Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column It Doesn’t Only Happen In A Poker Game.

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. As you know, the government is big on using acronyms to represent a longer title. The National Weather Service uses many of them. What does the acronym “PIREP” represent? 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 FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 8  AM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 8 AM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.

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) is moving slowly eastward as a cold high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) slides in behind it. A frontal system pushed through the Pacific Northwest adding even more moisture Tuesday, but today will see high pressure starting to take over and bring sunshine and much cooler temperatures.

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

• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny, breezy (wind: N 10-15 mph increasing to N 15-25 mph this afternoon) and cooler this afternoon, mostly clear and colder with patchy fog and freezing fog late tonight,
• Mostly sunny after patchy AM fog and freezing fog and freezing fog Thursday,mostly clear with patchy fog and freezing fog late Thursday night,
• Patchy AM fog and freezing fog, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, then mostly clear Friday night.
• highs 45-48 lows 25-23.
• Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night and partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy Monday and Monday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday.
• highs 47-50 lows 24-32 cooling to 28 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)

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Your Saturday College Football Forecasts:

Ducks vs Arizona at Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona Kickoff: 12:30 PM Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers, 55 warming to 60, wind: E 14 mph.

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Beavers vs Washington at Reser Stadium, Kickoff: 7:30 PM Mostly clear 45 with temperature falling throughout the game. Bundle up it will be chilly.

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

• Partly cloudy with patchy inland AM fog, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear with patchy coastal fog and freezing fog while patchy freezing fog inland late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM coastal fog and freezing fog while areas of freezing fog inland, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late at night,
• Patchy AM fog and freezing fog, sunny Friday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 49-55 lows 30-33.
• Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy Monday and Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy Tuesday.
• highs near 58 lows 36-42. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear and colder tonight,
• Mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, mostly clear both nights.
• snow level 2,500 ft. this AM, free air freezing level 4,500 ft. falling to the surface late tonight, at the surface rising to 5,500 ft. Thursday, 6,000 ft. Thursday night, 7,500 ft. Friday, then 7,000 ft. Friday night.
• highs 36-42 lows 15-24.
• Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night and partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Then just partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday, 11,000 ft. Sunday night, 10,000 ft. Monday, then 9,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 46-43 warming to 46 Tuesday lows near 30.