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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Oregon Was The First State To Make It A Holiday.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Buffalo Isn’t Only Known For Its Wings.”

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Sorry, but no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is  “popcorn convection?” Here is the correct answer. Popcorn Convection is slang for showers and thunderstorms that form on a scattered basis with little or no apparent organization, usually during the afternoon in response to diurnal heating. Individual thunderstorms typically are of the type sometimes referred to as air-mass thunderstorms: they are small, short-lived, very rarely severe, and they almost always dissipate near or just after sunset. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) has taken control of our weather. It will be sunny, hot and hazy again today. Winds are now from the northeast pushing more smoke from the wildfire near Oakridge to penetrate into the valley areas through today. A cold front will move into Oregon Monday afternoon hopefully cleaning the smoke from the valley.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE FOR THE WESTERN KLAMATH FOREST, THE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE WESTERN ROGUE RIVER, THE SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST, THE WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
• 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.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 40 in the Good category measuring Ozone at Delight Valley School, Saginaw. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Your Saturday College Football Forecasts:

Ducks vs Michigan State at Autzen Stadium Eugene: Kickoff 3:30 pm – mostly sunny with patchy smoke, temperature near 92 warming to near 98 then cooling to near 80 by the end of the game, Wind: NE 5-10 mph. Dress for the heat, use plenty of sunscreen, and drink plenty of water to stay hydrated at the game, or for that matter, if you’re outside anywhere else.

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Beavers vs Hawaii at Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI: Kickoff 7:30 pm (4:30 pm Hawaii time) -sunny, temperature near 86 cooling to near 80 and clear as the game finishes, Wind: ENE 12 mph.

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

• Sunny and hot with patchy smoke today, clear with patchy smoke tonight,
• Sunny and cooler Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Monday and in the evening, then mostly cloudy late at night.
• highs 98-80 lows 50-52.
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny and warmer Thursday and Friday, clear Thursday night.
• highs 79-88 lows 52-55. (seasonal averages high 80 low 49)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny with slow cooling today, Sunday, and Monday, clear each night except partly cloudy Monday night.
• highs 99-88 lows 54-52 warming to 55 Monday night.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday and mostly clear each night.
• highs 83-89 lows 52-54. (seasonal averages high 81 low 53)

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

• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM coastal fog and patchy afternoon fog while sunny inland today, partly cloudy with patchy evening coastal fog and mostly cloudy with areas of fog at night while mostly clear inland tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, patchy coastal fog Sunday afternoon and mostly cloudy at night while mostly clear in the evening and partly cloudy late Sunday night inland,
• Then partly cloudy Monday and Monday night.
• highs 63-65 lows 50-55.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Then mostly sunny Friday.
• highs near 66 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 66 low 51)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny with patchy smoke today, clear with patchy smoke tonight,
• Mostly sunny and cooler Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today, then 13,000 ft. tonight through Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night.
• highs 82-70 lows 45-42.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon through Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Thursday and Friday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday, then free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Tuesday night through Friday, clear Thursday night.
• highs 68-75 lows 44-47.

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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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______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Oregon Was The First State To Make It A Holiday.

_____

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 new weekly weather quiz question. What is  “popcorn convection?” Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) has taken control of our weather. It will be sunny, hot and hazy again Saturday. Winds are now from the northeast pushing more smoke from the wildfire near Oakridge to penetrate into the valley areas through Saturday. A cold front will move into Oregon Monday afternoon hopefully cleaning the smoke from the valley.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE FOR THE WESTERN KLAMATH FOREST, THE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE WESTERN ROGUE RIVER, THE SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST, THE WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN ADDITION TO CRITICALLY DRY AND AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
• 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.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 40 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Delight Valley School, Saginaw. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 33 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Your Saturday College Football Forecasts:

Ducks vs Michigan State at Autzen Stadium Eugene: Kickoff 3:30 pm – mostly sunny with patchy smoke, temperature near 92 warming to near 95 then cooling to near 80 by the end of the game, Wind: NE 5-10 mph. Dress for the heat, use plenty of sunscreen, and drink plenty of water to stay hydrated at the game, or for that matter, if you’re outside anywhere else.

