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 and a second system (off to the northwest) is following closely behind and will approach Oregon by late Monday night and Tuesday.

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

• Patchy fog and a good (50%) chance of showers today, a slight (20%) chance of showers with patchy fog late tonight.
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday AM, becoming mostly cloudy with  rain likely (60%) in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain Monday night through Tuesday night.
• highs near 52 lows 42-47 cooling to 40 Tuesday night.
• 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, Friday, and Saturday with partly cloudy skies at night.
• highs 48-50 lows 36-32 warming to near 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 patchy AM fog, a slight (20%) chance of showers today, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal evening showers, areas of fog late tonight,
• Areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal rain Monday and rain in the afternoon (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 (colder at night).
• highs near 56 lows 44-49 cooling to 43 Tuesday night.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• Just mostly cloudy Thursday through Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 54-58  lows 40-37 warming to 42 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:

• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers today (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 tonight,
• Rain likely (70%) Monday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and snow at night and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, then rain and snow Tuesday night.
• snow level 4,000 ft. today, 5,000 ft. tonight, 5,500 ft. Monday and Monday night, 6,000 ft. Tuesday, then 5,500 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 37-42 cooling to 40 Tuesday lows 30-34 cooling to near 30 Tuesday night.
• 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 Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with partly cloudy skies at night.
• snow level 5,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, free air freezing level 4,500 ft. Thursday, 6,000 ft. at night and Friday, then 6,500 ft. at night and Saturday.
• highs 38-45 lows 28-33.