just partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday night.
• lows 56-53 highs 75-84.
•  Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Monday and Tuesday, mostly clear at night.
• highs 84-86 lows 53-58. (seasonal averages high 83 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms this evening, mostly cloudy (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of  thunderstorms late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, then mostly cloudy Friday night.
• lows 62-58 highs 75-86.
• Mostly sunny Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 87-92 lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 85 low 56)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Partly cloudy with isolated inland thunderstorms this evening and mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight while a (30%) chance of coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy afternoon through Friday night.
• lows near 54 highs 66-64.
• Then partly cloudy Saturday through Tuesday.
• highs near 64 lows 53-55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms and gusty winds),
• Showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms, small hail possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Wednesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, just partly cloudy late Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Friday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Friday then 15,000 ft. Friday night.
• lows 49-46 warming back to 49 Friday night highs 63-72.
• Mostly sunny Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, partly cloudy Saturday night and mostly clear Sunday night and Monday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Saturday, 16,000 ft. Saturday night, 14,000 ft. Sunday, then 15,000 ft. Sunday night through Tuesday.
• highs 72-78 lows 49-52.

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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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