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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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A strong upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) sent a frontal system into the Pacific Northwest. A complex frontal system will move in early next week. Don’t forget Halloween is Friday and there is a pretty good chance it will 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 32 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 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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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 a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, rain late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), Thursday (0.25 in. of rain possible) and Thursday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with morning rain, showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon (0.35 in. of rain possible, small hail possible), a good (50%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, a slight (20%) chance of showers and colder late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night.
• lows 54-42 highs 65-56.
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday and at night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain Monday, rain likely (70%) Monday night through Tuesday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday.
• highs 56-60 cooling to 58 Wednesday lows 46-50. (seasonal averages high 58 low 40).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers this evening, showers likely (70%) late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog, cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Thursday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Rain Friday AM, showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers and evening thunderstorms, a (40%) chance of showers late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday evening, then patchy fog late at night.
• lows 56-42 highs 69-72 cooling to 59 Friday.
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday through Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 60-62 lows 46-52. (seasonal averages high 60 low 43)

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

• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers this evening, showers likely (70%) late tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with coastal rain likely (70%) while a good (50%) chance of rain inland Thursday (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain Thursday night (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with AM rain, showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon (0.35 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy a (40%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance of showers and colder late Friday night (under 0.10 in of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night.
• lows 58-44 highs 63-58.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, rain likely (60%) Monday night through Tuesday night, then a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday.
• highs 59-62 lows 52-54. (seasonal averages high 58 low 45)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers this evening, rain late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Rain likely (70%) Thursday, rain and colder Thursday night (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Friday AM, rain and snow showers in the afternoon (small hail possible), rain and snow showers likely (70%) in the evening (small hail possible), a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers and colder late at night,
• A slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow showers Saturday, a (%) chance of afternoon rain and snow showers, then a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Saturday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night, 6,000 ft. Friday, 5,000 ft. Friday night, then 4,500 ft. Saturday and Saturday night.
• lows 42-29 highs 58-38.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Sunday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday.
• snow level 4,500 ft. Sunday, 5,500 ft. Sunday night and Monday, 7,000 ft. Monday night, then above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday.
• highs 42-48 lows 33-36.

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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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