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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 has  increased onshore airflow and cooled us down even more and a frontal system moved in bringing some scattered showers. It looks like today and Monday, Labor Day, will be dry though cooler than nornal.

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

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 96 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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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer today and tonight,
• Partly cloudy Monday AM (Labor Day), mostly sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, then partly cloudy at night.
• highs 77-83 cooling to 78 Tuesday lows 56-53.
• A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny and warmer Thursday and Friday, clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 79-88 cooling to 85 Saturday lows 52-54. (seasonal averages high 81 low 50)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear to night,
• Sunny Monday (Labor Day) and Tuesday, mostly clear at night.
• highs 82-87 cooling to 84 Tuesday lows 52-56 cooling to 53 Tuesday night.
• AM clouds, mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Then partly cloudy Friday through Saturday.
• highs 82-92 cooling to 87 Saturday lows 50-57 cooling to 54 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 83 low 54)

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

• Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Monday AM (Labor Day), sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM at the shore and sunny in the afternoon while sunny inland, Tuesday night.
• highs near 66 lows 52-55.
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy at night Wednesday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Then partly Thursday through Saturday.
• highs 65-63 warming to 66 Saturday lows 50-53. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• A mix of clouds and sun with areas of smoke this AM, mostly sunny with more smoke this afternoon, mostly clear with areas of smoke late tonight,
• Partly cloudy with areas of smoke Monday AM (Labor Day), mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Monday night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, then mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today, 14,000 ft. tonight, 15,000 ft. Monday, 16,000 ft. Monday night, 15,000 ft. Tuesday, then 14,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• highs 65-72 cooling to 68 Tuesday lows 44-40.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, then partly cloudy at night and Saturday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Wednesday then 12,000 ft. Wednesday night through  Saturday.
• highs 63-74 lows 39-44.

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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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