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Beavers vs Hawaii at Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI: Kickoff 7:30 pm (4:30 pm Hawaii time) -sunny temperature near 86 cooling to near 80 and clear as the game finishes, Wind: ENE 12 mph.

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

• Clear with patchy smoke tonight, sunny and hot with patchy smoke Saturday, clear with patchy smoke at night,
• Sunny and cooler Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Monday and in the evening, then mostly cloudy late at night.
• lows 46-52 highs 95-80.
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny and warmer Thursday and Friday, clear Thursday night.
• highs 87-88 lows 52-55. (seasonal averages high 80 low 49)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny with slow cooling Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, clear each night except partly cloudy Monday night.
• lows 54-52 warming to warming to 55 Monday night highs 99-88.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday and mostly clear each night.
• highs 83-89 lows 52-54. (seasonal averages high 81 low 53)

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

• Clear with areas of coastal fog while inland haze tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM coastal fog and patchy afternoon fog while sunny inland Saturday, partly cloudy with patchy evening coastal fog and mostly cloudy with areas of fog at night while mostly clear inland Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, patchy coastal fog Sunday afternoon and mostly cloudy at night while mostly clear in the evening and partly cloudy late Sunday night inland,
• Then partly cloudy Monday and Monday night.
• lows 55-50 warming back to 55 Monday night highs 63-65.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Then mostly sunny Friday.
• highs near 66 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 66 low 51)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear with patchy smoke tonight with wind gusting to 20 mph,
• Mostly sunny with patchy smoke Saturday, clear with patchy smoke in the evening, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and cooler Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight and Saturday, then 13,000 ft. Saturday night through Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night.
• lows 44-46 cooling to 42 Sunday night and Monday night highs 82-70.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon through Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Thursday and Friday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 15,000 ft. Wednesday ad Wednesday night,
• Then sunny Thursday and Friday, clear Thursday night.
• highs 68-75 lows 44-47.

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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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______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Oregon Was The First State To Make It A Holiday.

_____

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 new weekly weather quiz question. What is  “popcorn convection?” Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) has taken control of our weather. It will be sunny and actually hot for the next two days. As the winds strengthen from the east we will see more smoke from the wildfire near Oakridge penetrate into the valley areas Friday and Saturday. A cold front will move into Oregon between Sunday night and Monday afternoon hopefully cleaning the smoke from the valley.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE FOR THE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE WESTERN ROGUE RIVER, THE SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST, THE WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN ADDITION TO CRITICALLY DRY AND AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS UNTIL 11 PM SATURDAY FOR ALL OF WESTERN OREGON FROM THE COAST TO THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CASCADES.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN ADDITION TO CRITICALLY DRY AND AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
• 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.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 41 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 54 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Your Saturday College Football Forecasts:

Ducks vs Michigan State at Autzen Stadium Eugene: Kickoff 3:30 pm – mostly sunny with patchy smoke, temperature near 92 warming to near 95 then cooling through the 80s as the game progresses. Dress for the heat, use plenty of sunscreen, and drink plenty of water to stay hydrated at the game, or for that matter, if you’re outside anywhere else.

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Beavers vs Hawaii at Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI: Kickoff 7:30 pm (4:30 pm Hawaii time) -mostly sunny temperature near 87 cooling to near 80 and mostly clear as the game finishes.

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

• Sunny and hot with patchy smoke today (wind gusting to 25 mph this afternoon) and Saturday, clear with patchy smoke both nights,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, clear in the evening, partly cloudy Sunday night.
• highs 95-92 lows 46-52.
• Partly cloudy Monday and in the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Thursday.
• highs 87-80 warming to 88 Thursday lows 54-50 warming to 52 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 80 low 49)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today, Saturday, and Sunday, clear tonight and Saturday night, clear Sunday evening, then partly cloudy late at night.
• highs 99-100 cooling to 93 Sunday lows 57-55.
• Partly cloudy Monday through Wednesday night,
• Then sunny Thursday.
• highs 88-82 warming to 90 Thursday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 82 low 53)

