Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column They Really Are Pretty This Time Of The Year.

You’ll want to read my feature story starting a series on service club organizations. This installment is called Who Are The Lions and What Do they Do?

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “microclimate?” 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,  Devils Lake and Willow Creek Reservoir (NE Oregon). 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 been trying to keep us dry, but it is not going to hold. An upper level disturbance will push a frontal system through Oregon between Friday and Saturday returning even more wet weather.

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Your Saturday College Football Forecasts:

Ducks vs Utah at Autzen Stadium, Kickoff: 1:00 PM Mostly cloudy with a good chance of showers, temperature 46 warming to near 50 before game’s end, wind: SW 10 mpohshifting to NW 10 mph.

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Beavers vs Arizona State at Stadium Tempe, Arizona, Kickoff: 6:30 PM Partly cloudy, temperature near 70 falling through the 60s during the game, wind: SSW 10 mph.

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

• Areas of AM fog, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers this afternoon and evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday AM, rain likely (70%) in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers Friday night (0.30 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph).
• Showers likely (60%) Saturday AM, a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night.
• highs 53-48 lows 39-42 cooling to 37 Saturday night.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy fog Monday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday.
• highs 48-53 lows 33-44. (seasonal averages high 53 low 38)

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

• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers  tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Friday night (0.40 in. of rain possible),
• Showers Saturday (0.15 in. of rain possible), then a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night.
• highs 56-52 lows 42-46 cooling to 40 Saturday night.
• Areas of fog Sunday AM, mostly cloudy with areas of fog in the afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of fog at night and Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night, a good (50%) chance of rain and Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday.
• highs 54-57 lows 37-48. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:

• Partly cloudy this AM, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers this afternoon, rain and snow showers likely (60%) this evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday (0.10 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible) and breezy (wind: W 5-15 mph gusts to 30 mph increasing to SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph in the afternoon), rain and snow in the evening, rain and snow showers and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph decreasing to SW 15-20 mph gusts to 35 mph late) late Friday night,
• Rain and snow showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers at night.
• snow level 4,500 ft. this afternoon, 3,000 ft. tonight, 3,000 ft. through Friday night, then 2,500 ft. Saturday and Saturday night.
• highs 49-30 lows 29-24.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday, partly cloudy at night and Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday.
• snow level 2,500 ft. Sunday, free air freezing level 5,500 ft. at night, 7,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, 6,500 ft. Tuesday, 7,000 ft. at night, then 8,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 38-46 lows 29-35.