______________

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

_____

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.”

________________

Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Santa Ana Wind?” 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.

________________

An upper air low pressure trough slid southward  for cooler temperatures. An upper level high pressure ridge is moving out of the Gulf of Alaska to return warmer temperatures through the middle of the week.

________________

Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES 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.

________________

Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 48 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 76 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

________________

The Grass Pollen Season is over.

Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. Absent (0)

Trees………. Absent (0)

Last Counted: 8/22/14

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

________________

Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Sunny and warmer today and Tuesday, clear at night,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly cloudy at night.
• highs 90-95 cooling to 92 Wednesday lows 56-58 cooling back to 55 Wednesday night.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, a (30%) chance of showers in the afternoon.
• highs 89-79 lows 54-52. (seasonal averages high 82 low 50)

_________________

Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clouds and patchy fog this morning, sunny and warmer this afternoon and Tuesday, clear tonight, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Sunny Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
• highs 95-100 cooling to 98 Wednesday lows 60-62.
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday.
• highs 92-85 lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 84 low 55)

________________

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

• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM coastal fog, partly cloudy and warmer this afternoon while sunny inland, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, sunny Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night.
• highs 72-66 lows near 56.
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night and Sunday AM, then partly cloudy Sunday afternoon.
• highs near 64 lows 55-57. (seasonal averages high 66 low 53)

________________

Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny and warmer today, Tuesday, and Wednesday, clear to mostly clear at night,
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. today, 13,000 ft. tonight, 15,000 ft. Tuesday, 16,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, then 15,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• highs 75-84 lows 48-50.
•  Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of Saturday and Sunday, mostly cloudy with  a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 14,000 ft. Friday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night through Sunday.
• highs 80-68 lows 47-43.

________________

**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.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at Eugene Daily News.com.

________________