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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Did It Really Start With The Sundial?

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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 “Residual Moisture?”  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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Since a frontal system has pushed through look for a little break from the showers through Wednesday. A strong upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will move into the Pacific Northwest.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 28 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 17 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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Your Saturday College Football Weather Forecasts:

Ducks vs Utah at Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah Kickoff 7:00 PM PST: Clear 54 cooling as the game progresses.

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Beavers vs Washington State at Reser Stadium Corvallis Kickoff 1:00 PM: Partly cloudy 56 warming to near 60 by the end of the game.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Cloudy with  a good (50%) chance of scattered showers this evening, periods of drizzle with patchy fog late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and occasional drizzle, a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday (0.30 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Friday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night.
• lows near 50-53 cooling to 38 Friday night highs 68-57.
•  Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Saturday night with patchy fog late,
• Partly cloudy Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Monday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday (Veterans’ Day).
• highs 62-59 warming to 63 Thursday and cooling to 59 Friday lows 42-47. (seasonal averages high 56 low 39).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, occasional drizzle with patchy fog late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy and warmer Wednesday with a slight (20%) chance of  rain late at night,
• A good (50%) chance of rain Thursday AM, mostly cloudy with afternoon rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy Friday, then mostly cloudy Friday night.
• lows 53-42 highs 70-60.
• Areas of fog, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear with areas of fog at night,
• Areas of fog in the AM, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon, then just partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 63-66 cooling to 62 Tuesday lows 45-47. (seasonal averages high 57 low 42)

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

• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers this evening, occasional drizzle tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with occasional coastal drizzle Wednesday AM and a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with coastal rain Thursday while inland AM rain likely (70%) in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of coastal showers while inland evening showers are likely (60%) evening and a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy Friday, then mostly clear Friday night.
• lows 56-45 highs 66-62.
• Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy Monday, mostly cloudy at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday (Veterans’ Day).
• highs 64-62 lows 45-50. (seasonal averages high 57 low 44)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers this evening, periods of drizzle late tonight,
• Occasional AM drizzle, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday afternoon, with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday AM, just partly cloudy Friday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. Wednesday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 7,500 ft. Thursday night, 6,500 ft. Friday, then free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Friday night.
• lows 38-42 cooling to 35 Friday night highs 58-52.
• Partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Partly cloudy Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday (Veterans’ Day).
• snow level 8,000 ft. Friday, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Friday night, 12,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, then free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Monday.
• highs 60-50 lows near 38.

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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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