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

• Sunny with inland haze this afternoon, clear with inland haze tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog while sunny inland Saturday, partly cloudy with patchy evening coastal fog and mostly cloudy at night while clear with areas of inland fog late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, partly cloudy with patchy fog Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Sunday night.
• highs 79-66 lows 56-52 warming to 54 Sunday night.
• Mostly cloudy Monday and Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night through Thursday.
• highs near 67 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny with patchy smoke and warmer today, clear with patchy smoke tonight with wind gusting to 20 mph,
• Mostly sunny with patchy smoke Saturday, clear with patchy smoke in the evening, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today through Saturday night, then 13,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
• highs 78-80 lows 44-46.
• Partly cloudy Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon through Wednesday night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 15,000 ft. Wednesday ad Wednesday night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday.
• highs 74-68 warming to 73 Thursday lows 42-47.

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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.

________________

______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Oregon Was The First State To Make It A Holiday.

_____

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 new weekly weather quiz question. What is  “popcorn convection?” Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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An upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) has taken control of our weather. It will be sunny and actually hot for the next two days. As the winds strengthen from the east we will see more smoke from the wildfire near Oakridge penetrate into the valley areas Friday and Saturday. A cold front will move into Oregon between Sunday night and Monday afternoon hopefully cleaning the smoke from the valley.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE FOR THE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE WESTERN ROGUE RIVER, THE SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST, THE WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN ADDITION TO CRITICALLY DRY AND AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS UNTIL 11 PM SATURDAY FOR ALL OF WESTERN OREGON FROM THE COAST TO THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CASCADES.
• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST -MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT, AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
• 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.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 40 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Your Saturday College Football Forecasts:

Ducks vs Michigan State at Autzen Stadium Eugene: Kickoff 3:30 pm – mostly sunny with patchy smoke, temperature near 92 warming to near 95 then cooling through the 80s as the game progresses. Dress for the heat, use plenty of sunscreen, and drink plenty of water to stay hydrated at the game, or if you’re outside anywhere else.

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Beavers vs Hawaii at Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI: Kickoff 7:30 pm (4:30 pm Hawaii time) -mostly sunny temperature near 87 cooling to near 80 and mostly clear as the game finishes.

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

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and hot with patchy smoke Friday and Saturday, clear with patchy smoke both nights,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night.
• lows 45-52 highs 95-92.
• Partly cloudy Monday through Wednesday night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday.
• highs 87-80 warming to 88 Thursday lows 54-52 warming to 56 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 80 low 49)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight.
• Sunny Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, clear Friday night and Saturday night, clear Sunday evening, then partly cloudy late at night.
• lows 57-55 highs 99-100 cooling to 93 Sunday.
• Partly cloudy Monday through Wednesday night,
• Then sunny Thursday.
• highs 88-85 warming to 92 Thursday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 82 low 53)

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

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny with inland haze Friday afternoon, clear with inland haze at night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog while sunny inland Saturday, partly cloudy with patchy evening coastal fog and mostly cloudy at night while clear with areas of inland fog late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, partly cloudy with patchy fog Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Sunday night.
• lows 55-52 warming to 54 Sunday night highs 79-66.
• Mostly cloudy Monday and Monday night,
• Then partly cloudy Tuesday through Thursday.
• highs near 67 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny with patchy smoke and warmer Friday, clear with patchy smoke at night,
• Sunny with patchy smoke Saturday, clear with patchy smoke at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Friday through Saturday night, then 13,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
• lows 42-48 cooling to 45 Sunday night highs 78-80.
• Partly cloudy Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon through Wednesday night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 15,000 ft. Wednesday ad Wednesday night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday.
• highs 74-68 warming to 73 Thursday lows 42-48.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

________________

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

________________

______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Oregon Was The First State To Make It A Holiday.

_____

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 new weekly weather quiz question. What is  “popcorn convection?” 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 level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) has taken control of our weather. It will be sunny and increasingly warmer today, actually hot for following two days as that ridge of high pressure takes over. As the winds strengthen from the east we will see more smoke from the wildfire near Oakridge penetrate into the valley areas Friday and Saturday. A cold front will move into Oregon between Sunday night and Monday afternoon hopefully cleaning the smoke from the valley.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE FOR THE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE WESTERN ROGUE RIVER, THE SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST, THE WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN ADDITION TO CRITICALLY DRY AND AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS UNTIL 11 PM SATURDAY FOR ALL OF WESTERN OREGON FROM THE COAST TO THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CASCADES.
• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST -MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT, AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
• 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.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 40 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 63 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Your Saturday College Football Forecasts:

Ducks vs Michigan State at Autzen Stadium Eugene: Kickoff 3:30 pm – mostly sunny, temperature near 92 warming to near 95 then cooling through the 80s as the game progresses. Dress for the heat, use plenty of sunscreen, and drink plenty of water to stay hydrated at the game, or if you’re outside anywhere else.

