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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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Sorry, no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “knot?” Here is the correct answer. A Knot (abbrev. Kt) is a unit of speed used in navigation, equal to 1 nautical mile (the length of 1 minute latitude) per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour, or 0.5 meters/sec). I’ll have a new 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 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 Friday. The cold front will move in today producing more rain.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 62 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 41 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 UNTIL 5 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST, THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF OF WESTERN OREGON, CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM TONIGHT FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, AND THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR 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:

• Rain this AM, rain with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms) and windy (Wind: SE 5-15 mph increasing to S 25 -35 mph gusts to 60 mph this afternoon), showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, showers late at night (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms) and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph decreasing to SW 5-15 mph late tonight),
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Sunday (0.25 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of  evening showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday, then cloudy with rain likely (70%) at night.
• highs 60-56 warming to 62 Monday lows 48-44 warming back to 48 Monday night.
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Tuesday, showers likely (70%) Tuesday night and 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 back 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 rain this AM, rain with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, gusty winds in storms), showers and a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, showers late tonight (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 AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, then rain late at night.
• highs 64-59 warming to 63 Monday lows 49-44 warming to 50 Monday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday through Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night and 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 rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms today (0.70 in. of rain possible) and very windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore increasing to 30-45 mph this afternoon, S 10-20 mph shifting SW 20-30 mph inland this afternoon), showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, showers late tonight (0.45 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers Sunday (0.30 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.
• highs 62-60 warming to 63 Monday lows 53-49 warming back to 53 Monday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday through Thursday, a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 62-60 lows 55-52. (seasonal averages high 59 low 45)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) this AM, rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 65 mph increasing to S 35-45 mph gusts to 70 mph this afternoon), showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, showers (0.50 in. of rain possible, more in storms) and colder tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 60 mph shifting W 10-15 mph gusts to 30 mph late tonight),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Sunday (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night.
• snow level 8,000 ft. today, 6,500 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Monday, then snow level 6,500 ft. Monday night.
• highs 47-38 warming to 45 Monday lows 34-29 warming to 35 Monday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, showers likely (70%) at night and Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers 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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