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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 high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) has moved in closer to the Pacific Northwest today taking over for the weekend. 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 Thursday. I measured only 0.06 inches in my rain gauge while the Weather Service reported 0.05 inches for Thursday.

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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 patchy fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of fog late Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy with areas of AM fog, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday afternoon and Monday night.
• lows near 49 highs 72-75 cooling back to 70 Monday,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers in the evening, then partly cloudy late Tuesday night through Friday.
• highs 67-78 lows 43-47. (seasonal averages high 73 low 45).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon through Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon and Monday night.
• lows 53-50 warming to 52 Sunday night highs 72-76 cooling to 72 Monday.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and in the evening, partly cloudy late Tuesday night through Wednesday night,
• Then mostly sunny and warmer Thursday and Friday, mostly clear Thursday night.
• highs 69-79 Thursday lows 49-46. (seasonal averages high 75 low 49)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers this evening while, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland evening showers and partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy Sunday night.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday and Monday night.
• lows 55-50 warming to 53 Monday night highs 60-66.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, just partly cloudy late Tuesday night through Wednesday night,
• Then mostly sunny Thursday and Friday and mostly clear Thursday night.
• highs 62-65 lows 52-50. (seasonal averages high 64 low 48)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County

• Mostly cloudy this evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight and Saturday, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Saturday night, 10,000 ft. Sunday, 12,000 ft. Sunday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night.
• lows 40-43 cooling to 38 Monday night highs 59-62 cooling to 60 Monday.
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday AM, a good (50%) chance of  showers in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, then partly cloudy Wednesday night through Friday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 12,000 ft. Thursday night, then 11,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 52-67 lows 36-45.

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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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