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 WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT 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  has been cancelled for Devils Lake while the warning continues for Tenmile Lakes in Coos County, Fern Ridge Reservoir, Lost Creek 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) is taking over control of our weather. Clear skies will mean colder overnight temperatures and possible freezing fog with plenty of daytime sunshine for a couple of days.

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

• Sunny today, clear with patchy fog and freezing fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog and freezing fog, sunny Friday afternoon, clear with patchy fog and freezing fog late Friday night.
• Areas of AM fog and freezing fog, sunny Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• highs 43-46  lows 19-30.
• Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday, mostly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday.
• highs near 48 lows near 29. (seasonal averages high 50 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, 52 warming to 57, wind: E 14 mph.

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Beavers vs Washington at Reser Stadium, Kickoff: 7:30 PM Mostly clear 44 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 areas of AM coastal fog and freezing fog while areas of freezing fog inland, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear with patchy coastal fog and freezing fog while patchy freezing fog inland late tonight,
• Areas of AM coastal fog and freezing fog while areas of freezing fog inland, sunny  Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• highs 50-57 lows 29-35.
• Sunny Sunday and Monday, clear Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance rain Wednesday.
• highs near 57 lows 39-43. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:

• Mostly sunny today, clear tonight, sunny Friday and Saturday with mostly clear skies at night.
• free air freezing level at the surface rising to 5,500 ft. today, 4,500 ft. tonight, 6,000 ft. Friday, 7,000 ft. Friday night, 9,000 ft. Saturday, then 10,000 ft. Saturday night.
• highs 38-42 lows 22-30.
• Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Just partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Sunday, 9,000 ft. at night, 10,000 ft. Monday, 9,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, 7,000 ft. at night, then snow level 6,500 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 47-43 lows 34-29.