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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is  “Orographic Lifting?”

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Frontal systems are moving through Oregon bringing rain and they will be pushed by Atmospheric Rivers. The graphics for days 1-3  show a complex frontal system slowly pushing through the Pacific Northwest Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7   Thursday through Monday show frontal systems sliding through or near Oregon through the period.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 37 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is Not Available at this Time in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality is Not Available at this Time in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BEVERLY BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE  RIVER.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
  • Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy and slightly warmer with possible sun breaks this afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Wednesday afternoon and evening, then cloudy late Wednesday night.
  • highs 53-50 warming to 52 Wednesday lows 39-36 warming to 42 Wednesday night.
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, then a (30%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon.
  • highs 52-49 lows 40-36. (seasonal averages high 47 low 34)
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Your Local College Football Games Weather Forecast:
THE VRBO FIESTA BOWL
Oregon Ducks vs. Liberty Flames at AT&T Stadium, Dallas, TX. –  Game time: 10 am – Way to early for a preliminary weather forecast. The weather forecast will be inconsequential because the stadium has a roof.
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy and slightly warmer with a (40%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Tuesday afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night.
  • highs near 52 lows 42-39 warming to 43 Wednesday night.
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just mostly cloudy Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy Friday and at night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday.
  • highs near 53 lows 42-38. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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

  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
  • Partly cloudy with patchy AM inland fog, sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, then rain likely (70%) Wednesday night.
  • highs 58-62 cooling to 59 Wednesday lows 42-45.
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Thursday, a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy  with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday and at night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon.
  • highs near 62 lows 44-42. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Clouds and sun with good (50%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun and slightly warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, then partly cloudy at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) rain late Wednesday night.
  • snow level 5,500 ft. today, 4,500 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, 11,000 ft. falling to 10.000 ft. late Tuesday night, snow level 5,500 ft. Wednesday, then 6,000 ft. Wednesday night.
  • highs 40-39 warming to 42 Wednesday lows 27-29.
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain  at night,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, then a (30%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon.
  •  snow level 6,000 ft. Thursday, 6,500 ft. Thursday night and Friday, 6,000 ft. Friday night, 5,500 ft. Saturday, then 6,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
  • highs 42-44 lows near 29.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is an “Omega High?” Here is the correct answer. An Omega High is a warm high aloft which has become displaced and is on the polarward side of the jet stream. It frequently occurs in the late winter and early spring in the Northern Hemisphere. The name comes from its resemblance to the Greek letter, Omega, when analyzed on upper air charts. It is an example of a blocking high.

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Frontal systems are moving through Oregon bringing rain and they will be pushed by Atmospheric Rivers. The graphics for days 1-3  show a complex frontal system slowly pushing through the Pacific Northwest today. The graphics for days 3-7   Wednesday through Sunday show frontal systems sliding through Oregon next Thursday and Saturday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 27 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is Not Available at this Time in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality is Not Available at this Time in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BEVERLY BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE  RIVER.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
  • Cloudy with evening rain, patchy fog with a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy and slightly warmer Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Wednesday afternoon and evening, then cloudy late Wednesday night.
  • lows 46-36 highs 53-50 warming to 52 Wednesday.
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, then a (30%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon.
  • highs 52-49 lows 40-36. (seasonal averages high 47 low 34)
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Your Local College Football Games Weather Forecast:
THE VRBO FIESTA BOWL
Oregon Ducks vs. Liberty Flames at AT&T Stadium, Dallas, TX. –  Game time: 10 am – Way to early for a preliminary weather forecast. The weather forecast will be inconsequential because the stadium has a roof.
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy and slightly warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Monday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Tuesday afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night.
  • lows 45-39 warming to 43 Wednesday night highs near 52.
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just mostly cloudy Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy Friday and at night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday.
  • highs near 53 lows 42-38. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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

