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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column It’s That Time Again And I Have Too Many Digital Clocks To Change.
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Sorry, but no winner this week. Here is my new weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What determines if a tropical storm becomes a hurricane? A tropical cyclone in the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or eastern Pacific, which the maximum 1-minute sustained surface wind is 64 knots (74 mph) or greater gets the title of hurricane. 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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ADVISORIES:
- A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM UNTIL 8 AM MONDAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
- A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM UNTIL 8 AM MONDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
A NEW Blue-Green Algae warning has been issued for Tenmile Lakes in Coos County. A Blue-Green Algae warning has been lifted for Walterville Pond, Dorena Reservoir and Dexter Reservoir, but continues for Fern Ridge Reservoir, Lost Creek Lake, and 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) will move over Oregon cutting off the moisture feed and drying us out while spreading sunshine over the Pacific Northwest for the next 7 days. We’ll get a few extra clouds midweek, but no rain.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Partly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight,
- AM clouds with patchy dense fog and scattered frost, mostly sunny Monday afternoon (Columbus Day), mostly clear with patchy fog at night,
- Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Tuesday, mostly cloudy at night.
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Partly cloudy Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
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lows 35-40 highs 62-66.
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Mostly sunny Thursday through Sunday with mostly clear nights.
- highs near 66 lows near 40 (seasonal averages high 65 low 41)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with areas of patchy fog very late tonight,
- AM fog, sunny Monday afternoon (Columbus Day), clear with patchy fog late at night,
- Patchy AM fog, sunny Tuesday afternoon, clear at night,
- Sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then clear Wednesday night.
- lows 40-44 highs 68-70 cooling to 67 Wednesday.
- Sunny Thursday, clear at night,
- Mostly sunny Friday through Sunday with mostly clear nights.
- highs near 72 lows 43-46. (seasonal averages high 67 low 45)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly clear tonight,
- Sunny Monday (Columbus Day) and Tuesday, clear at night,
- Partly cloudy Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
- lows 44-47 highs 66-68 cooling to 65 Wednesday.
- Sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night through Saturday.
- highs 66-63 lows near 47. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:
- Mostly clear tonight,
- Sunny Monday (Columbus Day) and Tuesday, clear at night,
- Mostly sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
- free air freezing level 8,000 ft. tonight, 11,000 ft. Monday, 13,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night, 12,000 ft. Wednesday, then 11,000 ft. Wednesday night.
- lows 28-36 highs 52-56.
- Mostly sunny Thursday through Sunday with mostly clear skies at night.
- free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Thursday, 13,000 ft. Thursday night through Saturday night, then 12,000 ft. Sunday.
- highs 55-62 cooling to 57 Sunday lows 34-36.
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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.
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