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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’ll 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 is moving in to cool us down even more and a frontal system (shown off shore) will bring only a slight chance of showers Saturday. 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 19 in the Good category measuring Ozone at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 162 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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Your College Football Forecast:

Ducks vs.  South Dakota Saturday Kickoff at 7:30 PM at Autzen Stadium- Mostly cloudy with just a slight (20%) chance of showers during the day through late afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening as the game begins, then partly cloudy late at night, temperature near 72 degrees and cooling as the game progresses. Remember as Don Essig always says: ” It Never Rains In Autxen Stadium.” It looks like he will be 100% correct this time.

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Beavers vs. Portland State Saturday Kickoff 1:00 pm at Reser Stadium – Mostly cloudy  with just a slight (20%) chance of showers, temperature near 72 degrees warming to 77 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 cloudy this evening, partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, partly cloudy at night,
• Then partly cloudy Monday (Labor Day) and Monday night.
• lows 56-53 highs 77-82.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday through Friday.
• highs 82-78 warming to 87 Friday lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 81 low 50)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Sunday night and Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy late Monday night.
• lows 58-55 highs 84-80 warming to 83 Sunday.
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon.
• highs 85-90 cooling to 84 Thursday 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:

• Mostly cloudy with areas of coastal drizzle late tonight and Saturday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers while partly cloudy in the AM and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Sunday night and Monday AM (Labor Day), sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Monday night.
• lows near 55 highs 67-65.
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night through Friday.
• highs near 65 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with patchy smoke and a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy late Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy Monday (Labor Day) and at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight and Saturday, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Saturday night, 13,000 ft. Sunday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Monday, then 15,000 ft. Monday night.
• lows 45-42 warming to 44 Monday night highs 60-68.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday AM, then partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon through Friday.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Tuesday, 14,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday,  13,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, then 12,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 69-72 lows 43-40 warming back to 43 Thursday night.

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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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