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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 for another day. A frontal system followed the upper level flow, dropped a lot of rain, and moved past Oregon. The official rain total for Eugene Wednesday was 0.74 inches while my rain gauge showed 1.28 inches of rain and of course more fell today.

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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 33 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 32 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:

• Partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers with patchy fog late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday AM, a (30%) chance of afternoon showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday night,
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night.
• lows near 52 highs 72-74.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday afternoon and in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and Tuesday night,
• A slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, then partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 69-66 warming to 70 Thursday lows 52-44. (seasonal averages high 75 low 45).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Then just partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night.
• lows 52-49 warming back to 52 Sunday night highs near 75.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night through Tuesday evening, partly late Tuesday night through Wednesday night,
• Then partly cloudy and warmer Thursday.
• highs 75-72 warming to 79 Thursday lows 52-46. (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 a (40%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• Then partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night.
• lows 54-50 warming back to 54 Sunday night highs 63-60 warming to 65 Sunday.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night through Tuesday evening, just mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
• Then partly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday.
• highs near 65 lows 53-48. (seasonal averages high 64 low 49)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday AM, a (40%) chance of showers in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Friday night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night.
• snow level 7,500 ft. tonight and Friday, above 8,000 ft. Friday night, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 11,000 ft. Sunday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night.
• lows 42-40 warming to 43 Sunday night highs 56-62.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday AM, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of afternoon and evening rain, a (30%) chance of showers late at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night and Wednesday, then partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday through Wednesday night, then free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs 58-50 cooling to 60 Wednesday lows 40-35.

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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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