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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Ahoy There, Matey!

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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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An upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) will slowly move eastward away from us. The offshore airflow will switch to onshore bringing more clouds our way. A frontal system will bring the chance of rain between Friday and Saturday.

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Advisories:

• THE HEALTH ADVISORIES ISSUED FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN CULLABY LAKE JUST OFF HWY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY OREGON, WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM THE SOUTH END OF ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM TO THE SOUTH END OF SAUVIE ISLAND IN MULTNOMA COUNTY  HAVE BEEN LIFTED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE  IN WICKIUP RESERVOIR IN DESCHUTES COUNTY, 40 MILES SW OF BEND, 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 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 16 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:

• Clear with patchy fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny and cooler in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday night.
• lows 56-50 highs 79-72.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, a (30%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday and Saturday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) of rain Sunday through Monday (Columbus Day).
• highs 72-68 lows 54-52. (seasonal averages high 69 low 43).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear with patchy fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny and cooler Tuesday, mostly clear with patchy fog Tuesday night,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
• Patchy AM fog, then partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night.
• lows near 50 highs 78-72.
• Partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and warmer Friday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain Friday night,
•  Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a (40%) chance of rain late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday (Columbus Day).
• highs 76-69 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 71 low 46)

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

• Clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny and cooler Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog at the shore Wednesday AM and sunny with lingering fog in the afternoon while patchy AM fog inland and sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening at the shore mostly cloudy with patchy fog at night and drizzle late at night while patchy fog late at night inland,
• Patchy AM fog and drizzle, mostly cloudy Thursday afternoon, then a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late Thursday night.
• lows 55-52 highs 69-66.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM drizzle, a (30%) chance of showers Friday afternoon through Saturday evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday AM (Columbus Day), then rain likely (60%) Monday afternoon.
• highs 68-65 lows 54-56. (seasonal averages high 62 low 47)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 13,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, then 12,00 ft. Thursday and Thursday  night.
• lows 45-43 highs 72-64.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday and Saturday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday through Monday (Columbus Day).
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday through Monday.
• highs 65-58 warming to 60 Monday lows 44-40 warming to 42 Sunday night.

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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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