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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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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 to the west) will replace it. That means another period of warmer temperatures with increasing sunshine for a while. The chances of precipitation dwindle to almost nothing.

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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 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 near 50 cooling as the game progresses, wind E 5 mph.

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Beavers vs Washington State at Reser Stadium Corvallis Kickoff 1:00 PM PST: Mostly sunny 60 warming to near 63 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 clear this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight,
• AM clouds and fog, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday night,
• Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
• Patchy AM and late night fog, partly cloudy Monday and Monday night.
• lows 42-44 cooling back to 38 Monday night highs 62-58.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday (Veterans Day) and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain at night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, rain likely (60%) at night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday.
• highs near 56 lows 37-45. (seasonal averages high 55 low 39).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear this evening, partly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight,
• Partly cloudy with 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, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon and evening, partly cloudy at night with patchy fog late.
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• lows near 43 highs 66-57.
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday (Veterans Day) through Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday night, rain likely (60%) Thursday, showers likely (60%) at night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday.
• highs 60-57 lows 46-48. (seasonal averages high 56 low 42)

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

• Mostly clear with patchy fog this evening, areas of fog late tonight,
• Areas of AM fog, sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy inland Sunday AM and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers while a slight (20%) chance of afternoon coastal showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland evening showers, patchy fog late Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Monday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 47-44 highs 63-60.
• Tuesday (Veterans Day), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 59-52 lows 48-53. (seasonal averages high 57 low 44)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• A  mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, with partly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night.
• Mostly sunny Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Saturday, 13,000 ft. Saturday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, then free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Monday and at night.
• lows 38-40 cooling to 33 Sunday night warming to 36 Monday night highs 53-63 cooling to 58 Sunday.
• Partly cloudy  Tuesday (Veterans Day) and Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
• Then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday and Friday with rain likely (70%) Thursday night.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Tuesday, 9,000 ft. Tuesday night, snow level 6,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 7,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, then 7,500 ft. Friday.
• highs 48-44 lows near 30-34.

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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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