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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 low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) is sliding eastward away from us. A cold front brought some morning drizzle as it slid southward over western Oregon. An upper level high pressure ridge will move out of the Gulf of Alaska to return warmer temperatures.

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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 30 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 32 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:

• Sunny and warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, mostly sunny Monday afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday night.
• highs 84-86 lows near 57.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy Thursday through Friday.
• highs 94-80 lows near 57. (seasonal averages high 82 low 51)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Sunday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly clear Monday night.
• highs 90-87 warming to 92 Monday lows 58-60.
• Mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Friday.
• highs 97-87 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:

• Partly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening,  partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog in the AM, sunny Sunday afternoon, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog Monday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Monday night.
• highs 69-65 warming back to 69 Monday lows near 56.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Tuesday night through  Wednesday night,
• Then partly cloudy Thursday through Friday.
• highs 69-63 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 66 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny today, partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. today, 13,000 ft. tonight and Sunday, then 14,000 ft. Sunday night through Monday night.
• highs 70-73 lows 44-46.
• Mostly sunny Tuesday through Thursday, mostly clear Tuesday night and Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday night,
• Then mostly sunny Friday.
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday night, 15,000 ft. Thursday, 14,000 ft. Thursday night, then 13,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 79-70 lows near 48.

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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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