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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Ahoy There, Matey!

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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, no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “anomalous propagation?” Here is the correct answer. ANOMALOUS PROPAGATION (AP) –Non-standard atmospheric temperature or moisture gradients will cause all or part of the radar beam to propagate along a non-normal path. When non-standard index-of-refraction distributions prevail, “abnormal” or “anomalous” propagation occurs. When abnormal downward bending occurs, it is called “superrefraction.” If the beam is refracted downward sufficiently, it will illuminate the ground and return signals to the radar from distances further than is normally associated with ground targets. The term “subrefraction” is applied when there is abnormal upward bending of the radar beam. 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) is moving eastward away from us and the airflow is coming from the west. The onshore airflow is bringing more clouds our way along with a frontal system that moved through today. Another frontal system will push through the Pacific Northwest Tuesday bringing increased chances for rain.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 16 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 18 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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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR IN MORROW COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.
• THE HEALTH ADVISORIES ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN CULLABY LAKE JUST OFF HWY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY OREGON, WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM THE SOUTH END OF ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM TO THE SOUTH END OF SAUVIE ISLAND IN MULTNOMA COUNTY HAVE BEEN LIFTED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN WICKIUP RESERVOIR IN DESCHUTES COUNTY, 40 MILES SW OF BEND, FOR TENMILE LAKES IN COOS COUNTY, AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers this evening, patchy fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Sunday night,
• More clouds to mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog Monday (Columbus Day), then mostly cloudy with rain Monday night (0.40 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday, then showers Tuesday night.
• lows 44-42 warming to 48 Tuesday night highs 69-63.
• Mostly cloudy with showers Wednesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Thursday, rain Friday and Friday night,
• Then showers likely (70%) Saturday.
• highs 60-65 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 66 low 42).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Monday AM (Columbus Day), mostly cloudy in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain late Monday night (0.15 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday (cooler), then rain Tuesday night.
• lows 48-43 warming to 52 Monday night, cooling to 48 Tuesday night highs 74-62.
• Showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday, showers likely (70%) Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Friday and Friday night,
• Then a (40%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 62-68 lows 49-52. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)

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

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday (Columbus Day), mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) in the evening, then rain late Monday night (0.55 in. of rain possible.) through Tuesday night.
• lows 53-50 warming to 54 Monday night cooling to near 50 Tuesday night highs 59-64.
• Mostly cloudy with showers Wednesday, showers likely (60%) Wednesday night,
• Cloudy with a (50%) chance of showers Thursday, showers likely (60%) Thursday night,
• Rain Friday and Friday night,
• Then cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 60-64 lows 52-54. (seasonal averages high 62 low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight through Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday (Columbus Day), becoming cloudy with rain likely (70%) late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, then showers Tuesday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Sunday, 12,000 ft. Sunday night, 13,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night, 7,500 ft. Tuesday, then 6,500 ft. Tuesday night.
• lows 37-32 highs 62-65 cooling to 48 Tuesday night.
• Mostly cloudy with showers Wednesday, showers likely (60%) Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday, then rain likely (70%) Thursday night through Friday night,
• Then showers likely (60%) Saturday.
• snow level 5,000 ft. Wednesday, 5,500 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, then above 8,000 ft. Thursday night through Saturday.
• highs 48-55 lows 33-30 rising back to 33 Saturday.

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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 Ahoy There, Matey!

_____

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, no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “anomalous propagation?” Here is the correct answer. ANOMALOUS PROPAGATION (AP) –Non-standard atmospheric temperature or moisture gradients will cause all or part of the radar beam to propagate along a non-normal path. When non-standard index-of-refraction distributions prevail, “abnormal” or “anomalous” propagation occurs. When abnormal downward bending occurs, it is called “superrefraction.” If the beam is refracted downward sufficiently, it will illuminate the ground and return signals to the radar from distances further than is normally associated with ground targets. The term “subrefraction” is applied when there is abnormal upward bending of the radar beam. 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) is moving eastward away from us and the airflow is coming from the west. The onshore airflow is bringing more clouds our way. A frontal system will bring the chance of rain this morning into early afternoon. Another frontal system will push through the Pacific Northwest Tuesday bringing increased chances for rain.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 20 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 28 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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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR IN MORROW COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.
• THE HEALTH ADVISORIES ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN CULLABY LAKE JUST OFF HWY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY OREGON, WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM THE SOUTH END OF ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM TO THE SOUTH END OF SAUVIE ISLAND IN MULTNOMA COUNTY HAVE BEEN LIFTED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN WICKIUP RESERVOIR IN DESCHUTES COUNTY, 40 MILES SW OF BEND, FOR TENMILE LAKES IN COOS COUNTY, AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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

