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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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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Backfire?” Now, here is the correct answer. A Backfire is a fire started to stop an advancing fire by creating a burned area in its path. I’ll have another weekly weather quiz question for you on Monday. 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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The upper level low (Shaded “U” shape in blue arrows) has moved farther away and took the chance of precipitation with it. High pressure (“Arch” shape with blue arrows over the ocean) is returning sunshine and warmer temperatures at least through Tuesday. A frontal system will move in by Wednesday returning the chance of showers.

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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 42 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Highway 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 34 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 this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Areas of AM clouds Tuesday, mostly sunny in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night.
• highs 90-92 cooling to 86 Tuesday lows near 57.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening and, mostly cloudy late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday and Friday, mostly cloudy Thursday night, partly cloudy late Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, then mostly sunny Saturday.
• highs 76-84 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 83 low 51)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny this AM, partly cloudy today through Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• highs 92-85 lows near 60.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night through Friday evening, mostly clear late at night,
• Then sunny Saturday AM and partly cloudy in the afternoon.
• highs 84-84 lows 56-54. (seasonal averages high 85 low 56)

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, sunny Monday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance showers late Tuesday night.
• highs 64 lows near 53.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• Then partly cloudy Thursday through Saturday.
• highs 67-64 warming back to 67 Saturday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, partly 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, clear late Monday night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Monday night, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Tuesday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 78-80 cooling to 72 Tuesday lows 48-52 cooling to 46 Tuesday night.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, then just partly cloudy Thursday afternoon through Saturday AM, then mostly sunny in the afternoon.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Thursday night, 14,000 ft. Friday, 13,000 ft. Friday night, then 12,000 ft. Saturday.
• highs 66-72 lows 46-40.

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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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