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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 Monday. 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  level high pressure ridge has moved out of the Gulf of Alaska to return warmer temperatures through today. The high for Tuesday in Eugene was a record 96 degrees while the old record was 94 in 1981 and 1972. An upper level trough of low pressure will be moving in by the end of the week into the weekend to cool us down a bit and bring only a slight chance of showers Friday night through Sunday night. So far it looks like Monday, Labor Day, will be dry.

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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 56 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 67 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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College Football Forecast:

Ducks vs.  South Dakota Saturday Kickoff at 7:30 PM at Autzen Stadium- Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers, temperature near 75 degrees and cooling as the game progresses.

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Beavers vs. Portland State Saturday Kickoff 1:00 pm at Reser Stadium – Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers, temperature near 70 degrees warming to 76 by the end of the game.

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

• Sunny and a bit cooler today, clear tonight,
• AM clouds, mostly sunny and just a bit cooler Thursday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Friday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night.
• highs 92-82 lows near 55.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday evening, partly cloudy late at night.
• Partly cloudy (Labor Day) through Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon.
• highs 76-82 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 82 low 50)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Patchy AM fog, sunny this afternoon, clear tonight, partly cloudy Thursday through Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night.
• highs 96-88 lows near 60.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday evening, mostly cloudy at night and Monday AM, sunny Monday afternoon (Labor Day), mostly clear Monday night,
• Then mostly sunny Tuesday.
• highs 80-76 warming to 86 Tuesday lows 56-53. (seasonal averages high 83 low 54)

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

• Cloudy with areas of AM coastal fog, sunny this afternoon, mostly cloudy at the shore tonight while clear inland in the evening and partly cloudy late tonight, patchy fog late,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog in the AM, mostly cloudy Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night.
• highs near 65 lows near 55.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday evening, mostly cloudy Sunday night,
• Then partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday.
• highs near 65 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Areas of smoke again near Oakridge this AM, sunny this afternoon, clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy Friday and Friday night.
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. today, 15,000 ft. tonight and Thursday, 14,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, then 13,000 ft. falling to 12,000 ft. late Friday night.
• highs 83-75 lows 50-46.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers 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 Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy Monday AM, mostly sunny Monday afternoon (Labor Day) and Tuesday, just partly cloudy Monday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday night, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Monday, then 13,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 63-72 lows near 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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