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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column “Can The Weather Really Be A “Pain In The Back?”

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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 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 41 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 49 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 in the AM, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy late Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday AM, mostly sunny and cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, then partly cloudy at night.
• lows 57-48 warming to 50 Thursday night highs 85-78.
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, then mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear Sunday night.
• highs 79-86 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 83 low 51)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Tuesday night through Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• lows 62-55 highs 88-84.
• Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Monday.
• highs 83-90 lows 56-58. (seasonal averages high 84 low 55)

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

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday AM with a slight (20%) chance of rain, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night with patchy coastal fog late,
• Then partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night.
• lows 55-53 highs near 64.
• Partly cloudy Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, then part;y cloudy Saturday night through Monday.
• highs 65-68 cooling to 64 Monday lows near 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 this 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, partly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday, night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 14,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night then 13,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night.
• lows 52-43 highs 73-68.
• Partly cloudy Friday through Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Then mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Friday through Saturday, 14,000 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night, then 15,000 ft. Sunday.
• highs 66-76 lows 43-46.

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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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