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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) returned sunshine and warmer temperatures after a few light showers this morning. Now our airflow is out of the northwest so temperatures have been cooling down.

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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 23 in the Good category measuring Ozone at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 8 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:

• Clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday, partly cloudy Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 53-57 cooling to near 52 Saturday night highs 79-86.
• Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear at night,
• Then sunny Wednesday.
• highs 88-83 warming to 89 Wednesday lows 52-57. (seasonal averages high 82 low 51)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• lows 52-58 highs 82-78 warming to 87 Saturday.
• Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear both nights,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny and warmer in the afternoon, clear at night,
• Then sunny Wednesday.
• highs 89-83 warming to 92 Wednesday lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 84 low 55)

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

• Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight and Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy Friday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night and Saturday AM, sunny Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 52-55 highs 65-67.
• Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night through Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday, mostly clear Tuesday night.
• highs 66-68 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 66 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon through Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight Thursday, 13,000 ft. Thursday night, 10,000 ft. Friday, 11,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, then 13,000 ft. Saturday night.
•  lows 43-46 highs 65-72.
• Mostly sunny Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, mostly clear each night
• Then sunny Wednesday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Sunday, 14,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, 15,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 75-70 warming to 70 Wednesday lows near 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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