Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “Obscuration?” 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 is moving into through California bringing a chance for rain. A frontal system moved into Oregon today dropping some more much-needed rain. There will be a short dry spell Tuesday through Saturday then another frontal system will return the shower chances by late Saturday night into Sunday. Remember, Daylight Saving Time officially ends and Standard Time returns at 2:00 am Sunday November 1st (Or at Bedtime Saturday October 31st, Halloween).

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 25 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 14 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF HEPNER IN MORROW COUNTY (NE CORNER OF OREGON). WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE CLACKAMAS COVE PORTION OF THE CLACKAMAS  RIVER IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE AND AGENCY LAKE DOWN TO KENO DAM, LOCATED JUST NORTH OF KLAMATH FALLS ALONG HIGHWAY 97 IN KLAMATH COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

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

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Tuesday night,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Wednesday and at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday, then party cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night.
• lows 50-44 warming to 46 Wednesday night cooling to near 40 Thursday night highs near 68.
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday and Friday night with patchy late night fog,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Saturday, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Sunday, becoming mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday.
• highs 65-70 cooling back to 65 Monday lows 42-46. (seasonal averages high 62 low 41)

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Your College Football Forecast:

Preliminary forecast for Thursday October 29th:

Ducks vs Arizona State at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ– Kickoff 7:30 PM PDT: Mostly clear, near 80 degrees cooling as the game continues, wind NE 5-10 mph.

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Preliminary Forecast for Saturday October 24th:

Beavers vs Colorado at Reser Stadium, Corvallis– Kickoff 7:30 PM PDT: Partly cloudy with slowly increasing clouds, near 64 degrees cooling as the game progresses, wind light.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, sunny and warmer Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday, clear Tuesday night, mostly cloudy Wednesday evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 52-47 highs 73-67.
• Partly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday, then cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday.
• highs near 66 lows 45-48. (seasonal averages high 65 low 44)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday AM, sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, just mostly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late at night.
• lows 52-45 highs near 63.
• Partly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, mostly cloudy and a (40%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday.
• highs near 63 lows 48-50. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday afternoon, clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday, mostly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Then partly cloudy and cooler Thursday and Thursday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Tuesday, 13,000 ft. Tuesday night, 12,000 ft. Wednesday, 11,000 ft. Wednesday night, 10,000 ft. Thursday, then 9,000 ft. Thursday night.
• lows 38-40 cooling to 33 Thursday night highs 60-62 cooling 55 Thursday.
• Partly cloudy Friday and Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday and Monday.
• free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Friday, 10,000 ft. Friday night, 9,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, snow level 8,000 ft. Sunday, 7,500 ft. Sunday night, then 8,000 ft. Monday.
• highs near 58-60 cooling to 56 Sunday warming to 58 Monday lows 34-37 cooling back to 34 Sunday night.

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

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “Obscuration?” 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 is moving into the California bringing a continued chance for rain. A frontal system moves into Oregon today dropping some more much-needed rain. There will be a short dry spell Tuesday through Wednesday afternoon then another frontal system will return the shower chances by Wednesday night into Thursday. Remember, Daylight Saving Time officially ends and Standard Time returns at 2:00 am Sunday November 1st (Or at Bedtime Saturday October 31st, Halloween).

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 25 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 14 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF HEPNER IN MORROW COUNTY (NE CORNER OF OREGON). WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE CLACKAMAS COVE PORTION OF THE CLACKAMAS  RIVER IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE AND AGENCY LAKE DOWN TO KENO DAM, LOCATED JUST NORTH OF KLAMATH FALLS ALONG HIGHWAY 97 IN KLAMATH COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

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

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) this afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, clear Tuesday night,
• Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, then becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at  night.
• highs 64-68 lows 48-43 warming to 46 Wednesday night.
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday, then party cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night,
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Friday and Friday night with patchy late night fog,
• A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday.
• highs 65-63 lows 40-43. (seasonal averages high 63 low 41)

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Your College Football Forecast:

Preliminary forecast for Thursday October 29th:

Ducks vs Arizona State at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ– Kickoff 7:30 PM PDT: Mostly clear, near 80 degrees cooling as the game continues.

