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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 “Buffalo Isn’t Only Known For Its Wings.”

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Here is my 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) is giving us a northwest airflow giving us cooler temperatures. An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will move in Friday bringing more clouds and possible mountain thunderstorms.

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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 30 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 24 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:

• A mix of clouds and sun this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of periods of drizzle late tonight and Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, mostly sunny and warmer Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 80-85 lows 57-52.
• 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:

• Sunny today, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• highs 83-78 warming to 88 Saturday lows near 57.
• Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear both nights,
• Sunny and warmer Tuesday, 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:

• Sunny with patchy coastal fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night and Saturday AM, sunny Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 65-67 lows near 55.
• Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night through Monday night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday.
• highs 66-64 warming to 68 Wednesday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 66 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny today, partly cloudy with periods of drizzle late tonight and Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Partly cloudy and warmer Saturday, just partly cloudy at night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today, 12,000 ft. tonight, 10,000 ft. Friday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Saturday, then 13,000 ft. Saturday night.
• highs 65-69 lows 42-46.
• Mostly sunny Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, mostly clear each night,
• Then sunny Wednesday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Sunday, 14,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, 15,000 ft. Monday night, then 16,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday.
• highs 75-70 warming to 77 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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