• Mostly cloudy with occasional rain likely this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Sunday night,
• More clouds to mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog Monday (Columbus Day), then becoming mostly cloudy with rain Monday night.
• highs near 70 lows 44-42 rising to 49 Monday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Thursday, then rain Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 60-66 lows 45-48. (seasonal averages high 67 low 42).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with patchy rain and drizzle this AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain and drizzle early this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Sunday and in the evening, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday (Columbus Day), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain late Monday night.
• highs 72-75 lows 46-52.
• Rain and cooler Tuesday, rain Tuesday night,
• Showers Wednesday, showers likely (60%) Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday, then rain Thursday  night and Friday.
• highs 62-64 lows 46-52. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of light rain and drizzle this morning, a slight (20%) chance of rain early this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog Sunday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday (Columbus Day), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, then rain late Monday night.
• highs 65-68 cooling to 66 Monday lows near 53.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and cooler Tuesday, rain at night,
• Showers Wednesday, showers likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday, then rain Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 60-62 lows 52-54. (seasonal averages high 62 low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain this AM, slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, just partly cloudy late tonight through Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday (Columbus Day), becoming cloudy with rain likely (70%) late at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today and tonight, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Sunday, 12,000 ft. Sunday night, 13,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night.
• highs 59-66 lows near 37.
• Rain Tuesday, showers Tuesday night,
• Showers Wednesday, showers likely (70%) at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday, then rain likely (70%) Thursday night and Friday.
• snow level 7,500 ft. Tuesday, 6,500 ft. Tuesday night, 5,000 ft. Wednesday, 5,500 ft.  Wednesday night and Thursday, then above 8,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 52-55 lows 33-30.

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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 Ahoy There, Matey!

_____

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 “anomalous propagation?” 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) is moving eastward away from us and the airflow is coming from the west. The onshore airflow is bringing more clouds our way. A frontal system will bring the chance of rain between tonight and Saturday. Another frontal system will push through the Pacific Northwest Tuesday bringing increased chances for rain.

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Advisories:

• THE HEALTH ADVISORIES ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN CULLABY LAKE JUST OFF HWY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY OREGON, WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM THE SOUTH END OF ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM TO THE SOUTH END OF SAUVIE ISLAND IN MULTNOMA COUNTY  HAVE BEEN LIFTED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE  IN WICKIUP RESERVOIR IN DESCHUTES COUNTY, 40 MILES SW OF BEND, FOR TENMILE LAKES IN COOS COUNTY, AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR 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 31 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 25 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 cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday (Columbus Day), then becoming mostly cloudy with rain Monday night.
• lows 50-44 warming to 49 Monday night highs 69-72.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) at night,
• Showers Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday, then rain Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 60-66 lows 45-48. (seasonal averages high 67 low 42).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Saturday night,
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Sunday and in the evening, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday (Columbus Day), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) late Monday night.
• lows 52-46 highs 73-75.
• Rain and cooler Tuesday, rain Tuesday night,
• Showers Wednesday, showers likely (60%) Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday, then rain Thursday  night and Friday.
• highs 62-64 lows 46-52. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain late tonight, patchy fog late,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog Saturday and a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog Sunday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday (Columbus Day), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, then rain late Monday night.
• lows 55-52 highs 65-68 cooling to 66 Monday .
• Mostly cloudy with rain and cooler Tuesday, rain at night,
• Showers Wednesday, showers likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday, then rain Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 60-62 lows 52-54. (seasonal averages high 62 low 47)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear this evening, becoming mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a  slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a slight (20%) chance of showers in , the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, just partly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday (Columbus Day), becoming cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Saturday night, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Sunday, 12,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. night.
• lows 40-36 highs 59-66.
• Rain Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Rain and snow showers Wednesday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday and Thursday night,
• Then rain Friday.
• snow level 7,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 5,500 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, then above 8,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 52-55 lows 33-30.