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Preliminary Forecast for Saturday October 24th:

Beavers vs Colorado at Reser Stadium, Corvallis– Kickoff 7:30 PM PDT: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of a shower, near 60 degrees cooling as the game progresses, wind WSW 5-10 mph.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, showers likely (60%) this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers this evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny and warmer Tuesday afternoon, clear at night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon, then just mostly cloudy Wednesday night.
• highs 65-70 lows 49-45 warming to 48 Wednesday night.
• Mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, mostly clear Thursday  night, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler Saturday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night,
•  Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday.
• highs 66-70 cooling back to 66 Sunday lows 42-44. (seasonal averages high 65 low 44)

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

• Mostly cloudy with coastal rain likely (70%) while a good (50%) chance of AM inland rain and a bit cooler with inland showers likely (60%) this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday AM, sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then just mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• highs 63-65 cooling back to 63 Wednesday lows 52-48.
• Partly cloudy Thursday at night,
• Sunny Friday, mostly cloudy Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, then partly cloudy and a (40%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 63-67 cooling to near 60 Saturday lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain this AM, rain likely (70%) this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday afternoon, clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy Wednesday, mostly cloudy Wednesday night.
• snow level above 7,500 ft. today, above 8,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday, 13,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, then 10,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• highs 53-60 lows 37-40 cooling to 35 Wednesday night.
• Partly cloudy and cooler Thursday and Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday.
• free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Thursday through Friday night, 10,000 ft. Saturday, 9,000 ft. Saturday night, then snow level 8,000 ft. Sunday.
• highs near 52 lows 32-36.

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

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “Zulu Time?” Here is the correct answer. Zulu (Z) Time is for practical purposes, the same as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The notation formerly used to identify time Greenwich MeanTime. The word “Zulu” is notation in the phonetic alphabet corresponding to the letter “Z” assigned to the time zone on the Greenwich Prime Meridian.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 is moving into the California bringing a continued chance for rain. A frontal system will into Oregon Monday dropping some more much-needed rain which will continue to fall. There will be a short dry spell Tuesday through Wednesday afternoon then another frontal system will return the shower chances by Wednesday night. Remember, Daylight Saving Time officially ends and Standard Time returns at 2:00 am Sunday November 1st (Or at Bedtime Saturday October 31st, Halloween).

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 27 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 9 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 27 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF HEPNER IN MORROW COUNTY (NE CORNER OF OREGON). WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE CLACKAMAS COVE PORTION OF THE CLACKAMAS  RIVER IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE AND AGENCY LAKE DOWN TO KENO DAM, LOCATED JUST NORTH OF KLAMATH FALLS ALONG HIGHWAY 97 IN KLAMATH COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

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

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Monday (0.15 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Monday night and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, clear Tuesday night,
• Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at  night.
• lows 52-43 warming to 46 Wednesday night highs 64-68.
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday, then party cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night,
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Friday and Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday..
• highs 68-60 lows 46-42. (seasonal averages high 63 low 41)

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Your College Football Forecast:

Thursday October 29th:

Ducks vs Arizona State at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ– Kickoff 7:30 PM PDT: Too soon to make an accurate weather forecast.

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Saturday October 24th:

Beavers vs Colorado at Reser Stadium, Corvallis– Kickoff 7:30 PM PDT: Too soon to make an accurate weather forecast.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, showers likely (60%) Monday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny and warmer Tuesday afternoon, clear at night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then just mostly cloudy Wednesday night.
• lows 52-45 warming to 48 Wednesday night highs 65-70.
• Mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, mostly clear Thursday  night, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler Saturday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 66-70 cooling to 64 Sunday lows 42-44. (seasonal averages high 65 low 44)

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

• Partly cloudy with  a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers this evening and a (30%) chance of rain late tonight while a slight (20%) chance of inland showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM coastal rain and a good (50%) chance of showers Monday afternoon while partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM inland rain and cloudy and a bit cooler with inland showers likely (60%) in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday AM, sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then just mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• lows 53-48 highs 63-65 cooling back to 63 Wednesday.
• Partly cloudy Thursday at night,
• Sunny Friday, mostly cloudy Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, then partly cloudy and a (40%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 63-67 cooling to near 60 Saturday lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday AM, rain likely (70%) in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday afternoon, clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, 7,500 ft. Monday night, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday, 13,000 ft. Tuesday night, and Wednesday, then 10,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• lows 42-37 warming to 40 Tuesday night cooling to 35 Wednesday night highs 53-60.
• Partly cloudy and cooler Thursday and Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday.
• free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Thursday through Friday, 8,000 ft. Friday night through Saturday night,
• Then A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday.
• highs 60-48 lows 37-32.

