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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Tic-Tac-Toe In The Sky Or Something More Sinister?

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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 new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Turkey Tower?” 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 trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will stay close by to keep the flow of moisture moving through the Pacific Northwest. A frontal system fell apart as it moved into Oregon. Another frontal system has followed the upper level flow and moved into Oregon increasing our chances for rain.

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN CULLABY LAKE JUST OFF HWY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY OREGON. 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 FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN WICKIUP RESERVOIR IN DESCHUTES COUNTY, 40 MILES SW OF BEND, 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 36 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 33 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:

• Cloudy with rain this AM, showers this afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and cooler tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, a (40%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night.
• highs 68-70 lows 54-50.
• A mix of clouds and sun Saturday,  partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late Saturday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday and in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain late Monday night and Tuesday AM, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon.
• highs 72-67 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 75 low 45).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with rain and cooler today and this evening (0.50 in. of rain possible), a (30%) of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), Friday and Friday night.
• highs 67-73 lows 54-50.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday night,
• A (30%) chance of showers Monday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon.
• highs 76-72 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 76 low 50)

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

• Mostly cloudy with rain this AM, a good (50%) chance of afternoon rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal rain tonight while a slight (2o%) chance of inland evening rain and a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday, a (30%) chance of showers  at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and at night.
• highs near 66 lows 56-53.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday through Tuesday.
• highs 66-68 cooling to 65 Tuesday lows 53-55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County

• Mostly cloudy with rain today (0.75 in. of rain possible), rain and cooler tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday (0.75 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of showers in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today and tonight, 7,500 ft. Thursday, then 8,000 ft. Thursday  through Friday, above 8,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, then 8,000 ft. Friday night.
• highs 59-55 lows 43-40.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (20%) chance of showers Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a (40%) chance of rain Monday afternoon and at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday AM, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Monday, then 8,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 58-52 Tuesday lows near 42.

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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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