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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 Ahoy There, Matey!

_____

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 “anomalous propagation?” 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) is moving eastward away from us and the airflow is coming from the west. The onshore airflow is bringing more clouds our way. A frontal system (shown approaching the coast today) will bring the chance of rain between tonight and Saturday. Another frontal system will push into the Pacific Northwest Tuesday bringing increased chances for rain.

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Advisories:

• THE HEALTH ADVISORIES ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN CULLABY LAKE JUST OFF HWY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY OREGON, WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM THE SOUTH END OF ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM TO THE SOUTH END OF SAUVIE ISLAND IN MULTNOMA COUNTY  HAVE BEEN LIFTED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE  IN WICKIUP RESERVOIR IN DESCHUTES COUNTY, 40 MILES SW OF BEND, FOR TENMILE LAKES IN COOS COUNTY, AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR 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 48 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 22 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 cloudy patchy fog this AM, partly cloudy, a bit cooler this afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Sunday night.
• highs 74-68 warming to 72 Sunday lows 50-44.
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday (Columbus Day), becoming mostly cloudy with rain Monday night,
• Rain Tuesday and at night,
• Rain Wednesday, showers likely (70%)  at night,
• Then rain likely (70%) Thursday.
• highs 72-59 warming to 62 Thursday lows 48-45. (seasonal averages high 67 low 42).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Cloudy with patchy fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Saturday night,
• Then partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night.
• highs 76-73 lows 52-47.
• Mostly cloudy Monday (Columbus Day), mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday night,
• Rain and cooler Tuesday, rain Tuesday night through Wednesday night,
• Then rain likely (70%) Thursday.
• highs 75-62 lows 52-45 warming to 49 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)

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

• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain and patchy fog late tonight through Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Then partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night.
• highs 65-68 lows 52-47.
• Mostly cloudy Monday (Columbus Day), then mostly cloudy with rain  Monday night through Thursday.
• highs 67-58 lows 53-50 warming to 52 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 62 low 47)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a  slight (20%) chance of AM rain, clouds and sun Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today, snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight and Saturday, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, then 12,000 ft. Sunday night.
• highs 66-60 lows 40-36.
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday (Columbus Day), becoming mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) at night,
• Rain Tuesday, rain and snow showers Tuesday night through Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft.  Monday night, 6,500 ft. Tuesday, 5,500 ft. Tuesday night, 5,000 ft. Wednesday, 5,500 ft. Wednesday night, then 6,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs 63-50 warming to 53 Thursday lows 34-30.

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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 Ahoy There, Matey!

_____

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 “anomalous propagation?” 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) is moving eastward away from us. The onshore airflow is bringing some clouds our way. A frontal system will bring the chance of rain between Friday and Saturday. Another frontal system will push into the Pacific Northwest bringing increased chances for rain.

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Advisories:

• THE HEALTH ADVISORIES ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN CULLABY LAKE JUST OFF HWY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY OREGON, WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM THE SOUTH END OF ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM TO THE SOUTH END OF SAUVIE ISLAND IN MULTNOMA COUNTY  HAVE BEEN LIFTED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE  IN WICKIUP RESERVOIR IN DESCHUTES COUNTY, 40 MILES SW OF BEND, FOR TENMILE LAKES IN COOS COUNTY, AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR 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 17 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 this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Friday night,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Sunday night.
• lows 47-50 cooling to 44 Sunday night highs 74-68 warming to 72 Sunday.
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday (Columbus Day), becoming mostly cloudy with rain Monday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Tuesday and at night,
• Rain Wednesday and at night,
• Then rain likely (70%) Thursday.
• highs 72-59 warming to 62 Thursday lows 48-45. (seasonal averages high 67 low 42).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear this evening, clouds increasing to mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Cloudy with patchy fog Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Saturday night,
• Then partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night.
• lows 49-52 cooling to 47 Sunday night highs 76-73.
• Mostly cloudy Monday (Columbus Day), mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday night,
• Rain and cooler Tuesday, rain Tuesday night through Wednesday night,
• Then rain likely (70%) Thursday.
• highs 75-62 lows 52-45 warming to 49 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)

