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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 38 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 13 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 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:

• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
•  A mix of clouds and sun with patchy fog Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday night,
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with patchy fog at night.
• highs 58-62 cooling back to 58 Sunday lows 40-44.
• 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:

• Patchy AM fog and mostly cloudy, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear with areas of fog late tonight,
• 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, sunny Sunday afternoon, then partly cloudy at night with patchy fog late.
• highs 62-64 cooling to 62 Sunday lows near 40.
• Patchy fog Monday AM, partly cloudy Monday afternoon and at night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday (Veterans Day), 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 patchy AM fog, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Sunny Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night.
• highs 63-60 lows 47-45 warming to 48 Sunday night.
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Monday through 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:

• Partly cloudy early, becoming mostly sunny this afternoon, just mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Saturday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 7,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. this afternoon, 13,000 ft. tonight through Saturday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
• highs 53-63 cooling to 58 Sunday lows 38-36.
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy 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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