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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 a frontal system (shown well off shore) will bring only a slight chance of showers Saturday. So far it looks like Sunday and 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 64 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 153 in the Unhealthy 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- A mix of clouds and sun with just a slight chance of showers during the day through late afternoon, then partly cloudy at night temperature near 70 degrees and cooling as the game progresses.

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Beavers vs. Portland State Saturday Kickoff 1:00 pm at Reser Stadium – A mix of clouds and sun with just a slight chance of showers, temperature near 72 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:

• Clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy at night.
• lows near 55 highs 88-76.
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, partly cloudy at night.
• Partly cloudy Monday (Labor Day) and at night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, Tuesday AM, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon, then partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 76-85 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 82 low 50)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight, partly cloudy Thursday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late  Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and at night,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and at night.
• lows 62-55 highs 92-82.
• Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night,
• Mostly sunny Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 82-90 cooling to to 86 Wednesday lows 55-57. (seasonal averages high 83 low 54)

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

• Clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight with patchy fog,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal showers Friday, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Saturday night.
• lows near 55 highs 63-67.
• Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 67-60 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear and cooler at night,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday 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.
• lows 52-39 highs 80-62.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy Monday (Labor Day), partly cloudy Monday night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, then 13,000 ft. Monday night through Wednesday.
• highs 66-73 cooling to near 70 Wednesday lows 39-43.

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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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