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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. An upper level trough of low pressure will take over early next week adding to a cooling trend.

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Advisories:

• 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. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COASTAL AREAS.
• 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 35 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 42 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:

• Sunny and warmer today, Saturday, and Sunday, clear each night.
• highs 89-92 lows 43-47.
• 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,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun and cooler Wednesday and Thursday, mostly cloudy Wednesday night.
• highs 92-72 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 79 low 48).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny and warmer today, Saturday, and Sunday, clear tonight and Saturday night, clear with patchy smoke Sunday night.
• highs 96-94 lows 52-55.
• Sunny and a bit cooler with patchy smoke Monday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny and cooler Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday through Thursday.
• highs 92-76 lows 54-56 cooling back to 54 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 80 low 52)

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

• Sunny and cooler today, clear tonight,
• 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 inland Sunday while sunny inland, then partly cloudy at night.
• highs 72-66 lows 52-54.
• Partly cloudy Monday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday.
• highs near 65 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 51)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny and warmer today, Saturday, and Sunday, clear each night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today and tonight, 15,000 ft. Saturday, then 14,000 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night.
• highs 78-83 lows near 36-42.
• 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 78-65 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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