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 DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST, THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE LOWER COLUMBIA, AND THE I-5 CORRIDOR FROM PORTLAND THROUGH EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD.

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.

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

• Mostly cloudy with areas of dense AM fog (visibility under 0.25 miles), becoming sunny this afternoon, clear in the evening, partly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM with areas of fog, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy 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.
• highs near 66 lows near 37.
• 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:

• Cloudy with areas of fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, clear tonight,
• 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,
• highs 62-68 cooling to 60 Tuesday lows near 46.
• 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 59-67 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:

• Sunny today, clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Monday, clear Monday night,
• Sunny Tuesday, clear at night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today through Monday night, then 13,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• highs 64-60 lows 33-38.
• Sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, Friday, a Saturday with partly cloudy to mostly clear skies at night,
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Wednesday through Saturday.
• highs 58-52 lows near 35.