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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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No winner his week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Turkey Tower?” Here is the correct answer. Turkey Tower is slang for a narrow, individual cloud tower that develops and falls apart rapidly. The sudden development of turkey towers from small cumulus clouds may signify the breaking of a cap. I’ll have another 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 moved in closer to the Pacific Northwest continuing our current weather pattern for rest of the weekend. A frontal system (position shown is Tuesday) will move into Oregon Monday returning cooler temperatures and the chance of showers.

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN CULLABY LAKE JUST OFF HWY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY OREGON, 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 41 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 35 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:

• Mostly clear with areas of fog late tonight,
• Partly cloudy with areas of AM fog, mostly sunny and warmer Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, showers likely (60%) in the evening, a (30%) chance of rain late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and in the evening, then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late Tuesday night.
• lows near 48-52 cooling back to 44 Tuesday night highs 77-68.
• A mix of clouds and sun and just a bit warmer Wednesday with a (30%) chance of AM showers, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy and warmer in the afternoon and Friday night,
• Then mostly sunny and warmer Saturday.
• highs 70-80 lows 46-50. (seasonal averages high 73 low 44).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
• lows 52-47 highs 77-70.
•  Mostly sunny and warmer Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 75-86 lows 46-52. (seasonal averages high 75 low 49)

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

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Sunday night.
• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
• lows 52-54 cooling back to 52 Tuesday night highs near 65.
• Mostly sunny and warmer Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 67-70 lows 52-55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 48)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, partly cloudy late tonight through Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Monday with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and much cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, then partly cloudy late Tuesday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 12,000 ft.  Sunday, 10,000 ft. Sunday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, 6,500 ft. Tuesday, then 8,000 ft. Tuesday night.
• lows 42-32 highs 63-53.
•  Partly cloudy and warmer Wednesday through Thursday afternoon,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Friday and Saturday, partly cloudy Friday night.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Wednesday, 11,000 ft. Wednesday night, 12,000 ft. Thursday, 13,000 ft. Thursday night, 14,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 13,000 ft. Saturday.
• highs 56-72 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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