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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No winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “microclimate?” Here is the correct answer. Microclimate is the climate of a small area such as a cave, house, city or valley that may be different from that in the general region. 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,  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) pushed a frontal system through Oregon today returning even more wet weather and cool temperatures. Another frontal system will approach Oregon late Monday night and Tuesday.

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

• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers with patchy fog late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers with patchy fog late at night.
• A mix of clouds and sun with patchy fog Monday AM, becoming mostly cloudy with  rain likely (60%) in the afternoon (0.45 in. of rain possible), rain Monday night and Tuesday, then rain likely (60%) Tuesday night.
• lows 42-47 cooling to 40 Tuesday night highs 52-54 cooling to near 50 Tuesday.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 48-50 lows 36-40. (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 a (40%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers Sunday while a slight (20%) chance of inland afternoon showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal evening showers, areas of fog late at night,
• Areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain AM coastal rain Monday and rain likely (60%) in the afternoon while a good (50%) chance of inland rain (0.10 in. of rain possible), then rain Monday night (0.30 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph).
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• lows 44-49 cooling to 43 Tuesday night highs near 56.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• Just mostly cloudy Thursday through Friday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 54-58  lows 43-40 warming to 44 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:

• Cloudy with rain and snow showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible).
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Monday afternoon, rain and snow at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, then rain and snow Tuesday night.
• snow level 3,000 ft. tonight, 3,500 ft. Sunday, 5,000 ft. Sunday night, 5,500 ft. Monday and Monday night, 6,000 ft. Tuesday, then 5,500 ft. Tuesday night.
• lows 30-34 cooling to near 30 Tuesday night highs 37-42 cooling to 40 Tuesday.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a sight (20%) chance of rain and snow at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday.
• snow level 6,000 ft. Wednesday, 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, 4,500 ft. Thursday, 5,500 ft. at night, 5,000 ft. Friday, 5,500 ft. at night, then 6,000 ft. Saturday.
• highs 38-45 lows 28-33.