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

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “Zulu Time?” Here is the correct answer. Zulu (Z) Time is for practical purposes, the same as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The notation formerly used to identify time Greenwich MeanTime. The word “Zulu” is notation in the phonetic alphabet corresponding to the letter “Z” assigned to the time zone on the Greenwich Prime Meridian.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 is moving into the Pacific Northwest bringing a continued chance for rain. A frontal system moved into Oregon Saturday dropping some much-needed rain which will continue to fall. There will be a short dry spell Tuesday and Wednesday then another wave of rain will return the shower chances Thursday. Remember, Daylight Saving Time officially ends and Standard Time returns at 2:00 am Sunday November 1st (Or at Bedtime Saturday October 31st, Halloween).

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 33 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 33 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 36 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF HEPNER IN MORROW COUNTY (NE CORNER OF OREGON). WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE CLACKAMAS COVE PORTION OF THE CLACKAMAS  RIVER IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE AND AGENCY LAKE DOWN TO KENO DAM, LOCATED JUST NORTH OF KLAMATH FALLS ALONG HIGHWAY 97 IN KLAMATH COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

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

•  Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) of rain Monday AM, a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, then mostly clear with patchy fog Tuesday night.
• highs 67-64 warming back to 67 Tuesday lows 49-44.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at  night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night.
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 68-60 lows 46-42. (seasonal averages high 63 low 41)

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Your College Football Forecast:

Thursday October 29th:

Ducks vs Arizona State at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ– Kickoff 7:30 PM PDT: Too soon to make an accurate weather forecast.

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Saturday October 24th:

Beavers vs Colorado at Reser Stadium, Corvallis– Kickoff 7:30 PM PDT: Too soon to make an accurate weather forecast.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Monday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy Monday night and warmer Tuesday, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 70-66 warming to 75 Tuesday lows 52-47.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Thursday, just partly cloudy at night and Friday, mostly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 77-63 lows 47-39. (seasonal averages high 65 low 44)

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

• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers today (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers while a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) of rain Monday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy  at night and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon and evening, mostly clear late at night.
• highs 60-64 lows 52-48.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday, just partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, mostly cloudy Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 64-57 cooling to 60 Saturday lows 48-45. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Monday night, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Tuesday, then 12,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 56-59 lows 40-38.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Wednesday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 7,000 ft. Thursday night, 5,500 ft. Friday, then 6,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 60-48 lows 37-32.

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

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “Zulu Time?” Here is the correct answer. Zulu (Z) Time is for practical purposes, the same as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The notation formerly used to identify time Greenwich MeanTime. The word “Zulu” is notation in the phonetic alphabet corresponding to the letter “Z” assigned to the time zone on the Greenwich Prime Meridian.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 is moving into the Pacific Northwest bringing a continued chance for rain. A frontal system moved into Oregon today dropping some much-needed rain. There will be a short dry spell Tuesday and Wednesday then another wave of rain will return the shower chances Thursday. Remember, Daylight Saving Time officially ends and Standard Time returns at 2:00 am Sunday November 1st (Or at Bedtime Saturday October 31st, Halloween).

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 33 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 33 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 36 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF HEPNER IN MORROW COUNTY (NE CORNER OF OREGON). WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE CLACKAMAS COVE PORTION OF THE CLACKAMAS  RIVER IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE AND AGENCY LAKE DOWN TO KENO DAM, LOCATED JUST NORTH OF KLAMATH FALLS ALONG HIGHWAY 97 IN KLAMATH COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

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

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
•  Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) of rain Monday AM, a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon, just mostly cloudy Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, then mostly clear with patchy fog Tuesday night.
• lows 52-44 highs 67-64 warming back to 67 Tuesday.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at  night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night.
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 68-60 lows 46-42. (seasonal averages high 63 low 41)

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Monday, just mostly cloudy Monday night and warmer Tuesday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 52-47 highs 70-66 warming to 75 Tuesday.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Thursday, just partly cloudy at night and Friday, mostly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 77-63 lows 47-39. (seasonal averages high 65 low 44)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers while a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) of rain Monday, just mostly cloudy  at night and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon and evening, mostly clear late at night.
• lows 54-48 highs 60-64.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday, just partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, mostly cloudy Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 64-57 cooling to 60 Saturday lows 48-45. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, colder with a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Monday night, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Tuesday, then 12,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• lows 42-38 highs 56-59.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Wednesday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 7,000 ft. Thursday night, 5,500 ft. Friday, then 6,000 ft. Friday night.
• highs 60-48 lows 37-32.

