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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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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time since nobody posted the correct answer. What are “Sastrugi?” Here is the correct answer. Sastrugi are ridges of snow formed on a snow field by the action of the wind. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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 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 57 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 39 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 with areas of  smoke tonight,
• Mostly sunny and cooler with areas of smoke again Sunday, mostly clear with patchy evening smoke, increasing low clouds late Sunday night and Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, becoming mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) late Tuesday night.
• lows near 55 highs 82-79.
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Wednesday through Thursday AM, showers likely (70%) in the afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Thursday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night, then a (30%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 70-66 lows 53-50. (seasonal averages high 76 low 46).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Sunday, mostly clear in the 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 and Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night.
• lows 59-55 warming to 57 Tuesday night highs 89-82.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (60%) Wednesday afternoon and evening, showers likely (70%) late Wednesday night through Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday through Saturday.
• highs 73-70 warming to 72 Saturday lows 54-52. (seasonal averages high 77 low 50)

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

• 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 mostly cloudy with patchy inland fog late,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and 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.
• lows near 55 highs 64-66.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday and in the evening, showers likely (70%) at night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday through Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 66-64 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 65 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear with areas of smoke tonight,
• Mostly sunny with areas of smoke Sunday, partly cloudy and cooler with more smoke at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy  at night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late Tuesday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. tonight and Sunday, 14,000 ft. at night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• lows near 48 highs 79-70.
• Mostly 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 and evening, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday through Friday night, then 7,500 ft. Saturday.
• highs 58-52 lows 44-38.

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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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