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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 warming temperatures because it has shifted the airflow around from the east toward the west again.

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Advisories:

• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM SUNDAY 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 UNTIL 8 PM SUNDAY 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 40 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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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, clear each night.
• lows 43-47 highs 89-92.
• Sunny in the AM, partly cloudy Monday afternoon and at night,
• AM clouds and sun, mostly sunny and cooler Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy and cooler in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun and cooler Thursday.
• highs 92-72 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 78 low 48).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Friday, and Saturday, and Sunday, clear at night.
• lows 52-54 cooling back to 52 Saturday night highs 96-94.
• Sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly sunny and cooler Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Wednesday AM, then mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon through Thursday.
• highs 92-78 lows 53-55. (seasonal averages high 80 low 52)

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

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and cooler Friday, clear Friday night,
• Sunny with areas of AM coastal fog, mostly cloudy and cooler with patchy fog Saturday afternoon while sunny inland, patchy evening coastal fog, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 50-54 highs 69-66.
• Partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon through Thursday.
• highs 67-65 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 51)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, clear each night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight through Friday night, 15,000 ft. Saturday, then 14,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday night.
• lows near 42-36 warming back to 42 Sunday night highs 78-83.
• Mostly sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy and cooler in the afternoon and at night,
• Mostly sunny and cooler Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, then a mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon and Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday.
• highs 78-66 lows 48-44.

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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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