  • Mostly cloudy with evening rain, rain likely (70%) late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Monday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with patchy fog late Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy with patchy AM inland fog, sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, then rain likely (70%) Wednesday night.
  • lows 47-42 warming to 45 Wednesday night highs 58-62 cooling to 59 Wednesday.
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Thursday, a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy  with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday and at night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon.
  • highs near 62 lows 44-42. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy with evening rain, showers late tonight (0.75 in. of rain possible),
  • Clouds and sun with good (50%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun and slightly warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late Monday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, then partly cloudy at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) rain late Wednesday night.
  • snow level 6,500 ft. tonight, 5,500 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, 11,000 ft. falling to 10.000 ft. late Tuesday night, snow level 5,500 ft. Wednesday, then 6,000 ft. Wednesday night.
  • lows 34-26 warming to 29 Wednesday highs 40-39 warming to 42 Wednesday.
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain  at night,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, then a (30%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon.
  •  snow level 6,000 ft. Thursday, 6,500 ft. Thursday night and Friday, 6,000 ft. Friday night, 5,500 ft. Saturday, then 6,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
  • highs 42-44 lows near 29.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is an “Omega High?” Here is the correct answer. An Omega High is a warm high aloft which has become displaced and is on the polarward side of the jet stream. It frequently occurs in the late winter and early spring in the Northern Hemisphere. The name comes from its resemblance to the Greek letter, Omega, when analyzed on upper air charts. It is an example of a blocking high.

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Frontal systems are moving through Oregon bringing rain and they will be pushed by Atmospheric Rivers. The graphics for days 1-3  show a complex frontal system slowly pushing through the Pacific Northwest between today. The graphics for days 3-7  Tuesday through Saturday show frontal systems sliding through Oregon next Thursday and Saturday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is Not Available at this Time in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is Not Available at this Time in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality is Not Available at this Time in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TODAY FOR BAKER COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BEVERLY BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE  RIVER.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer today (1.00 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) of AM showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Tuesday night.
  • highs 53-48 lows 46-36.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday.
  • highs 50-52 cooling back to 50 Saturday lows 38-34. (seasonal averages high 47 low 34)
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Your Local College Football Games Weather Forecast:
THE VRBO FIESTA BOWL
Oregon Ducks vs. Liberty Flames at AT&T Stadium, Dallas, TX. –  Game time: 10 am – Way to early for a preliminary weather forecast. The weather forecast will be inconsequential because the stadium has a roof.
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer today and this evening (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain likely (70%) late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a slight (20) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM fog, sunny Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Tuesday night.
  • highs near 52 lows 47-38.
  • Mostly cloudy with patchy AM and late night fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain, just partly cloudy Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy Thursday night,
  • Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog with with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
  • Patchy AM fog, then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday.
  • highs 52-54 lows 40-38 warming back to 40 Thursday night. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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

  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer today and this evening (1.00 in. of rain possible), coastal rain likely (70%) late tonight while a good (50%) chance of (inland rain late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just mostly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday and in the evening, then mostly cloudy Tuesday night.
  • highs 58-60 lows 48-40.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, just mostly cloudy at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday.
  • highs 59-62 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer today (1.50 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, just partly cloudy late at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
  • snow level 7,000 ft. today, 6,500 ft. tonight, 5,500 ft. Monday, 5,000 ft. Monday night, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Tuesday, then 10.000 ft. Tuesday night.
  • highs near 39 lows 34-25.
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, a (40%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, a slight (20%) snow late at night,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, just partly cloudy late Thursday night,
  • Clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers and a (30%) chance of rain showers Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday.
  •  snow level 5,500 ft. Wednesday through Saturday.
  • highs 40-42 cooling to 39 Friday warming to 42 Saturday lows 28-25 warming back to 28 Friday night.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is an “Omega High?” Here is the correct answer. An Omega High is a warm high aloft which has become displaced and is on the polarward side of the jet stream. It frequently occurs in the late winter and early spring in the Northern Hemisphere. The name comes from its resemblance to the Greek letter, Omega, when analyzed on upper air charts. It is an example of a blocking high.