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Beavers vs Hawaii at Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI: Kickoff 7:30 pm (4:30 pm Hawaii time) -mostly sunny temperature near 87 cooling to near 80 and mostly clear as the game finishes.

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

• Sunny and warmer today, breezy (Wind: N 5-10 mph increasing to NE 15-25 mph this afternoon) clear tonight,
• Sunny and hot with patchy smoke Friday and Saturday, clear with patchy smoke Friday night, patchy smoke in the evening, mostly clear Saturday night.
• highs 87-95 lows 45-48.
• Mostly sunny and cooler Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and at night,
• Then partly cloudy Wednesday AM, then mostly sunny in the afternoon.
• highs 85-79 warming back to 85 Wednesday lows 52-55 cooling back to 52 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 80 low 49)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny and warmer today, Friday, and Saturday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 93-100 lows 57-60 warming to 55 Saturday night.
• Sunny Sunday, clear in the evening, then partly cloudy Sunday night through Wednesday.
• highs 90-83 warming to 87 Wednesday lows 54-56. (seasonal averages high 82 low 53)

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

• Sunny today, clear tonight,
• Sunny with inland haze Friday afternoon, clear with inland haze at night,
• Sunny Saturday, then mostly clear and cooler Saturday night.
• highs 72-83 cooling to 76 Saturday lows 54-59 cooling back to 54 Saturday night.
• Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy Monday through Tuesday, then just partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 69-65 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny today, clear tonight,
• Sunny with patchy smoke and warmer Friday, clear with patchy smoke at night,
• Mostly sunny with patchy smoke Saturday, patchy smoke in the evening, then mostly clear late Saturday night,
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. today, 13,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Friday through Saturday night.
• highs 72-80 lows 42-48.
• Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon afternoon through Wednesday AM, then mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Sunday, 13,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 15,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 79-68 warming to 74 Wednesday lows 45-42 warming to 44 Tuesday 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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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Oregon Was The First State To Make It A Holiday.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Buffalo Isn’t Only Known For Its Wings.”

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is  “popcorn convection?” 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 frontal system moves into Oregon with cooler air behind it. An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) slid down ahead of an upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) and it give us another cooler day. It will be sunny and increasingly warmer, actually hot for two days as the ridge of high pressure takes over. As the winds strengthen from the east due to the high we will see more smoke from the wildfire near Oakridge penetrate into the valley areas later this week. A cold front will move onto Oregon Sunday cleaning at least most of the smoke from the valley.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN ADDITION TO CRITICALLY DRY AND AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FROM NOON THURSDAY UNTIL 11 PM SATURDAY FOR ALL OF WESTERN OREGON FROM THE COAST TO THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CASCADES.
• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST -MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT, AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
• 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.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 37 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 35 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer with areas of smoke Thursday, clear with patchy smoke Thursday night,
• Sunny and hot with patchy smoke Friday and Saturday, clear with patchy smoke Friday night, patchy smoke in the evening, mostly clear Saturday night.
• lows 44-55 cooling to 48 Saturday night highs 87-95.
• Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon through Tuesday, then just partly cloudy Tuesday night, partly cloudy and warmer Wednesday.
• highs 87-95 Wednesday lows 48-55 cooling to 52. (seasonal averages high 80 low 49)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Thursday and Friday, clear Thursday night and Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 50-56 highs 92-97.
• Sunny Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night through Wednesday.
• highs 90-83 warming to 87 Wednesday lows 54-56. (seasonal averages high 82 low 53)