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

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “Zulu Time?” Here is the correct answer. Zulu (Z) Time is for practical purposes, the same as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The notation formerly used to identify time Greenwich MeanTime. The word “Zulu” is notation in the phonetic alphabet corresponding to the letter “Z” assigned to the time zone on the Greenwich Prime Meridian.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 is moving into and through California and returned clouds and a few showers because of the southerly airflow. A frontal system (approaching the coast) will hit the coast today and this time there will be a better chance of getting wet today through Sunday. Remember, Daylight Saving Time officially ends and Standard Time returns at 2:00 am Sunday November 1st (Or at Bedtime Saturday October 31st, Halloween).

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 45 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 17 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 43 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF HEPNER IN MORROW COUNTY (NE CORNER OF OREGON). WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE CLACKAMAS COVE PORTION OF THE CLACKAMAS  RIVER IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE AND AGENCY LAKE DOWN TO KENO DAM, LOCATED JUST NORTH OF KLAMATH FALLS ALONG HIGHWAY 97 IN KLAMATH COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

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

• Cloudy and cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers this AM, showers likely (70%) this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
•  A (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Sunday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a good (50%) chance of showers late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday AM, a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night.
• highs 65-63 warming to 66 Monday lows 52-49.
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Thursday, then a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 69-60 lows 47-44. (seasonal averages high 64 low 41)
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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Ducks vs Washington at Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA– Kickoff 7:30 PM PDT: Mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of showers, 60 degrees cooling just a bit as the game progresses, light wind. You may need the rain gear.

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Beavers vs Washington State at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA – Kickoff 1:00 PM PDT: Mostly sunny, 65 degrees and warming to near 70 degrees by the end of the game, wind WNW 8 mph.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with rain this AM, showers likely (70%) and much cooler this afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and in the  evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then just partly cloudy late Monday night.
• highs 68-72 lows 52-49.
• Just partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 76-78 lows 44-50 cooling back to 44 Friday. (seasonal averages high 66 low 44)

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

• Cloudy with rain this AM, a good (50%) chance of coastal afternoon showers and a bit cooler while afternoon showers likely (70%) inland (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, a (30%) chance of rain late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Monday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, the just partly cloudy late at night.
• highs near 64 lows 54-48.
• Just partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday and Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night.
• highs 62-66 cooling to 62 Thursday lows 54-50. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with showers and colder today (0.25 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers and colder tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Monday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Monday night.
• highs 53-50 warming back to 53 Sunday lows 40-38.
• Partly cloudy and warmer Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday, 13,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 6,500 ft. Thursday night, then 5,500 ft. Friday.
• highs 60-45 lows 40-34.

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

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “Zulu Time?” 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 is moving into and through California and returned clouds and a few showers because of the southerly airflow. A frontal system (approaching the coast) will hit the coast Saturday and this time there will be a better chance of getting wet Saturday and Sunday. Remember, Daylight Saving Time officially ends and Standard Time returns at 2:00 am Sunday November 1st (Or at Bedtime Saturday October 31st, Halloween).

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 45 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 17 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 43 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF HEPNER IN MORROW COUNTY (NE CORNER OF OREGON). WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE CLACKAMAS COVE PORTION OF THE CLACKAMAS  RIVER IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE AND AGENCY LAKE DOWN TO KENO DAM, LOCATED JUST NORTH OF KLAMATH FALLS ALONG HIGHWAY 97 IN KLAMATH COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

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

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy and cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
•  A (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Sunday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a good (50%) chance of rain late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday AM, a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night.
• lows 54-49 highs 65-63 warming to 66 Monday.
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Thursday, then a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 69-60 lows 47-44. (seasonal averages high 64 low 41)
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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Ducks vs Washington at Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA– Kickoff 7:30 PM PDT: Mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of showers, 60 degrees cooling just a bit as the game progresses, light wind. You may need the rain gear.

