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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 causing cooler temperatures. An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will move southward at us today bringing more clouds and possible morning drizzle.

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA AT MILL BEACH IN CURRY COUNTY HAS BEEN LIFTED.
• 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 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 38 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 today with periods of morning drizzle, mostly clear tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, mostly sunny and warmer Saturday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night.
• highs 80-85 lows near 56.
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear at night,
• Sunny Wednesday, clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy Thursday.
• highs 84-92 cooling to 82 Thursday lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 82 low 51)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear at Saturday night, night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear in the evening and partly cloudy Sunday night.
• highs 77-89 lows 56-59.
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear Monday night,
• Sunny and warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, clear Tuesday night, mostly clear Wednesday night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday.
• highs 83-93 cooling to 84 Thursday 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 cloudy with patchy fog and drizzle this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening at the shore and mostly cloudy late while mostly clear in the evening inland and partly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, sunny Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Sunday night.
• highs 64-67 lows near 55.
• Partly cloudy Monday and Monday night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear both nights,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, then mostly sunny Thursday.
• highs 64-69 cooling to 62 Thursday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 66 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with periods of drizzle this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. today through Saturday, 13,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, then 14,000 ft. Sunday night.
• highs 65-73 lows 43-46.
• Mostly sunny Monday and Tuesday, mostly clear each night,
• Sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Monday, 16,000 ft. Monday night through Wednesday, 15,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 14,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs 72-80 cooling to 72 Thursday 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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