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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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A warm front (shown in red) has brought showers back into our forecast. A strong upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows offshore) will move closer to the Pacific Northwest increasing the moisture feed and producing more showers.

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Air Quality Index:

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

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 12 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 58 cooling as the game progresses, wind WSW 5 mph.

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Beavers vs Washington State at Reser Stadium Corvallis Kickoff 1:00 PM: Partly cloudy 56 warming to near 62 by the end of the game, wind NNE 5 mph.

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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 rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday AM, increasing afternoon showers (0.25 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, colder with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, mostly clear  in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
•  A mix of clouds and sun with patchy fog Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Saturday night with patchy fog late.
• lows near 52-38 warming to 42 Saturday night highs 60-58.
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy at night,
• Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Monday, partly cloudy with patchy fog at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday (Veterans Day) through Wednesday.
• highs 59-56 lows 43-45. (seasonal averages high 56 low 39).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy tonight,
• Rain Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of rain in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night (0.15 in. of rain possible) with patchy fog late,
• Patchy AM fog and mostly cloudy, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, mostly clear with areas of fog Friday night,
• Areas of AM fog, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear with areas of fog at night.
• lows 54-42 highs 63-58 warming back to 63 Saturday.
• Areas of AM fog, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday, mostly cloudy at night and Tuesday (Veterans Day), then mostly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 65-58 lows 44-50. (seasonal averages high 57 low 42)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday (0.30 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of evening rain, a slight (20%) chance of showers with patchy fog late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late at night,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 56-45 highs 62-64.
• Partly cloudy Sunday through Monday, mostly cloudy at night and Tuesday (Veterans Day), then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 63-60 warming back to 63 Wednesday lows 45-53. (seasonal averages high 57 low 44)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday (0.25 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers and colder Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday AM, just mostly clear Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, then partly cloudy at night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday, 7,500 ft. falling to 6,500 ft. late Thursday night, free air freezing level 7,500 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Friday afternoon, 13,000 ft. Friday night, 14,000 ft. Saturday, then 13,000 ft. Saturday night.
• lows 42-34 warming to 40 Saturday night highs 52-62.
• Partly cloudy Sunday through Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday (Veterans Day) and Tuesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Sunday, 10,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, 11,000 ft. Monday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday, then 8,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 56-48 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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