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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column It’ll Never Get Off The Ground!

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is an “Urban Heat Island?”  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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Advisories:

A Blue-Green Algae warning continues for Dexter Reservoir, Dorena Reservoir, and Fern Ridge Reservoir, and farther away at Devils Lake.  Water monitoring has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae that can produce toxins, state public health officials said. The algae levels are likely associated with dangerous cyanotoxin concentrations in the water that can be harmful to humans and animals. Swallowing or inhaling water droplets, as well as skin contact with water, should be avoided according to the authorities.

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An upper level high pressure ridge shaded “Arch” shape has taken over our weather for a while and will stay put through the end of the week then another upper level low pressure trough will move toward the Oregon coast to replace it. Wednesday will also be on the humid side as the dew point will hover in the low 60s. A frontal system will edge its way into Oregon by early next week and that should start to cool us back down and possibly produce some precipitation. Autumn begins at 1:44 PM Friday September 22nd, so Summer is nearly over.

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Your Saturday College Football Forecasts:

The Ducks vs Tennessee at Autzen Stadium: Kickoff 12:30 PM – Partly cloudy, temperature near 78 warming to near 90 by the time the game is over.

The Beavers vs Utah at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah : Kickoff 7:00 PM (8:00 PM MDT)- Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms, temperature near 72 cooling as the game continues.

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

• Clear tonight, sunny and very warm Wednesday, mostly clear at night.
• Partly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday AM, mostly sunny bit cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night.
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, then partly cloudy at night.
• lows 55-58 cooling to 54 Friday night highs 92-85 warming to near 90 again Friday.
• Partly cloudy Saturday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of  showers late Saturday night.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night through Tuesday.
• highs 90-72 lows 54-57 cooling to near 70 Tuesday. (seasonal averages high 79 low 49)

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

• Clear tonight, cloudy with patchy AM coastal fog, sunny Wednesday afternoon, clear at night.
• Partly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night.
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM and late night fog Thursday and Thursday night.
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and late night fog Friday and Friday night.
• lows 58-55 warming to 58 Monday night highs near 66.
• Cloudy with patchy fog Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday through Monday night.
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, then partly cloudy with a (30%) of showers Tuesday afternoon.
• highs 70-68 lows 59-55. (seasonal averages high 66 low 51)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:

• Clear tonight, sunny Wednesday, clear again at night.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night through Friday night.
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. falling to 15,000 ft. tonight, 15,000 ft. Wednesday, 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. Wednesday night, 14,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 14,000 ft rising to 15,000 ft. Friday, then 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. Friday night.
• lows 53-50 highs 83-80.
• Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers,  a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, a slight (30%) chance of showers late Sunday night.
• A mix  of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday evening, snow level above 8,000 ft. late Saturday night through Tuesday.
• highs 82-58 lows 50-44.

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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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