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Frontal systems are moving through Oregon bringing rain and they will be pushed by Atmospheric Rivers. The graphics for days 1-3  show a complex frontal system slowly pushing through the Pacific Northwest between today and Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7  Tuesday through Saturday show frontal systems sliding through Oregon next Thursday and Saturday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is Not Available at this Time in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is Not Available at this Time in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality is Not Available at this Time in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM MST THIS EVENING UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY FOR BAKER COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BEVERLY BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE  RIVER.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
  • Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (1.00 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday (1.00 in. of rain possible), rain Sunday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) of AM showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Tuesday night.
  • lows 46-36 highs 53-48.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday.
  • highs 50-52 cooling back to 50 Saturday lows 38-34. (seasonal averages high 47 low 34)
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Your Local College Football Games Weather Forecast:
THE VRBO FIESTA BOWL
Oregon Ducks vs. Liberty Flames at AT&T Stadium, Dallas, TX. –  Game time: 10 am – Way to early for a preliminary weather forecast. The weather forecast will be inconsequential because the stadium has a roof.
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) of evening rain, rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday and in the evening (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain likely (70%) late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a slight (20) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM fog, sunny Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Tuesday night.
  • lows 44-47 cooling to 38 Tuesday night highs near 52.
  • Mostly cloudy with patchy AM and late night fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain, just partly cloudy Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy Thursday night,
  • Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog with with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
  • Patchy AM fog, then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday.
  • highs 52-54 lows 40-38 warming back to 40 Thursday night. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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

  • Cloudy with a good (50%) of early evening coastal rain with coastal rain tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday and in the evening (1.00 in. of rain possible), coastal rain likely (70%) late Sunday night while a good (50%) chance of (inland rain late Sunday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just mostly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday and in the evening, then mostly cloudy Tuesday night.
  • lows 48-40 highs 58-60.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, just mostly cloudy at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday.
  • highs 59-62 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Cloudy with rain and snow tonight (1.00 in. of rain possible, no snow accumulation expected),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday (1.50 in. of rain possible), rain Sunday night (0.50 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, just partly cloudy late at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
  • snow level 6,500 ft. rising to ft. 7,500 ft. tonight, 7,000 ft. Sunday, 6,500 ft. Sunday night, 5,500 ft. Monday, 5,000 ft. Monday night, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Tuesday, then 10.000 ft. Tuesday night.
  • lows 33-35 cooling to 25 Tuesday night, highs near 39.
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, a (40%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, a slight (20%) snow late at night,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, just partly cloudy late Thursday night,
  • Clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers and a (30%) chance of rain showers Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday.
  •  snow level 5,500 ft. Wednesday through Saturday.
  • highs 40-42 cooling to 39 Friday warming to 42 Saturday lows 28-25 warming back to 28 Friday night.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is an “Omega High?” Here is the correct answer.  An Omega High is a warm high aloft which has become displaced and is on the polarward side of the jet stream. It frequently occurs in the late winter and early spring in the Northern Hemisphere. The name comes from its resemblance to the Greek letter, Omega, when analyzed on upper air charts. It is an example of a blocking high.

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Frontal systems are moving through Oregon bringing rain and they will be pushed by Atmospheric Rivers. The graphics for days 1-3  show a complex frontal system slowly pushing through the Pacific Northwest Saturday and Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7  Tuesday through Saturday show frontal systems sliding through Oregon next Thursday and Saturday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 26 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 5 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality is 10 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BEVERLY BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE  RIVER.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) of rain today (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.75 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) of AM rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, then just mostly cloudy Monday night.
  • highs 48-54 lows 44-46 cooling to 40 Monday night.
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) of rain Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy Thursday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night.
  • highs 49-50 lows 36-38 cooling to 33. (seasonal averages high 47 low 35)
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Your Local College Football Games Weather Forecast:
THE VRBO FIESTA BOWL
Oregon Ducks vs. Liberty Flames at AT&T Stadium, Dallas, TX. –  Game time: 10 am – Way to early for a preliminary weather forecast. The weather forecast will be inconsequential because the stadium has a roof.
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Areas of AM fog, cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain this afternoon, a (30%) of rain tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday and in the evening (0.25 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of rain late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with patchy fog Monday night.
  • highs 48-52 lows 43-47 cooling to 42 Monday night.
  • Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (30%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy late Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon.
  • highs 52-50 warming back to 52 Friday lows 38-40 cooling to 36 Thursday night. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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