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

• Cloudy at the beaches while partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of coastal drizzle late Friday night through Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Then partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night.
• lows 54-52 highs 65-68.
• Mostly cloudy Monday (Columbus Day), then mostly cloudy with rain  Monday night through Thursday.
• highs 67-58 lows 53-50 warming to 52 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 62 low 47)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of rain late Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a  slight (20%) chance of AM showers, clouds and sun Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft. Friday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Sunday, then 12,000 ft. Sunday night.
• lows 40-36 highs 66-60.
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday (Columbus Day), becoming mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) at night,
• Rain Tuesday, rain and snow Tuesday night through Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft.  Monday night, 6,500 ft. Tuesday, 5,500 ft. Tuesday night, 5,000 ft. Wednesday, 5,500 ft. Wednesday night, then 6,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs 63-50 warming to 53 Thursday lows 34-30.

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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 Ahoy There, Matey!

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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 “anomalous propagation?” 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) is moving eastward away from us. The onshore airflow is bringing some clouds our way. A frontal system will bring the chance of rain between Friday and Saturday. Another frontal system will push into the Pacific Northwest bringing increased chances for rain.

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Advisories:

• THE HEALTH ADVISORIES ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN CULLABY LAKE JUST OFF HWY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY OREGON, WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM THE SOUTH END OF ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM TO THE SOUTH END OF SAUVIE ISLAND IN MULTNOMA COUNTY  HAVE BEEN LIFTED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE  IN WICKIUP RESERVOIR IN DESCHUTES COUNTY, 40 MILES SW OF BEND, FOR TENMILE LAKES IN COOS COUNTY, AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR 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 23 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:

• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday night and Saturday AM, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night.
• highs 75-70 lows 52-49.
• Mostly cloudy with Sunday and Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday (Columbus Day), rain Monday night,
• Showers likely (70%) Tuesday and at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday.
• highs 70-59 lows 50-43. (seasonal averages high 68 low 42).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy Saturday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night.
• highs 79-74 lows near 50.
• Partly cloudy Sunday and in the evening, mostly cloudy late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday (Columbus Day) and evening , rain late Monday night,
• Showers and cooler Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Then rain Wednesday.
• highs 74-60 lows 50-52 cooling to 45 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Friday through Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• highs 67-63 lows near 54.
•  Mostly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon and evening (Columbus Day), cloudy with rain late Monday night,
• Showers and cooler Tuesday and at night,
• Then rain Wednesday.
• highs 67-58 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 62 low 47)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny today, partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Friday night and  Saturday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy Saturday night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. today, 13,000 ft. tonight and Friday, 14,000 ft. Friday night then snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Saturday night.
• highs 67-57 lows 43-39.
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday (Columbus Day), cloudy with a good (50%) chance  of rain at night,
• Rain and snow showers Tuesday and at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain and snow Wednesday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Sunday, 14,000 ft. Sunday night, 14,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft.  Monday night, 5,000 ft. Tuesday, 5,500 ft. Tuesday night, then 5,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 59-48 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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______________

Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Ahoy There, Matey!

_____

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 “anomalous propagation?” 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) is moving eastward away from us. The onshore airflow is bringing some clouds our way. A frontal system will bring the chance of rain between Friday and Saturday. Another frontal system will push into the Pacific Northwest.

