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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 frontal system brought showers back into our forecast. An  upper level low pressure area (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows offshore) is pushing away from us to the east and the high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) will replace it. That means another period of warmer temperatures with increasing sunshine for a while.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 18 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 WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN, CENTRAL AND EASTERN  LAKE 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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Your Saturday College Football Weather Forecasts:

Ducks vs Utah at Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah Kickoff 7:00 PM PST: Clear 56 cooling as the game progresses, wind W 5 mph.

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Beavers vs Washington State at Reser Stadium Corvallis Kickoff 1:00 PM PST: Partly cloudy 56 warming to near 62 by the end of the game, wind NE 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 (40%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy and colder with areas of fog late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Partly 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, partly cloudy with patchy evening fog, areas of fog late Saturday night,
• Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, then partly cloudy at night.
• lows 45-40 warming to 44 Sunday night highs 57-62 cooling to 60 Sunday.
• Patchy AM and late night fog, partly cloudy Monday and at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday (Veterans Day), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• Then cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday.
• highs 56-60 lows 46-48. (seasonal averages high 55 low 39).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight, patchy fog late (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog and mostly cloudy Friday, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear with areas of fog late Friday night,
• Areas of AM fog, sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with areas of fog late at night,
• Areas of AM fog, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon and at night with patchy fog late.
• lows 45-39 highs 62-64 cooling to 62 Sunday .
•  Patchy fog Monday AM, mostly cloudy Monday afternoon through Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs near 60 lows 44-46. (seasonal averages high 56 low 42)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers this evening and late tonight (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, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night.
• lows 52-45 warming to 48 Sunday night highs 63-60.
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Monday, mostly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday (Veterans Day), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 59-62 cooling to 60 Thursday lows 49-53 cooling to 50 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 57 low 44)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and colder tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Partly cloudy Friday, just mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Saturday, partly cloudy at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon and Sunday night.
• snow level 7,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 7,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Friday afternoon, 13,000 ft. Friday night through Saturday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
• lows 35-39 cooling to 36 Sunday night highs 53-63 cooling to 58 Sunday.
• Partly cloudy Monday and Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday (Veterans Day), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• Then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Monday, 11,000 ft. Monday night, 10,000 ft. Tuesday, snow level 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday night, then 7,500 ft. Thursday.
• highs 53-48 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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