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

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An upper level low is moving into and through California and returned clouds and a few showers because of the southerly airflow. A frontal system (approaching the coast) will hit the coast Saturday and this time there will be a better chance of getting wet Saturday and Sunday. Remember, Daylight Saving Time officially ends and Standard Time returns at 2:00 am Sunday November 1st (Or at Bedtime Saturday October 31st, Halloween).

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Air Quality Index:

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

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

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

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

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Advisories:

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

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

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

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

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

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Forecast for Roseburg:

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

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

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

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

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

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

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

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

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

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Air Quality Index:

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

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

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

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

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Advisories:

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

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

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

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

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

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Forecast for Roseburg:

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

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

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

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

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

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

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

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

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

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Air Quality Index:

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

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

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

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

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Advisories:

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

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

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

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

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

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Forecast for Roseburg:

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

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

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

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

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

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

________________

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

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

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

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Air Quality Index:

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

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

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

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

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Advisories:

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

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

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

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

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

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Forecast for Roseburg:

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

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

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

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

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

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

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

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

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A  ridge of high pressure continues to keep us dry for the time being.  A frontal system moved through the extreme northern part of the Pacific Northwest Tuesday, but fizzled out and the high pressure will strengthen to keep the rain away from us. Enough moisture was trapped in the south Willamette Valley to keep Eugene in clouds and as a result much cooler temperatures today than expected. Yet another frontal system will hit the coast Saturday, but this time there will be a chance of getting wet Saturday through Monday. Remember, Daylight Saving Time officially ends and Standard Time returns at 2:00 am Sunday November 1st (Or at Bedtime Saturday October 31st, Halloween).

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 51 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 10 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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

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Advisories:

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

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

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with showers Saturday, then a (40%) chance of showers at night.
• lows 45-52 cooling to 50 Saturday night highs 80-68.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday.
• highs 72-69 warming to 73 Wednesday lows 52-49. (seasonal averages high 65 low 41)
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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Ducks vs Washington at Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA– Kickoff 7:30 PM PDT: Mostly cloudy with light rain likely (70%) and just showers later, 58 degrees cooling a bit as the game progresses, wind S 5 mph.

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Beavers vs Washington State at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA – Kickoff 1:00 PM PDT: Becoming mostly cloudy with a 40% chance of rain in the afternoon, 65 degrees and warming to near 68 degrees by the end of the game, wind WSW 5-10 mph.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

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

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

• Clear tonight,
• Patchy AM coastal fog, sunny and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late Thursday night,
• Patchy AM coastal fog, partly cloudy and cooler Friday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening coastal rain and rain likely (60%) late at night while a good (50%) chance of inland rain Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers at night.
• lows 55-53 warming back to 55 Friday night highs 73-66.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly cloudy with a  slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Just mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• highs near 64 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday (cooler), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late Friday night,
• Showers and colder Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night, 13,000 ft. Friday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night through Saturday night.
• lows 44-47 cooling to 37 Saturday night highs 77-55.
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a (30%) chance of showers Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday.
• free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Sunday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night through Monday night, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 60-56 Monday warming to 65 Wednesday lows near 40.

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

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

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

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A weak ridge of high pressure has built up again clearing things out. Another frontal system moved through the extreme northern part of the Pacific Northwest Tuesday, but fizzled out and the high pressure will strengthen to keep the rain away from us. Yet another frontal system will hit the coast Sunday, but this time there will be a chance of getting wet Saturday through Monday. Remember, Daylight Saving Time officially ends and Standard Time returns at 2:00 am Sunday November 1st (Or at Bedtime Saturday October 31st, Halloween).

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 39 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 25 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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

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Advisories:

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

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

• Sunny this afternoon and Thursday, clear tonight, partly cloudy Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday and in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers rain Friday night.
• highs 78-80 cooling back to 78 Friday lows 47-52.
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Tuesday.
• highs 68-72 lows 52-49. (seasonal averages high 65 low 41)
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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Ducks vs Washington at Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA– Kickoff 7:30 PM PDT: Mostly cloudy with light rain likely (70%) and just showers later, 60 degrees cooling a bit as the game progresses, wind S 5 mph becoming light.

