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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Oregon Was The First State To Make It A Holiday.

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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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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is the “popcorn convection?” 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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A upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) will give us a pleasant day on which to celebrate Labor Day.

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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 37 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 61 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:

• Sunny and a bit warmer today (Labor Day), mostly clear  tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, sunny and cooler Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, then clear at night.
• highs 83-77 lows 53-46.
• Sunny and warmer Thursday and Friday,  clear both nights,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, then partly cloudy Sunday.
• highs 86-92 cooling back to 86 Sunday lows 52-54. (seasonal averages high 81 low 50)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today (Labor Day), Tuesday, and Wednesday, clear each night.
• highs 88-82 lows 54-50.
• 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 82 low 54)

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

• Sunny today (Labor Day), clear tonight,
• AM coastal clouds, sunny Tuesday afternoon while sunny inland, clear at night,
• Mostly cloudy at the shore Wednesday AM and sunny in the afternoon while sunny in the afternoon inland, then clear Wednesday night.
• highs near 67 lows 55-50.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, mostly clear Thursday night and Friday  night, then partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 64-70 cooling to 65 Sunday lows 50-54. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny today, clear tonight,
• Sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, then mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today, 15,000 ft tonight, 14,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then 12,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night.
• highs 72-62 warming to 65 Wednesday lows 44-38 warming to 40 Wednesday night.
• Sunny Thursday and Friday, clear both nights,
• Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Thursday, 13,000 ft. Thursday night through Sunday.
• highs 70-75 cooling to 72 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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