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

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Thursday, clear Thursday night,
• Sunny with inland haze Friday afternoon, clear with inland haze at night,
• Sunny Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night.
• lows 50-54 highs 66-74 cooling back to 66 Saturday.
• Partly cloudy Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday night through Tuesday then just partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 69-65 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny with areas of smoke Thursday, clear with areas of smoke Thursday night,
• Sunny with patchy smoke Friday, mostly clear with patchy smoke at night,
• Mostly sunny with patchy smoke Saturday, patchy smoke in the evening, then mostly clear late Saturday night,
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. tonight, 12,000 ft. Thursday, 13,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, then 14,000 ft. Friday night through Saturday night.
• lows 37-46 highs 72-80.
• Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday through Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 15,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 73-66 warming to 72 Wednesday lows near 42.

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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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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Oregon Was The First State To Make It A Holiday.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Buffalo Isn’t Only Known For Its Wings.”

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is  “popcorn convection?” 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 frontal system moves into Oregon with cooler air behind it. An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) slid down ahead of an upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) and it will give us another cooler day, then sunny and warmer, almost hot, days as the ridge of high pressure takes over. As the winds strengthen from the east due to the high we will see more smoke from the wildfire near Oakridge penetrate into the valley areas later this week.

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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.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 37 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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

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

• A mix of clouds and sun this AM, sunny this afternoon, clear tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny and warmer with areas of smoke Thursday, clear with areas of smoke Thursday night,
• Sunny and warmer with areas of smoke Friday, then clear with areas of smoke at night.
• highs 78-94 lows 45-55.
• Sunny with areas of smoke Saturday, mostly clear with areas of smoke at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon Monday and Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night.
• highs 94-80 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 80 low 49)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, clear tonight,
• Sunny Thursday and Friday, clear Thursday night and Friday night.
• highs 82-97 lows 50-56.
• Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night through Tuesday.
• highs 97-83 lows 54-56. (seasonal averages high 82 low 54)

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

• Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, clear tonight,
• Sunny Thursday and Friday, clear Friday night.
• highs 66-74 lows 50-53.
• Sunny Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday, then mostly cloudy Sunday night through Tuesday.
• highs 67-70 cooling back to 67 Tuesday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny with patchy smoke today, clear with areas of smoke tonight,
• Sunny with areas of smoke Thursday, clear with areas of smoke Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny with areas of smoke Friday, mostly clear with areas of smoke at night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. falling to 11,000 ft. this afternoon 12,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, then 14,000 ft. Friday and Friday night.
• highs 66-78 lows 37-44.
• Mostly sunny with areas of AM smoke Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon through Tuesday afternoon.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 13,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday  night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday.
• highs 79-65 warming to 70 Tuesday lows 46-40.

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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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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Oregon Was The First State To Make It A Holiday.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Buffalo Isn’t Only Known For Its Wings.”

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is  “popcorn convection?” 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 upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) will give us a couple more cooler days, then sunny and warmer, almost hot, days. A frontal system is moving into Oregon with cooler air behind it. As the winds strengthen from the east we will see more smoke from the wildfire near Oakridge penetrate into the valley areas later this week.

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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.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 33 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 36 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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

• Mostly clear tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, clear at night,
• Sunny and warmer with areas of smoke Thursday, clear with areas of smoke Thursday night,
• Sunny areas of smoke Friday and in the evening, mostly clear at night.
• lows 52-48 warming to 55 Friday night highs 78-92.
• Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night, partly cloudy Sunday  night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon Monday and Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday evening.
• highs 92-78 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 80 low 50)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, clear at night,
• Sunny Thursday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, then mostly clear Friday night.
• lows 53-50 warming to 56 Friday night highs 84-82 warming to 93 Thursday.
• Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy Sunday through Tuesday.
• highs 97-83 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 82 low 54)

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

• Clear this evening, partly cloudy later tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear Wednesday night,
• Sunny Thursday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, then mostly clear Friday night.
• lows 55-52 highs 66-72.
• Sunny Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday  night and Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 67-70 cooling back to 67 Tuesday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with patchy smoke tonight,
• Mostly sunny with patchy smoke Wednesday, clear with areas of smoke at night,
• Sunny with areas of smoke Thursday, clear with areas of smoke Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny with areas of smoke Friday, mostly clear with areas of smoke at night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, 12,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night,  13,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, then 14,000 ft. Friday and Friday night.
• lows 37-47 highs 66-76.
• Mostly sunny with areas of AM smoke Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night through Monday evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain late Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 13,000 ft. Sunday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night through Tuesday.
• highs 75-65 warming to 72 Tuesday lows 44-42.

