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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column We HAve It But It’s Not As Bad As Elsewhere.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Buffalo Isn’t Only Known For Its Wings.”

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We have a winner! Congratulations to Theresa who was the first to post the correct answer today. Here is my weekly weather quiz question with the answer. What is the “Santa Ana Wind?” Here is what Theresa posted. Santa Ana’s are some strong ass winds! I used to live in so. cal. It blew fences over, blew trash cans into the next neighborhood, and don’t get me started on the poor flying kitties!  Here is the full official definition: Santa Ana Wind – In southern California, a weather condition in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific Coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions. I’ have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next 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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An upper air low pressure trough slid southward  for cooler temperatures. An upper level high pressure ridge is moving out of the Gulf of Alaska to return warmer temperatures through the middle of the week.

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE FOR WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 41 in the Good category measuring Ozone at Delight Valley school, Sagnaw. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 60 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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The Grass Pollen Season is over.

Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. Absent (0)

Trees………. Absent (0)

Last Counted: 8/22/14

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

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

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Tuesday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday,
• Mostly sunny and just a bit cooler Thursday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 58-56 highs 94-89.
• Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late at night and Monday AM, then partly cloudy Monday (Labor Day).
• highs 86-79 lows 56-53. (seasonal averages high 82 low 50)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear at night.
• lows 58-62 highs 98-93.
• Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy at night and Saturday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night through Sunday evening, partly cloudy late at night and Monday AM, then sunny Monday afternoon (Father’s Day).
• highs 89-86 warming to 90 Monday lows 62-55. (seasonal averages high 84 low 55)

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

• Mostly clear with patchy coastal fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM coastal fog and sunny in the afternoon while sunny inland Tuesday, mostly cloudy with areas of coastal fog late Tuesday night while mostly clear in the evening and partly cloudy inland late at night,
• Cloudy with areas of AM fog, sunny Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear at night.
• lows 54-56 highs 66-64.
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night through Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, then sunny Monday (Father’s Day).
• highs 64-66 lows 57-54. (seasonal averages high 66 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, clear both nights,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight, 15,000 ft. Tuesday, 16,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, 15,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night.
• lows 48-52 cooling to 49 Thursday night highs 80-83 cooling to 78 Thursday.
• Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Friday night,A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with  a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, then partly cloudy late Sunday night and Monday (Labor Day.)
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Friday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night through Sunday night, then free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Monday.
• highs 73-67 warming to 69 Monday lows 47-42.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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