Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Wow! That Sounds Like It Ought To Be A Record. Oh, It Is. 

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No winner this week so here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “rime ice?” Here is the correct answer. Rime Ice is an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object. See also clear ice. It is particularly striking on a chain link fence. 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 Blue-Green Algae warning continues for Tenmile Lakes in Coos County, 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 be strengthening over Oregon cutting off the moisture feed and drying us out while spreading sunshine over the Pacific Northwest for the next 7 days. Watch for the Full Hunter’s Moon today.

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Your Saturday College Football Forecasts:

The Ducks vs Washington State at Autzen Stadium: Kickoff 7 PM- Mostly clear, temperature near 53 cooling down into the mid 40s by the end of the game.

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The Beavers vs California at California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley: Kickoff 7:30 PM- Clear with temperature near 66 cooling into the 50s by the end of the game.

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

• Clear with areas of fog and low clouds late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, sunny Sunday afternoon, clear in the evening partly cloudy with areas of fog late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM with areas of fog, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear with patchy fog late Monday night.
• Partly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, clear in the evening with patchy fog again late Tuesday night.
• lows 35-37 highs 63-66.
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
• Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night,
• Then mostly sunny Saturday.
• highs near 63 lows 42-38 (seasonal averages high 62 low 41)

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

• Clear with patchy fog very late tonight,
• Cloudy with areas of fog Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear Sunday night,
• Cloudy with patchy AM fog Monday, sunny in the afternoon, clear Monday night,
• Cloudy with areas of fog Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then clear at night,
• lows near 46 highs near 66.
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy fog Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear Friday night,
• Then sunny Saturday.
• highs 64-67 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Sunday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Monday, clear Monday night,
• Sunny Tuesday, clear at night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight through Sunday night, 14,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, then 13,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• lows 32-38 highs near 60.
• Sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with partly cloudy to mostly clear skies at night,
• Then mostly sunny Saturday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Wednesday through Saturday.
• highs 58-52 lows near 35.