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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column It Takes More Than Just Flipping A Coin.

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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 weekly weather quiz question. What is “radiational cooling?” 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 is giving us more sunshine and slowly warming temperatures. The smokey air has been scoured out of the valley for now, but it will return by the end of this week as the winds shift around again.

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Advisories:

• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM UNTIL 11 PM THURSDAY THE GREATER PORTLAND AREA.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 2 PM FRIDAY FOR WIND, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE, THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY, AND THE CASCADES FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 6 PM FRIDAY FOR WIND, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE, THE ENTIRE WILLAMETTE VALLEY,  THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES, AND THE NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS.
• 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 41 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:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, clear each night.
• lows 42-48 highs 86-92.
• Sunny Sunday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and cooler Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday AM and a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday afternoon.
• highs 92-75 lows 53-56. (seasonal averages high 79 low 48).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, clear each night.
• lows 52-54 highs 95-97 cooling 95 Saturday.
• Sunny Sunday and Monday, clear Sunday night, mostly clear Monday evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Wednesday AM, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers.
• highs 95-78 lows 54-52. (seasonal averages high 80 low 52)

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

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Thursday and Friday, mostly clear each night,
• Areas of AM fog, sunny with patchy fog Saturday afternoon, patchy evening fog, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• lows 53-50 warming back to 53 Friday night and Saturday night highs 76-64 cooling to 68 Friday.
• Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night, partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon.
• highs 63-66 cooling to 64 Wednesday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 51)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and breezy (Wind: E 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph) Thursday, clear at night,
• Sunny and warmer Friday and Saturday, clear both nights.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft tonight, then 15,000 ft. Thursday through Friday night, then 14,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows near 40-47 highs 70-78.
• Sunny Sunday, clear at night,
• Sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, and Monday night,
• Mostly sunny and cooler Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny in the morning, then a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday afternoon.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Sunday and at night, 14,000 ft. Monday and Monday night,
• 13,000 ft. Tuesday, 14,000 ft. at night, then 13,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 80-65 lows 52-46.

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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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