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 UNTIL 4 PM SATURDAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 1 PM SATURDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE 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 low pressure trough (shaded “U” shape) will push a frontal system (coming from the northwest) through Oregon between tonight and Saturday returning even more wet weather and cool temperatures.

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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 (Pacific Time) 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:

• Mostly cloudy with rain 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).
• Cloudy with patchy fog and a (40%) chance of showers Sunday AM, a good (50%) chance of afternoon rain, a slight (20%) chance of showers with patchy fog at night.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and patchy fog Monday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then rain likely (60%) Monday night.
• lows 43-37 warming to 43 Monday night highs 50-53.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night and Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday and Friday with partly cloudy and a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night.
• highs near 50 lows 42-38. (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 rain likely (60%) this evening, rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• A (40%) chance of showers Saturday (0.10 in. of rain possible) and Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, and a (30%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late at night.
• Areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, then rain likely (60%) Monday night.
• lows 46-44 warming to 48 Monday night highs 54-56.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Tuesday, rain Tuesday night,
• Rain likely (60%) Wednesday through Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night through Friday.
• highs 56-52 warming to 57 Friday lows 49-40. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:

• Cloudy with rain and snow and windy (wind: W 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph in the evening) late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 3-7 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, 1-4 in. of snow possible), cloudy with rain and snow showers at night (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible).
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers 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 rain and snow likely (70%) Monday night.
• snow level 3,500 ft. tonight and Saturday, 3,000 ft. Saturday night, 3,5000 ft. Sunday, 5,000 ft. Sunday night, 7,500 ft. Monday, then 5,500 ft. Monday night.
• lows 30-34 highs 32-43.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, rain and snow Tuesday night,
• Rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Thursday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Thursday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Friday.
• snow level 6,000 ft. Tuesday, 4,500 ft. at night, 5,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 4,000 ft. Thursday, 4,500 ft. at night, then 4,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 40-43 lows 29-33.