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Advisories:

• THE HEALTH ADVISORIES ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN CULLABY LAKE JUST OFF HWY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY OREGON, WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM THE SOUTH END OF ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM TO THE SOUTH END OF SAUVIE ISLAND IN MULTNOMA COUNTY  HAVE BEEN LIFTED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE  IN WICKIUP RESERVOIR IN DESCHUTES COUNTY, 40 MILES SW OF BEND, FOR TENMILE LAKES IN COOS COUNTY, AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR 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 Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 24 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 with patchy fog late tonight,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday AM, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night.
• lows 50-52 cooling to 49 Saturday night highs 75-70.
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Monday (Columbus Day), rain Monday night,
• Showers likely (70%) Tuesday and at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday.
• highs 70-59 lows 50-43. (seasonal averages high 68 low 42).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM with a slight (20%) chance of showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night.
• lows 52-49 warming back to 52 Saturday highs 79-74.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain, late Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday AM (Columbus Day), rain likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday AM, showers Tuesday afternoon, then rain and cooler Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 74-60 lows 50-52 cooling to 45 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)

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

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog tonight while patchy fog late at night inland,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon and evening, party cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, a slight (20%) chance of rain inland Friday night while a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• lows near 54 highs 67-63.
•  Mostly cloudy Sunday, a (40%) chance of rain late Sunday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Monday (Columbus Day) and Monday night,
• AM rain likely (70%) Tuesday, showers in the afternoon, showers likely (70%) Tuesday evening, then rain late Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 67-58 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 62 low 47)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear and cooler tonight,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, then a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday through Saturday night.
• lows 40-43 cooling to 39 Saturday night highs 67-57.
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night,
• A good (50%) chance of Monday (Columbus Day), rain likely (70%) at night,
• Rain and snow showers Tuesday, showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Monday, 7,500 ft. Monday night, 5,000 ft. Tuesday, 6,500 ft. Tuesday night, then 6,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 59-48 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.

________________

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 Ahoy There, Matey!

_____

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 “anomalous propagation?” 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) is moving eastward away from us. The onshore airflow is bringing some clouds our way. A frontal system will bring the chance of rain between Friday and Saturday.

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Advisories:

• THE HEALTH ADVISORIES ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN CULLABY LAKE JUST OFF HWY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY OREGON, WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM THE SOUTH END OF ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM TO THE SOUTH END OF SAUVIE ISLAND IN MULTNOMA COUNTY  HAVE BEEN LIFTED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE  IN WICKIUP RESERVOIR IN DESCHUTES COUNTY, 40 MILES SW OF BEND, FOR TENMILE LAKES IN COOS COUNTY, AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR 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 Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 25 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:

• Areas of fog this AM, mostly sunny and cooler this afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon and at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, then a (40%) chance of rain at night.
• highs 75-70 lows near 50.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, a (30%) chance of rain at night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of Sunday and Sunday night,
• Rain likely (60%) Monday (Columbus Day), rain Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Tuesday.
• highs 73-64 lows 52-54 cooling back to 52 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 68 low 42).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain late Friday night.
• highs 80-76 lows 52-50.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday and in the evening, mostly cloudy  with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Rain likely (60%) Monday (Columbus Day), Monday night, and Tuesday AM, then showers Tuesday afternoon.
• highs 74-64 lows 50-52. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog inland and patchy fog at the shore this AM and sunny with lingering coastal fog this afternoon while patchy AM fog inland and sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog at night while patchy fog late at night inland,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, party cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, partly cloudy in the afternoon with a (30%) chance of showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday night.
• highs 67-63 lows near 54.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night.
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday (Columbus Day) and Monday night,
• AM rain likely (70%) Tuesday, then showers in the afternoon.
• highs 67-60 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 62 low 47)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny today, partly cloudy and cooler tonight,
• Partly cloudy Thursday through Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the evening, a (40%) chance of rain late Friday night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today, 12,000 ft. tonight through Friday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night.
• highs 72-64 lows 45-42.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night,
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Rain likely (60%) Monday (Columbus Day) and at night,
• Then showers Tuesday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Monday night, then 6,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 59-49 lows 40-43 cooling back to 40 Monday 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.

________________

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 Ahoy There, Matey!

_____

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 “anomalous propagation?” 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) will slowly move eastward away from us. The offshore airflow will switch to onshore bringing more clouds our way. A frontal system will bring the chance of rain between Friday and Saturday.

