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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Talks Too Much?

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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 “tailwater height?” 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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The upper level air flow  is sending a frontal system into the Pacific Northwest bringing the showers back. A complex frontal system will move in early next week. Don’t forget Halloween is Friday and it should be raining. Daylight Saving Time ends at 2:00 AM Sunday so you’ll have to “Fall Back” by turning your clock back one hour at bedtime Saturday night.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 24 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 46 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 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 rain today (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (under 0.10 in of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) of rain in the evening, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Then mostly cloudy with rain Thursday (0.20 in. of rain possible) and at night.
• highs near 63 lows 52-49.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Friday, showers likely (70%) Friday night,
• A (40%) chance of showers Saturday and at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday and Monday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night.
• highs 58-54 warming to 57 Monday lows 43-46. (seasonal averages high 59 low 40).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain this AM, rain this afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), rain this evening, rain likely (70%) tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain in the evening, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Then rain Thursday (0.10 in. of rain possible) through and Thursday night.
• highs near 66 lows 52-55 cooling back to 52 Thursday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Friday AM, showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, showers likely (70%) late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• Then cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday through Monday.
• highs 62-57 warming to 59 Monday lows 45-50. (seasonal averages high 61 low 43)

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

• Rain today (0.35 in. of rain possible), showers tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible ),
• Rain likely (70%) Wednesday (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Wednesday night (0.30 in. of rain possible) through Thursday night.
• highs near 62 lows 55-57 cooling to 54 Thursday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday AM, showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, showers likely (70%) late Friday night.
• Showers likely (70%) Saturday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night through Monday.
• highs 59-56 warming to 62 Monday lows 49-54. (seasonal averages high 59 low 45)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible) and tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Wednesday AM, a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers, rain likely (70%) in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Thursday, then rain Thursday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Thursday night.
• highs 50-55 lows 42-38.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Friday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday through Monday.
• snow level 6,500 ft. Friday, 4,500 ft. Friday night, 4,000 ft. Saturday, 4,500 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, 5,500 ft. Sunday night, then 6,000 ft. Monday.
• highs 44-36 warming to 40 lows 32-28 warming back to 32 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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