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Beavers vs Washington State at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA – Kickoff 1:00 PM PDT: A mix of clouds and sun, 68 degrees and warming to near 72 degrees by the end of the game, wind WSW 5-10 mph.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny and a bit warmer today and Thursday, mostly clear both nights,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday and in the evening, then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday night.
• highs 83-82 lows near 53.
• Mostly cloudy and much cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then just mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday.
• highs 70-74 lows 52-50 warming back to 52 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 67 low 45)

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

• Sunny this afternoon and Thursday (after AM fog), mostly clear both nights today and Thursday,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Friday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, then rain likely (60%) late Friday night.
• highs 73-66 lows 55-53 warming back to 55 Friday night.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday, mostly cloudy with a  slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then just mostly cloudy Tuesday.
• highs near 64 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny and a bit warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late Friday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. today, 14,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night, 13,000 ft. Friday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night.
• highs 77-74 lows 45-43.
• Becoming mostly cloudy and much cooler with rain likely (70%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun and warmer Tuesday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Monday night, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 57-60 cooling to 56 Monday warming to 64 Tuesday lows 42-40.

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

________________

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

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

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A weak ridge of high pressure has built up again clearing things out. Another frontal system moved through the extreme northern part of the Pacific Northwest today, but fizzled out and the high pressure will strengthen to keep the rain away from us. Yet another frontal system will hit the coast Sunday, but this time there will be a chance of getting wet Saturday through Monday. Remember, Daylight Saving Time officially ends and Standard Time returns at 2:00 am Sunday November 1st (Or at Bedtime Saturday October 31st, Halloween).

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 41 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 20 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 32 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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Advisories:

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

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

• Mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun with areas of fog in the AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon and Thursday, clear Wednesday night, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy Friday, then partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers  Friday night.
• lows 46-52 highs 78-80 cooling back to 78 Friday.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 68-73 lows 52-50. (seasonal averages high 65 low 41)
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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Ducks vs Washington at Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA– Kickoff 7:30 PM PDT: Mostly cloudy with light rain likely (70%) and just showers later, 60 degrees cooling a bit as the game progresses, wind S 5 mph becoming light.

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Beavers vs Washington State at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA – Kickoff 1:00 PM PDT: A mix of clouds and sun, 68 degrees and warming to near 72 degrees by the end of the game, wind WSW 5-10 mph.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear both nights,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Friday, then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday night.
• lows near 53 highs 83-87 cooling back to 83 Friday.
• Mostly cloudy and much cooler with rain likely (70%) Saturday, a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday and at night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 70-74 lows 52-50. (seasonal averages high 68 low 45)

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

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Patchy AM coastal fog, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear both nights Wednesday and Thursday,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Friday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night.
• lows 53-56 cooling back to 53 Friday night highs 73-66.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• A slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs near 64 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 62 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. tonight and Wednesday, 14,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night, 13,000 ft. Friday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night.
• lows 40-48 cooling to near 45 Friday night highs 76-73.
• Becoming mostly cloudy and much cooler with rain likely (70%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of rain Monday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
  snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Tuesday.
• highs 57-64 lows 42-40.

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

________________

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

________________

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

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A weak ridge of high pressure is building up again clearing things out. Another frontal system will be moving through the extreme northern part of the Pacific Northwest today, but it will fizzle out and the high pressure will strengthen to keep the rain away from us. Yet another frontal system will hit the coast Sunday, but this time there will be a chance of getting wet Saturday and Sunday AM. Remember, Daylight Saving Time officially ends and Standard Time returns at 2:00 am Sunday November 1st (Or at Bedtime Saturday October 31st, Halloween).

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 31 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 30 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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Advisories:

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

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

• Mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun with areas of fog in the AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• highs 76-80 lows near 48.
• Partly cloudy Friday and Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday and at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday.
• highs 76-69 lows 52-49. (seasonal averages high 66 low 41)
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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Ducks vs Washington at Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA– Kickoff 7:30 PM PDT: Mostly cloudy with occasional showers likely (70%), 60 degrees cooling a bit as the game progresses, wind S 5 mph.

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Beavers vs Washington State at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA – Kickoff 1:00 PM PDT: Mostly sunny, 68 degrees and warming to near 72 degrees by the end of the game, wind WSW 5-10 mph.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny and a bit warmer today, Wednesday, and Thursday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 82-87 lows near 53.
• Partly cloudy Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Saturday,  a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday.
• highs 88-70 warming to 74 Monday lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 68 low 45)

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

• Sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear both nights today and Wednesday,
• Patchy AM coastal fog, sunny Thursday, then mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night.
• highs near 70 lows near 54.
• Partly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Saturday, mostly cloudy with good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• A slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday.
• highs 66-64 warming back to 66 Monday lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 62 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny today, clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday and Thursday, then mostly clear both nights.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today through Thursday, then 13,000 ft. Thursday night.
• highs 75-77 lows 40-45.
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday and Friday night,
• Becoming mostly cloudy and cooler with rain likely (60%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Friday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday through Monday.
• highs 76-59 warming to 64 Monday lows 43-40.

