Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Willy-Willy?” Here is the correct answer. A Willy-Willy in Australia, is a dust devil. Also formerly used to denote a tropical cyclone. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. 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. Good luck.

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An upper level ridge of high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape in blue arrows) has taken over to warm us up for the rest of the weekend into early next week. Another frontal system pushes through Tuesday bringing cooler temperatures. Thursdays prog map shows a weak frontal system offshore Thursday morning.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 47 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 23 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 23 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT  UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR NORTHEAST WIND WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY  FOR THE WESTERN ROGUE RIVER AND THE SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST ABOVE 1,500 FT. AND ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST. THE WARNING INCLUDES COOS, CURRY AND WESTERN JOSEPHINE COUNTIES.
• A Health Advisory remains in effect for ocean water contact at Neskowin Beach located in Tillamook County due to higher than normal levels of fecal bacteria. Contact with the water can result in diarrhea, stomach cramps, skin rashes, upper respiratory infections and other illnesses. Direct contact with the water should be avoided in this area until the advisory is lifted, especially by children and the elderly who may be more vulnerable to waterborne bacteria. Visitors should avoid wading in nearby creeks, pools of water on the beach, or in discolored water, and stay clear of water runoff flowing into the ocean.
• A Health Advisory remains in effect for ocean water contact at Nye Beach located in Lincoln County due to higher than normal levels of fecal bacteria. Contact with the water can result in diarrhea, stomach cramps, skin rashes, upper respiratory infections and other illnesses.Direct contact with the water should be avoided in this area until the advisory is lifted, especially by children and the elderly who may be more vulnerable to waterborne bacteria. Visitors should avoid wading in nearby creeks, pools of water on the beach, or in discolored water, and stay clear of water runoff flowing into the ocean.
• A Blue-Green Algae Health Advisory remains in effect for Agency Lake. Agency Lake is located just north of Upper Klamath Lake near Klamath Falls along Highway 97 in Klamath County. Water monitoring on the lake has confirmed the presence of high levels of blue-green algae and associated toxins that can be harmful to people and animals. Swallowing water while swimming or inhaling water droplets as a result of high-speed water activities, such as water skiing and power boating, should be avoided in areas where blooms are identified. Although toxins are not absorbed through the skin, contact with cells from a bloom can cause skin irritation and a red, puffy rash in individuals with skin sensitivities, or those who develop rashes easily.

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

• AM clouds and sun with patchy fog, sunny and warmer in the afternoon, clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late both today and Monday,
• Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• highs 85-88 cooling to 76 Tuesday lows 49-53 cooling to 50 Tuesday night.
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny and in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday a bit cooler  night,
• Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night and Friday AM, a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of afternoon showers, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 72-63 lows near 47. (seasonal averages high 74 low 45)

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Your College Football Forecast

Saturday October 1st – Preliminary forecasts

Ducks vs. Washington State at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA – Kickoff  (Time TBT) PM – Partly cloudy, High 58, Wind WSW 10 mph.

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Beavers vs Colorado at  Folsom Stadium, Boulder, CO – Kickoff 11:30 AM – Mostly sunny 68 warming to near 79 by the end of the game, Wind E 5-10 mph.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain and drizzle Monday night,
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon and at night.
• highs 90-93 cooling to 80 Tuesday lows 53-50.
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Friday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the afternoon and Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, then showers likely (60%) and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon.
• highs 75-63 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 76 low 49)

 

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Patchy AM fog, sunny and warmer this afternoon, clear with patchy fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, partly cloudy at the shore in the evening and mostly cloudy with patchy fog late while clear in the evening inland and patchy fog inland late Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon and at night.
• highs 80-67 lows 50-53 cooling back to 50 Tuesday night.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny in the AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon and in the evening, then showers likely (70%) late Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 67-60 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 64 low 49)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny and warmer today and Monday, clear both nights,
• Sunny but cooler Tuesday, then mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. today, 16,000 ft. tonight and Monday, 15,000 ft. Monday night, then 14,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• highs 78-82 cooling to 72 Tuesday lows 50-45.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night and Thursday evening, partly cloudy late Thursday  night,
• Partly cloudy  with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Friday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers late Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, then cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday afternoon.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Wednesday, 12,000 ft. Wednesday night, 11,000 ft. Thursday, 9,000 ft. Thursday night, snow level 6,500 ft. Friday, then 5,500 ft. Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 67-48 lows 42-32.

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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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