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Beavers vs Washington State at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA – Kickoff 1:00 PM PDT: Mostly sunny, 65 degrees and warming to near 70 degrees by the end of the game, wind WNW 8 mph.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday AM, showers likely (70%) and much cooler in the afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday (0.15 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then just partly cloudy Monday night.
• lows 52-49 highs 68-72.
• Just partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 76-78 lows 44-50 cooling back to 44 Friday. (seasonal averages high 66 low 44)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with rain Saturday AM, a good (50%) chance of coastal afternoon showers and a bit cooler while afternoon showers likely (70%) inland (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, a (30%) chance of rain late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Monday AM, a (20%) chance of rain and a bit warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, the just partly cloudy at night.
• lows 54-48 highs near 64.
• Just partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday and Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night.
• highs 62-66 cooling to 62 Thursday lows 54-50. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers and colder Saturday (0.25 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers and colder Saturday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Monday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Monday night.
• lows 44-38 highs 53-50 warming back to 53 Sunday.
• Partly cloudy and warmer Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday, 13,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 6,500 ft. Thursday night, then 5,500 ft. Friday.
• highs 60-45 lows 40-34.

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

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “Zulu Time?” 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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A  ridge of high pressure continues to keep us dry for the time being. Another frontal system (position shown is Sunday) will hit the coast Saturday, but this time there will be a chance of getting wet Saturday. Remember, Daylight Saving Time officially ends and Standard Time returns at 2:00 am Sunday November 1st (Or at Bedtime Saturday October 31st, Halloween).

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 63 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 23 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 44 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF HEPNER IN MORROW COUNTY (NE CORNER OF OREGON). WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE CLACKAMAS COVE PORTION OF THE CLACKAMAS  RIVER IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE AND AGENCY LAKE DOWN TO KENO DAM, LOCATED JUST NORTH OF KLAMATH FALLS ALONG HIGHWAY 97 IN KLAMATH COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

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

• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with showers likely (60%) Saturday (0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
•  A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then a (40%) chance of rain late at night.
• highs 74-63 lows 54-49.
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Thursday.
• highs 66-69 cooling to 64 Thursday lows 50-46. (seasonal averages high 64 low 41)
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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Ducks vs Washington at Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA– Kickoff 7:30 PM PDT: Mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of showers, 58 degrees cooling just a bit as the game progresses, light wind. You may need the rain gear.

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Beavers vs Washington State at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA – Kickoff 1:00 PM PDT: A mix of clouds and sun with increasing clouds late in the afternoon, 65 degrees and warming to near 70 degrees by the end of the game, wind WNW 8 mph and diminishing.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy and cooler this afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late this afternoon, evening showers,  a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and much cooler Saturday (0.15 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night.
• highs 82-68 lows 54-49 warming to 53 Sunday night.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Just partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday through Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and cooler Thursday.
• highs 72-77 cooling back to 72 Thursday lows 52-49. (seasonal averages high 66 low 45)

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

• Mostly cloudy and cooler this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with AM showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of coastal thunderstorms Saturday afternoon while inland showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, just mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night.
• highs near 64 lows 54-48.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Monday,  a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Just partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday through Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 62-66 cooling to 62 Thursday lows 54-50. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers and colder Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers and colder Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, a (40%) chance of evening showers, then a (40%) chance of  rain late Sunday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Sunday night.
• highs 69-52 lows 44-39.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Partly cloudy and warmer Tuesday through Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 13,000 ft. Wednesday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 53-59 cooling to 50 Thursday lows near 40.

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

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “Zulu Time?” 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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A  ridge of high pressure continues to keep us dry for the time being. Another frontal system (position shown is Sunday) will hit the coast Saturday, but this time there will be a chance of getting wet Saturday. Remember, Daylight Saving Time officially ends and Standard Time returns at 2:00 am Sunday November 1st (Or at Bedtime Saturday October 31st, Halloween).

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 48 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 39 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF HEPNER IN MORROW COUNTY (NE CORNER OF OREGON). WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE CLACKAMAS COVE PORTION OF THE CLACKAMAS  RIVER IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE AND AGENCY LAKE DOWN TO KENO DAM, LOCATED JUST NORTH OF KLAMATH FALLS ALONG HIGHWAY 97 IN KLAMATH COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

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

• Clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight and Friday, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, good (50%) chance of rain late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), cooler with showers likely (60%) Saturday afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of showers in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
•  Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, then mostly cloudy Sunday night.
• lows 44-52 cooling to 49 Saturday night and Sunday night highs 74-65 warming to 68 Sunday.
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly cloudy Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night and a bit cooler Thursday.
• highs 67-69 cooling to 66 Friday lows 50-46. (seasonal averages high 64 low 41)
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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Ducks vs Washington at Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA– Kickoff 7:30 PM PDT: Mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of showers, 58 degrees cooling a bit as the game progresses, light wind. You may need the rain gear.

