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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  “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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An upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) has taken control of our weather. It will be sunny, hot and hazy again Saturday. Winds are now from the northeast pushing more smoke from the wildfire near Oakridge to penetrate into the valley areas through Saturday. A cold front will move into Oregon Monday afternoon hopefully cleaning the smoke from the valley.

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE FOR THE WESTERN KLAMATH FOREST, THE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST, THE WESTERN ROGUE RIVER, THE SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST, THE WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN ADDITION TO CRITICALLY DRY AND AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
• 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 40 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Delight Valley School, Saginaw. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 33 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Your Saturday College Football Forecasts:

Ducks vs Michigan State at Autzen Stadium Eugene: Kickoff 3:30 pm – mostly sunny with patchy smoke, temperature near 92 warming to near 95 then cooling to near 80 by the end of the game, Wind: NE 5-10 mph. Dress for the heat, use plenty of sunscreen, and drink plenty of water to stay hydrated at the game, or for that matter, if you’re outside anywhere else.

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Beavers vs Hawaii at Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI: Kickoff 7:30 pm (4:30 pm Hawaii time) -sunny temperature near 86 cooling to near 80 and clear as the game finishes, Wind: ENE 12 mph.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Clear with patchy smoke tonight, sunny and hot with patchy smoke Saturday, clear with patchy smoke at night,
• Sunny and cooler Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Monday and in the evening, then mostly cloudy late at night.
• lows 46-52 highs 95-80.
• A mix of clouds and sun and cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny and warmer Thursday and Friday, clear Thursday night.
• highs 87-88 lows 52-55. (seasonal averages high 80 low 49)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny with slow cooling Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, clear each night except partly cloudy Monday night.
• lows 54-52 warming to warming to 55 Monday night highs 99-88.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday and mostly clear each night.
• highs 83-89 lows 52-54. (seasonal averages high 81 low 53)

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

• Clear with areas of coastal fog while inland haze tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM coastal fog and patchy afternoon fog while sunny inland Saturday, partly cloudy with patchy evening coastal fog and mostly cloudy with areas of fog at night while mostly clear inland Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, patchy coastal fog Sunday afternoon and mostly cloudy at night while mostly clear in the evening and partly cloudy late Sunday night inland,
• Then partly cloudy Monday and Monday night.
• lows 55-50 warming back to 55 Monday night highs 63-65.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Then mostly sunny Friday.
• highs near 66 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 66 low 51)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear with patchy smoke tonight with wind gusting to 20 mph,
• Mostly sunny with patchy smoke Saturday, clear with patchy smoke in the evening, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and cooler Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight and Saturday, then 13,000 ft. Saturday night through Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night.
• lows 44-46 cooling to 42 Sunday night and Monday night highs 82-70.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon through Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Thursday and Friday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 15,000 ft. Wednesday ad Wednesday night,
• Then sunny Thursday and Friday, clear Thursday night.
• highs 68-75 lows 44-47.

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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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