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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 “Panhandle Hook?”  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 high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows over the ocean) has returned sunshine and warmer temperatures at least through Tuesday. A frontal system will move in by Wednesday returning the clouds and cooler temperatures.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN KLAMATH FOREST, THE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SISKIYOUS COUNTY, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST.
• 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 39 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 42 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 sunny and very warm this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny and cooler in the afternoon, then partly cloudy at night.
• highs 94-80 lows 57-54.
• 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.
• 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:

• Sunny this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated evening showers, partly cloudy tonight.
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers late Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, then partly cloudy in the afternoon and  Wednesday night.
• highs 92-84 lows 62-55.
• Partly cloudy Thursday through through Sunday.
• highs 85-88 lows 546-58. (seasonal averages high 85 low 55)

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

• Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• 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.
• highs near 64 lows near 55.
• Partly cloudy Thursday through Sunday.
• highs 64-70 cooling to 65 Sunday lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 66 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny this AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and in the  evening, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today and tonight, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• highs 80-67 lows 52-46.
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the AM, just partly cloudy Thursday night through Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Sunday.
• 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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