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Beavers vs Washington State at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA – Kickoff 1:00 PM PDT: A mix of clouds and sun with increasing clouds and a slight chance of showers in the afternoon, 65 degrees and warming to near 72 degrees by the end of the game, wind W 8 mph and diminishing. It’s a good idea to take the rain gear.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight and Friday AM, mostly cloudy and cooler in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Showers likely (70%) and much cooler Saturday (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, then just mostly cloudy in the afternoon and Sunday night.
• lows 54-5o highs 82-70.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday and at night,
• Just partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday through Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and cooler Thursday.
• highs 75-77 cooling to 72 Thursday lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 66 low 45)

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight and Friday AM, mostly cloudy and cooler Friday afternoon, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, coastal rain likely (70%) Friday night while inland rain likely (60%) late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM coastal showers likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler in the afternoon while AM inland showers and inland showers likely (70%) Saturday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon and Sunday night.
• lows 53-56 cooling back to 52 Sunday night highs 66-60.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday and Monday night,
• Just partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday through Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 62-65 lows 54-52. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight and Friday, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain late Friday night,
• AM rain, showers and colder Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, then just mostly cloudy Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight and Friday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night through Sunday, then free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Sunday night.
• lows 47-39 highs 74-53 warming to 58 Sunday.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 56-59 cooling to 56 Thursday lows near 40.

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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.

________________

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

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “Zulu Time?” 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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A  ridge of high pressure continues to keep us dry for the time being.  A frontal system moved through the extreme northern part of the Pacific Northwest Tuesday, but fizzled out and the high pressure will strengthen to keep the rain away from us. Enough moisture was trapped in the south Willamette Valley to keep Eugene in clouds and as a result much cooler temperatures Wednesday than expected. Today we’ll see more sunshine and warmer temperatures. Yet another frontal system will hit the coast Saturday, but this time there will be a chance of getting wet Saturday through Monday. Remember, Daylight Saving Time officially ends and Standard Time returns at 2:00 am Sunday November 1st (Or at Bedtime Saturday October 31st, Halloween).

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 68 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 17 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 45 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF HEPNER IN MORROW COUNTY (NE CORNER OF OREGON). WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE CLACKAMAS COVE PORTION OF THE CLACKAMAS  RIVER IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE AND AGENCY LAKE DOWN TO KENO DAM, LOCATED JUST NORTH OF KLAMATH FALLS ALONG HIGHWAY 97 IN KLAMATH COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

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

• Mostly sunny and warmer today, partly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy and warm again Friday, becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with AM rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), then a (40%) chance of showers at night.
• highs 76-78 cooling to 67 Saturday lows 48-52 cooling to 50 Saturday night.
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday.
• highs 67-73 lows 52-48. (seasonal averages high 65 low 41)
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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Ducks vs Washington at Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA– Kickoff 7:30 PM PDT: Mostly cloudy with good (50%) chance of showers later, 58 degrees cooling a bit as the game progresses, wind S-SW 5-8 mph. You’ll need the rain gear.

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Beavers vs Washington State at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA – Kickoff 1:00 PM PDT: A mix of clouds and sun with increasing clouds and a 30% chance of showers in the afternoon, 65 degrees and warming to near 72 degrees by the end of the game, wind S 5-10 mph and diminishing. It’s a good idea to take the rain gear.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Sunny and a bit warmer today, partly cloudy tonight and Friday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), much cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), then a (30%) chance of showers at night.
• highs 84-70 lows 53-55 cooling to near 5o Saturday night.
• Mostly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Just mostly cloudy Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Wednesday.
• highs 72-75 lows 52-50. (seasonal averages high 67 low 45)

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

• Sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM coastal fog, mostly cloudy and cooler Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (60%) late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of coastal showers while AM inland showers likely (60%) in the AM and a good (50%) chance of inland showers Saturday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), then a slight (20%) chance of showers at night.
• highs 68-63 lows 53-56 cooling back to 53 Saturday night.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly cloudy with a  slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Just mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs 62-65 lows 54-52. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny today, partly cloudy tonight and Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late Friday night,
• AM rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers and colder Saturday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today through Friday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night through Saturday night.
• highs 76-53 lows 47-37.
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a (30%) chance of showers Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday.
• free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Sunday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night through Monday night, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 57-54 warming to 65 Wednesday lows near 40.

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

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