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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 new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Backfire?” 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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An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape in blue arrows) is over Washington now and will be moving away from us taking the chance of precipitation with it. High pressure (“Arch” shape with blue arrows over the ocean) will return sunshine and warmer temperatures.

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Advisories:

• 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 19 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 30 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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The Grass Pollen Season is over.

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:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers this evening, just mostly cloudy late tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun and warmer Friday, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night and Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Sunday night.
• lows 59-53 warming to 58 Saturday night and Sunday night highs 82-89.
• Then mostly sunny Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, partly cloudy Monday night, mostly clear Tuesday night through Thursday night.
• highs 92-80 warming to 82 Thursday lows 59-56. (seasonal averages high 83 low 51)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 60-62 highs 85-92.
• Mostly sunny Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 88-84 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:

• Mostly cloudy tonight through Friday evening, mostly cloudy at night,
• Cloudy Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night.
• lows near 54 highs 64-62.
•  Partly cloudy Monday through Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy in the morning, then sunny Thursday afternoon.
• highs 63-65 cooling back to 63 Thursday lows near 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 scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms this evening (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms), partly cloudy late at night,
• Partly cloudy and warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then mostly clear late Sunday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Friday, 14,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 15,000 ft. Saturday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
• lows 48-50 highs 72-77.
•  Mostly sunny Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, mostly clear each night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Monday, 15,000 ft. Monday night, 14,000 ft. Tuesday, 15,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, 16,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 15,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs 79-70 lows 52-47.

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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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