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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TODAY UNTIL 4 PM SATURDAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND FROM   4 PM TODAY UNTIL 4 PM SATURDAY FOR THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY.

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 faltering. An upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U” shape) will push a frontal system (coming from the northwest) through Oregon between today 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 showers likely, temperature 46 warming to near 50 before game’s end, wind: W 10-15 mph.

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

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

• Patchy AM fog (some dense- visibility under 0.25 miles possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain this evening, showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible).
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night (0.10 in. of rain possible).
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a (40%) chance of rain Sunday AM,  a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night.
• highs near 50 lows 43-37.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, rain likely (60%) Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, rain likely (60%) Tuesday night and Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday.
• highs 52-54 cooling to near 50 Thursday lows 39-43. (seasonal averages high 52 low 38)

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, a slight (20%) chance of rain this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Showers Saturday (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with areas of fog late at night.
• highs near 55 lows 46-42.
• Areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain  Monday and in the evening, rain likely (60%) late Monday night,
• Rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) and breezy Tuesday night,
• Rain likely (60%) Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs near 56 lows near 47. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow this AM,  a good (50%) chance of rain and snow this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and snow this evening, rain and snow showers and breezy (wind: W 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph in the evening) late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 3-6 in. of snow possible),
• Rain and snow showers and breezy (wind: W 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) Saturday (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible), cloudy with rain and snow showers at night.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Sunday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night.
• snow level 3,500 ft. today, 4,000 ft. tonight, 3,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday, then 5,000 ft. Sunday night.
• highs 34-30 warming to 37 Sunday lows 30-25 warming to 30 Sunday night.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday AM, a (30%) chance of rain in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Rain likely (60%) Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow at night,
• Then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Thursday.
• snow level 7,500 ft. Monday, 6,000 ft. Monday night, 6,500 ft. Tuesday, 7,500 ft. at night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday, 5,500 ft. at night, then 4,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs near 42 lows 32-34.