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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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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Oregon Was The First State To Make It A Holiday.

_____

And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Buffalo Isn’t Only Known For Its Wings.”

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is  “popcorn convection?” 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 upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) will give us a couple more cooler days, then sunny and warmer, almost hot, days. As the winds strengthen from the east we will see more smoke from the wildfire near Oakridge penetrate into the valley areas.

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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.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 35 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 47 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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

• A mix of clouds and sun this AM, partly cloudy and cooler this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, clear at night,
• Sunny and warmer with areas of smoke Thursday, then clear with areas of smoke Thursday night.
• highs 80-78 warming to 88 Thursday lows 52-48 warming to 54 Thursday night.
• Sunny areas of smoke Friday and in the evening, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon.
• highs 92-78 lows 52-56. (seasonal averages high 80 low 50)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today, Wednesday, and Thursday, then clear at night.
• highs 84-82 warming to 93 Thursday lows 54-50 warming to 55 Thursday night.
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday through Monday AM, then mostly cloudy Monday afternoon.
• highs 94-96 cooling to 84 Monday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 82 low 54)

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

• AM coastal clouds, sunny this afternoon while sunny inland, clear tonight,
• Mostly cloudy at the shore Wednesday AM and sunny in the afternoon while sunny inland, clear Wednesday night,
• Sunny Thursday, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 65-70 lows 55-52.
• Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Sunny Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Sunday  night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon.
• highs 72-67 lows 53-55. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny with patchy smoke this afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy smoke tonight,
• Mostly sunny with patchy smoke Wednesday, clear with areas of smoke at night,
• Sunny with areas of smoke Thursday, then clear with areas of smoke Thursday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. today, 14,000 ft. tonight, 11,000 ft. Wednesday, 12,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, then 13,000 ft. Thursday night.
• highs 70-66 warming to 72 Thursday lows 38-44 Thursday night.
• Sunny with areas of smoke Friday, mostly clear with areas of smoke at night,
• Mostly sunny with areas of AM smoke Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 13,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 77-65 lows 47-42.

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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 Eugene Daily News.com.

______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Oregon Was The First State To Make It A Holiday.

_____

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 new weekly weather quiz question. What is  “popcorn convection?” 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 upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) will give us a few more sunny and mild days. Upper level low pressure (Shaded “U” shaped area with blue arrows) and a cold front will bring back the chance of showers by next Monday.

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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.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 56 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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

• Mostly clear  tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, sunny and cooler Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, clear at night,
• Sunny and warmer Thursday, then clear Thursday night.
• lows 53-46 warming to 50 Thursday night highs 76-88.
• Sunny Friday,  clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon.
• highs 92-78 lows 52-56. (seasonal averages high 80 low 50)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, clear each night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 54-50 warming to 55 Thursday night highs 84-80 warming to 93 Thursday.
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday through Monday AM, then mostly cloudy Monday afternoon.
• highs 94-96 cooling to 84 Monday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 83 low 54)

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

• Clear tonight,
• AM coastal clouds, sunny Tuesday afternoon while sunny inland, clear at night,
• Mostly cloudy at the shore Wednesday AM and sunny in the afternoon while sunny inland, then clear Wednesday night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 55-52 highs 66-63 warming to 72 Thursday.
• Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Sunny Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Sunday  night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon.
• highs 72-67 lows 52-55. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, clear at night,
• Sunny Thursday, then clear Thursday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft tonight and Tuesday, 14,000 ft. Tuesday night, 11,000 ft. Wednesday, 12,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, then 13,000 ft. Thursday night.
• lows 45-38 warming back to 45 Thursday night highs 62-72.
• Sunny Friday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, clear Saturday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Friday, 13,000 ft. Friday night through Sunday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 77-65 lows 49-45.

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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 Eugene Daily News.com.

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