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.

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

• Mostly clear through late evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight and Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, patchy fog again late Tuesday night.
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog again late at night.
• lows 36-40 highs 67-63.
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night Thursday through Sunday.
• 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 inland tonight while mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog this evening and late tonight,
• Cloudy with patchy AM fog Monday, sunny in the afternoon, clear Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy lingering coastal fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle Tuesday while cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle inland then sunny in the afternoon, clear Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Wednesday afternoon, then mostly clear at night,
• lows near 45 highs 65-60.
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy fog Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy Sunday.
• highs 65-68 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Monday, clear Monday night,
• Sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, clear at night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight through Monday night, 13,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then 12,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night.
• lows 33-38 cooling to near 35 Wednesday night highs 60-57.
• Mostly sunny Thursday through Sunday with mostly clear skies at night,
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Thursday through Saturday, then 13,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 59-55 lows near 35.