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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 trough of low pressure will be moving in by the end of the week into the weekend to cool us down even more and a frontal system (shown 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 20 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. 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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Your 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:

• Mostly sunny today, mostly clear tonight,
• 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.
• highs 88-76 lows near 55.
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, partly cloudy at night.
• Partly cloudy Monday (Labor Day) and at night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 78-85 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 82 low 50)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today, mostly clear tonight,
• Cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly cloudy Saturday, partly cloudy at night.
• highs 92-79 lows 60-55.
• Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Mostly sunny Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Tuesday afternoon, 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:

• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy inland late tonight while partly cloudy in the evening at the shore and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of patchy drizzle with patchy fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of patchy AM coastal drizzle Friday, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal drizzle late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy at night.
• highs 63-67 lows 56-54.
• Partly cloudy Sunday through Monday (Labor Day), partly cloudy in the afternoon and Sunday night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday, then sunny .
• highs 66-60 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny today, mostly clear and cooler tonight,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy Friday and Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, then mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. today and tonight, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Friday, 13,000 ft. falling to 11,000 ft. Friday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night.
• highs 80-62 lows 47-39.
• 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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