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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column To Smoke, Or Not To Smoke, That Is The Question.

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Assistance” Is Their First Name.

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “knot?” 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 low pressure trough ( shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will keep the precipitation around as it slowly moves eastward. A frontal system pushed southward through Oregon and then a warm front moved back to the north today. The cold front (shown offshore) will move in Saturday producing more rain. With all of the clouds Thursday it was nearly impossible to see the partial solar eclipse here in Eugene. Here is a look at it from various US locations from space.com.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 72 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 31 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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Advisories:

• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 5 PM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM UNTIL 5 PM SATURDAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 5 PM SATURDAY FOR THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR IN MORROW COUNTY, 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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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain this evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Saturday (0.25 in. of rain possible) and in the evening, showers late at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Sunday (0.15 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (30%) chance of  evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy Monday, then cloudy with rain likely (70%) at night.
• lows 49-44 warming back to 49 Monday night highs 62-58 warming to 60 Monday.
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Tuesday, showers likely (70%) Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Wednesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday and at night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Friday.
• highs 60-62 cooling to 60 Friday lows 52-46. (seasonal averages high 60 low 40).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph, gusty in AM), showers and a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, showers late Saturday night (0.30 in. of rain possible),
• Showers in the AM, showers likely (70%) Sunday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Just mostly cloudy Monday, then rain at night.
• lows 52-44 warming to 50 Monday night highs 64-60.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, showers Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night and Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday.
• highs 62-64 cooling back to 62 Friday lows 54-50. (seasonal averages high 63 low 43)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain this evening, rain late tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday (0.70 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore increasing to 30-40 mph in the afternoon, SW 15-25 mph inland), showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, showers late Saturday night (0.45 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph late at night (0.45 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers in the AM, showers likely (70%) Sunday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy Monday, then mostly cloudy with rain Monday night.
• lows 54-49 warming to 52 Monday night highs 62-60 warming back to 62 Monday.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, showers Tuesday night,
• Showers likely (70%) Wednesday, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday and Friday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night.
• highs 62-60 lows 54-48. (seasonal averages high 60 low 45)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain this evening, just mostly cloudy late tonight,
• A (40%) chance of rain Saturday AM, rain in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers Saturday night (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers Sunday, a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. late tonight, 7,500 ft. Saturday, 6,500 ft. Saturday night, 5,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Monday, then snow level 6,500 ft. Monday night.
• lows 38-32 warming to 35 Monday night highs 47-38 warming to 45 Monday.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, showers likely (70%) at night and Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night,
• Then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 8,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, then above 8,000 ft. Thursday through Friday.
• highs 45-52 cooling to near 50 Friday lows 39-35.

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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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