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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column A Book Report, Really?

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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 an “occluded front?”  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) is will slowly warm us up and dry us out.

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Your College Football Forecasts:

This evening- Ducks vs Arizona at Autzen Stadium, Eugene Kickoff 7:30 pm- Clear to partly cloudy, Temperature near 60 cooling as the game progresses, Wind: N 5-10 mph.

Saturday October 4th- Beavers vs Colorado at Folsom Field, Boulder Kickoff time 1:00 pm (PDT) – Sunny, Temperature near 68 warming to near 74 as the game progresses, Wind: NW 10 mph.

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Advisories:

• THE HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE FOR WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY HAS BEEN LIFTED.
• 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,  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 52 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 18 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 this AM, mostly sunny and warmer this afternoon, clear this evening, clear with patchy fog late tonight,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny and warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late at night and Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• highs 73-79 lows 42-48.
• Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear in the evening and partly cloudy Sunday night, then partly cloudy Monday night through Wednesday.
• highs 80-72 lows 49-45. (seasonal averages high 71 low 44).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Sunny today, Friday (warmer), and Saturday, then clear at night.
• highs 77-84 lows 45-50.
• Sunny Sunday and Monday, clear Sunday night and Monday evening,  partly cloudy late Monday night,
• Then partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday through Wednesday.
• highs 83-76 lows 53-50. (seasonal averages high 73 low 48)

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

• Sunny today, Friday, and Saturday, then clear each night.
• highs 70-72 lows 50-55.
• Sunny Sunday, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Sunday night through Wednesday.
• highs 70-67 lows 56-53. (seasonal averages high 63 low 48)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• MSunny and warmer today and Friday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, then mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today, 14,000 ft. tonight through Saturday night.
• highs 68-75 lows 40-46 cooling back to to 44 Saturday night .
• Sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler cooler Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Tuesday through Wednesday.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Sunday through Monday, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. late Monday night, 13,000 ft. falling to 12,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday.
• highs 73-66 lows 45-40.

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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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