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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 43 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 41 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:
- 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, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
- Cloudy Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and at night.
- lows 59-54 highs 92-80.
- A mix of clouds and sun Thursday and Friday, mostly cloudy Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, then mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny Sunday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon.
- highs 79-85 cooling to 82 Sunday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 83 low 51)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Partly cloudy tonight and Monday,
- Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated evening showers, just partly cloudy Tuesday night,
- Partly cloudy Wednesday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, then partly cloudy Wednesday night.
- lows 60-55 highs 90-82.
- Partly cloudy through through Sunday.
- highs 82-88 lows 54-56. (seasonal averages high 85 low 55)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Partly cloudy this 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 and Wednesday AM, then just mostly cloudy Wednesday night.
- lows 55-52 highs 62-64.
- Partly cloudy Thursday through Sunday.
- highs 63-66 lows 53-55. (seasonal averages high 66 low 53)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight,
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon, and in the evening, just partly cloudy late Monday night,
- Mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night.
- snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Monday night, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday, 15,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night.
- lows 48-52 cooling to 46 Wednesday night highs 80-67.
- A mix of clouds and sun Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the AM, just partly cloudy Thursday through Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
- Then mostly sunny in the AM, then partly cloudy Sunday afternoon.
- snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Thursday night, then 14,000 ft. Friday through Sunday.
- highs 66-75 lows 44-42 warming to 46 Saturday night.
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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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