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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 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 another frontal system through the Pacific Northwest.  A complex frontal system will move in early next week. Remember Daylight Saving Time ends officially at 2:00 AM Sunday so you’ll have to “Fall Back” by turning your clock back one hour at bedtime Saturday night. The Fire Department suggests you check the battery status of your smoke alarms and CO2 detectors to make sure they are in good working order.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 22 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 23 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 FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 8 AM SUNDAY FOR JACKSON 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:

• Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers through late this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers and colder late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, just mostly cloudy at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) through Monday night.
• lows 43-52 highs 57-62.
• Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Rain likely (70%) Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 58-64 cooling to 59 Friday lows 50-52 cooling back to 50 Thursday night. (seasonal averages high 57 low 39).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) of showers with patchy fog late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, then rain likely (70%) Monday night.
• lows 44-47 highs 60-56 warming to 59 Sunday.
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Tuesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
•  A slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) of rain Thursday and Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 62-66 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 59 low 42)

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

• Mostly cloudy with this evening with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers and isolated thunderstorms this evening and a (30%) chance of showers late while mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms inland this evening and partly cloudy and colder with a (30%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday AM, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with coastal rain likely (70%) in the evening and a (40%) chance of rain late at night while a (40%) chance of rain inland Sunday night (0.10 in. of rain possible).
• lows 48-46 warming to 55 Monday night highs 59-56 warming to 60 Sunday.
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, rain likely (70%) Monday night and Tuesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday and at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 60-64 lows 57-55. (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 rain and snow showers this evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers and colder late tonight (under 0.10 in of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, a (30%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Sunday, cloudy with evening rain and snow, rain and snow likely (70%) late Sunday night,
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday and Monday night.
• snow level 5,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Saturday through Sunday, 6,000 ft. Sunday night, 6,500 ft. Monday, then 7,500 ft. Monday night.
• lows 34-30 warming to 38 Monday night highs 38-43 warming to 46.
•  Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Tuesday through Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Friday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Thursday, then 8,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 47-56 cooling to 44 Friday lows 40-42 cooling to 37 Thursday 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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