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

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

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

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A weak ridge of high pressure will be building up again clearing things out. Another frontal system will be moving through the extreme northern part of the Pacific Northwest Tuesday, but it will fizzle out and the high pressure will strengthen to keep the rain away from us. Yet another frontal system will hit the coast Sunday, but this time there will be a chance of getting wet Saturday and Sunday AM. Remember, Daylight Saving Time officially ends and Standard Time returns at 2:00 am Sunday November 1st (Or at Bedtime Saturday October 31st, Halloween).

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 31 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 8 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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

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Advisories:

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

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

• Clear this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with areas of fog in the AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• lows near 48 highs near 75.
• Partly cloudy Friday and Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday.
• highs 76-69 lows 52-49. (seasonal averages high 66 low 41)
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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Ducks vs Washington at Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA– Kickoff 7:30 PM PDT: Mostly cloudy with light rain likely (70%), 60 degrees cooling a bit as the game progresses, wind S 8 mph.

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Beavers vs Washington State at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA – Kickoff 1:00 PM PDT: Mostly sunny, 68 degrees and warming to near 75 degrees by the end of the game, wind SSW 5-10 mph.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear both nights,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Thursday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 50-53 highs 82-87.
• Partly cloudy Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday.
• highs 88-73 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 68 low 45)

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

• Mostly clear with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM coastal fog, sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear both nights Tuesday and Wednesday,
• Then patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, clear  Wednesday night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows near 54 highs near 70.
• Partly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Saturday, mostly cloudy with good (50%) chance of rain at night,
• A (30%) chance of showers Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday.
• highs 66-64 warming back to 66 Monday lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 62 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Tuesday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday and Thursday, then mostly clear both nights.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 13,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night.
• lows 40-45 highs 73-75.
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday and Friday night,
• Becoming mostly cloudy and cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Monday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Monday.
• highs 72-59 warming to 64 Monday lows 43-40.

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

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

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “a Land Breeze?” Here is the correct answer. A Land Breeze is a coastal breeze at night blowing from land to sea, caused by the difference in the rates of cooling of their respective surfaces. 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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A weak ridge of high pressure will be building up again clearing things out. Another frontal system will be moving through the Pacific Northwest Tuesday, but it will fizzle out and the high pressure will strengthen to keep the rain away from us. Yet another frontal system will hit the coast Sunday, but this time there will be a chance of getting wet Saturday and Sunday AM. Remember, Daylight Saving Time officially ends and Standard Time returns at 2:00 am Sunday November 1st (Or at Bedtime Saturday October 31st, Halloween).

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Air Quality Index:

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

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 13 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 29 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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Advisories:

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

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

• Sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon (Columbus Day), clear this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy with areas of fog in the AM, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 75-78 lows 45-48.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy Friday and Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday.
• highs 78-70 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 66 low 42)
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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Ducks vs Washington at Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA– Kickoff 7:30 PM PDT: Mostly cloudy with light rain likely (70%), 60 degrees cooling a bit as the game progresses, wind S 8 mph.

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Beavers vs Washington State at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA – Kickoff 1:00 PM PDT: Mostly sunny, 68 degrees and warming to near 75 degrees by the end of the game, wind SSW 5-10 mph.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon (Columbus Day), Tuesday and Wednesday, clear each night.
• highs 76-83 lows 50-52.
• Sunny and warmer Thursday, partly cloudy at night through Friday night (cooler Friday),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday and at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday.
• highs 88-75 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 68 low 45)

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

• Sunny this afternoon (Columbus Day), mostly clear with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM coastal fog, sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, clear  Wednesday night.
• highs 65-68 lows 52-54.
• Sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy at night and Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday and at night then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 69-63 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 62 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny and warmer today (Columbus Day) and Tuesday,  mostly clear each night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, then mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today and tonight, 15,000 ft. Tuesday, 14,000 ft. Tuesday night through Wednesday night.
• highs 67-76 lows 40-42.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night through Friday night,
• Becoming mostly cloudy and cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 13,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday.
• highs 77-64 lows 44-40.

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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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