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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. 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 45 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 82 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 this evening, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy at night,
  AM clouds, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 55-49 highs 83-77.
• Mostly sunny and warmer Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, mostly clear Thursday night and Friday night, partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun Sunday.
• highs 89-92 cooling to 86 Sunday lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 81 low 50)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Monday (Labor Day) and Tuesday, mostly clear Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• AM clouds, mostly sunny Wednesday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 52-55 cooling to 53 near 50 Wednesday night highs 87-80.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Sunday AM and partly cloudy Sunday afternoon.
• highs 90-94 cooling to 87 Sunday lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 83 low 54)

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

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Monday AM (Labor Day), sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Monday night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
• lows 53-55 cooling to near 50 Wednesday night highs near 65.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, mostly clear Thursday night and Friday  night, then partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 68-70 cooling to 65 Sunday lows 52-54. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with areas of smoke late settling in the Middle Fork Valley late tonight,
• Mostly sunny with areas of smoke settling in the Middle Fork Valley Monday decreasing in the afternoon (Labor Day), mostly clear  with areas of smoke  againMonday night,
• Partly cloudy with areas of smoke settling in the Middle Fork Valley and clearing a bit Tuesday afternoon, then partly cloudy at night,
• AM clouds, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, 13,000 ft. Tuesday, 12,000 ft. Tuesday night, 11,000 ft. Wednesday, then 12,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• lows 44-38 highs 72-65.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, mostly clear at night except partly cloudy Saturday night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Wednesday then 12,000 ft. Wednesday night through  Saturday.
• highs 70-75 cooling to 73 Sunday lows 43-46.

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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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