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Advisories:

• THE HEALTH ADVISORIES ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN CULLABY LAKE JUST OFF HWY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY OREGON, WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM THE SOUTH END OF ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM TO THE SOUTH END OF SAUVIE ISLAND IN MULTNOMA COUNTY  HAVE BEEN LIFTED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE  IN WICKIUP RESERVOIR IN DESCHUTES COUNTY, 40 MILES SW OF BEND, FOR TENMILE LAKES IN COOS COUNTY, AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR 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 52 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 18 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 with patchy fog late tonight,
• Areas of fog Wednesday AM, partly cloudy and cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday night,
• Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, then a (40%) chance of rain at night.
• lows 53-50 highs 78-70.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday and Saturday night,
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Sunday through Monday (Columbus Day) and Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Tuesday.
• highs 73-64 lows 52-54 cooling back to 52 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 69 low 43).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog tonight and Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late at night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Friday, mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Friday night.
• lows 52-50 highs 80-76.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon and Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday AM (Columbus Day), rain likely (70%) in the afternoon, then showers likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 76-64 lows 50-52. (seasonal averages high 71 low 46)

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

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog inland and patchy fog at the shore Wednesday AM and sunny with lingering coastal fog in the afternoon while patchy AM fog inland and sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog at night while patchy fog late at night inland,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, party cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night.
• lows 55-53 highs 67-63.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday through Sunday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night.
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday AM (Columbus Day), rain likely (70%) in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 69-60 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 62 low 47)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy and cooler at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight, 12,000 ft. Wednesday, 11,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday and Friday night.
• lows 45-42 highs 72-64.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday and Saturday night,
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Sunday through Monday (Columbus Day) and at night,
• Then showers likely (70%) Tuesday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Monday night, 6,500 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 59-52 lows 40-43 cooling back to 40 Monday 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.

________________

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 Ahoy There, Matey!

_____

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 “anomalous propagation?” 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) will slowly move eastward away from us. The offshore airflow will switch to onshore bringing more clouds our way. A frontal system will bring the chance of rain between Friday and Saturday.

________________

Advisories:

• THE HEALTH ADVISORIES ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN CULLABY LAKE JUST OFF HWY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY OREGON, WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM THE SOUTH END OF ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM TO THE SOUTH END OF SAUVIE ISLAND IN MULTNOMA COUNTY  HAVE BEEN LIFTED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE  IN WICKIUP RESERVOIR IN DESCHUTES COUNTY, 40 MILES SW OF BEND, FOR TENMILE LAKES IN COOS COUNTY, AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR 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 57 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 19 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:

• Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny and a bit cooler today, partly cloudy patchy fog late tonight and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy and cooler in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday night.
• highs 84-72 lows 53-50.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday and Saturday night,
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Sunday through Monday (Columbus Day).
• highs 72-68 lows 54-52. (seasonal averages high 69 low 43).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Patchy AM fog, sunny and cooler today, mostly clear with patchy fog tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
• Patchy AM fog, then partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night.
• highs 84-74 lows near 50.
• Partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and warmer Friday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain Friday night,
•  Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday AM (Columbus Day), rain likely (70%) in the afternoon.
• highs 76-69 lows 49-52. (seasonal averages high 71 low 46)

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

• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny and cooler this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog at the shore Wednesday AM and sunny with lingering fog in the afternoon while patchy AM fog inland and sunny in the afternoon, clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog at night while patchy fog late at night inland,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Thursday afternoon, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night.
• highs 68-66 lows near 55.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and in the evening, a (30%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday AM (Columbus Day), then rain likely (70%) Monday afternoon.
• highs 68-65 lows 53-56. (seasonal averages high 62 low 47)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny today, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy and cooler at night,
• Then partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. today and tonight, 11,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 10,000 ft. Thursday, then 11,000 ft. Thursday  night.
• highs 72-64 lows 45-43.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday and Saturday night,
• Then cloudy with rain likely (70%) Sunday through Monday (Columbus Day).
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday through Monday.
• highs 65-58 lows 44-40 warming to 43 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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