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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column I Had To Decide “Weather Or Not” For My Future.

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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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An upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) has taken over for a short-term warmup. A weak front will fall apart as it slides into the Pacific Northwest Monday. Speaking of Monday, Autumn officially begins with the Autumnal Equinox at 7:29 PM Monday September 22nd. Another frontal system looks like it will move through Oregon Wednesday bringing cooler temperatures and the possibility of much needed rain.

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN WICKIUP RESERVOIR IN DESCHUTES COUNTY, 40 MILES SW OF BEND. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM THE SOUTH END OF ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM TO THE SOUTH END OF SAUVIE ISLAND IN MULTNOMA COUNTY,  FOR TENMILE LAKES IN COOS COUNTY, FOR WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR 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 54 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 45 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 with areas of smoke today, clear with areas of  smoke tonight,
• Mostly sunny and cooler with areas of smoke again Sunday, mostly clear with patchy evening smoke, then increasing low clouds late Sunday night and Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Monday night.
• highs 92-80 lows 56-54.
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, becoming mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) late Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday and in the evening, showers likely (60%) late Wednesday night,
• Cloudy with a showers likely (60%) Thursday and in the evening, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 78-66 lows 55-50. (seasonal averages high 76 low 46).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny and warmer today and Sunday, clear tonight, mostly clear Sunday evening then partly cloudy with patchy fog late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday night.
• highs 96-84 lows 59-55.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (60%) Wednesday afternoon, showers likely (70%) Wednesday night through Thursday evening, then a (40%) chance of showers late at night and Friday.
• highs 82-70 lows 57-52. (seasonal averages high 78 low 50)

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

• Sunny today, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight while clear inland,
• Cloudy with patchy coastal fog Sunday while patchy AM fog and sunny inland in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog Sunday night while mostly clear in the evening with inland fog late.
• highs 72-66 lows near 55.
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon and evening, rain likely (60%) late Tuesday night,
• Rain likely (60%) Wednesday and in the evening, showers likely (70%) at night,
• Showers likely (60%) Thursday and Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday AM, then showers likely (60%) in the afternoon.
• highs 66-64 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny and warmer with areas of smoke today, clear with more smoke tonight,
• Mostly sunny with areas of smoke Sunday and in the evening, mostly clear and cooler at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, just partly cloudy  at night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. today and tonight, 14,000 ft. Sunday and at night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday, then free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Monday night.
• highs 85-70 lows 50-47.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late Tuesday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (60%) Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night,
• Cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Friday.
• highs 70-53 lows 45-37.

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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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