  • Areas of AM fog, cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and a bit warmer this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), evening coastal rain with coastal rain late tonight while a (30%) chance of inland rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, then just mostly cloudy late Monday night.
  • highs 56-59 lows 48-49  cooling to 42 Monday night.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, just partly cloudy Thursday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday.
  • highs 60-58 warming to 62 Friday lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow and a bit cooler today (0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of evening rain with snow, rain and snow likely (70%) late tonight (0.75 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday, rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain with snow likely (70%) Monday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening snow showers with a slight (20%)  chance of rain showers, then just partly cloudy late Monday night.
  • snow level 2,500 ft. rising to 4,500 ft. this afternoon, 6,000 ft. tonight, 7,000 ft. Sunday, 6,000 ft. Sunday night, 5,500 ft. Monday, then 5,000 ft. Monday night.
  • highs 37-39 lows 32-33 cooling to 26 Monday night.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow, a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain and snow at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of snow and a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, just partly cloudy late Thursday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain showers and snow showers, then a (30%) chance of showers Friday afternoon.
  • free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, snow level 5,500 ft. Wednesday, then 5,000 ft. Wednesday night through Friday.
  • highs 37-40 cooling to 38 Friday lows near 25.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is an “Omega High?”

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Frontal systems are moving through Oregon bringing rain and they will be pushed by Atmospheric Rivers. The graphics for days 1-3  show a complex frontal system slowly pushing through the Pacific Northwest Saturday and Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7  Monday through Friday show frontal systems sliding through Oregon next Thursday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 13 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 5 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality is 10 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • NONE AT THIS TIME.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BEVERLY BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE  RIVER.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:,
  • Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of frost late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) of rain Saturday (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain Saturday night (0.75 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) of AM rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, then just mostly cloudy Monday night.
  • lows 33-46 cooling to 40 Monday night highs 48-54.
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) of rain Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy Thursday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night.
  • highs 49-50 lows 36-38 cooling to 33. (seasonal averages high 47 low 35)
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Your Local College Football Games Weather Forecast:
THE VRBO FIESTA BOWL
Oregon Ducks vs. Liberty Flames at AT&T Stadium, Dallas, TX. –  Game time: 10 am – Way to early for a preliminary weather forecast. The weather forecast will be inconsequential because the stadium has a roof.
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Partly cloudy with patchy late evening patchy fog, mostly cloudy with areas of fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight,
  • Areas of AM fog, cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, a (30%) of rain Saturday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday and in the evening (0.25 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of rain late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with patchy fog Monday night.
  • lows 37-47 cooling to 42 Monday night highs 48-52.
  • Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (30%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy late Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon.
  • highs 52-50 warming back to 52 Friday lows 38-40 cooling to 36 Thursday night. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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

  • Portly cloudy with patchy evening fog, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain with areas of fog late tonight,
  • Areas of AM fog, cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Saturday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), evening coastal rain with coastal rain late at night while a (30%) chance of inland rain Saturday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, then just mostly cloudy late Monday night.
  • lows 38-49  cooling to 42 Monday night highs 56-59.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, just partly cloudy Thursday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday.
  • highs 60-58 warming to 62 Friday lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Partly cloudy tonight,
  • Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow and a bit cooler Saturday (0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of evening rain with snow, rain and snow likely (70%) late Saturday night (0.75 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday, rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow likely (70%) Monday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening snow showers with a slight (20%)  chance of rain showers, then just partly cloudy late Monday night.
  • free air freezing level at the surface tonight, snow level 2,500 ft. rising to 4,500 ft. Saturday afternoon, 6,000 ft. Saturday night, 7,000 ft. Sunday, 6,000 ft. Sunday night, 5,500 ft. Monday, then 5,000 ft. Monday night.
  • lows 17-33 cooling to 26 Monday night highs 37-39.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow, a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain and snow at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of snow and a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, just partly cloudy late Thursday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain showers and snow showers, then a (30%) chance of showers Friday afternoon.
  • free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, snow level 5,500 ft. Wednesday, then 5,000 ft. Wednesday night through Friday.
  • highs 37-40 cooling to 38 Friday lows near 25.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is an “Omega High?”

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Frontal systems are moving through Oregon bringing rain and they will be pushed by Atmospheric Rivers. The graphics for days 1-3  show a warm front slowly pushing through the Pacific Northwest Saturday. The graphics for days 3-7  Monday through Friday show frontal systems sliding through Oregon Sunday and next Thursday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 17 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 41 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality is 28 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING FOR THE LUCKIAMUTE RIVER NEAR SUVER AFFECTING POLK AND BENTON COUNTIES.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY ABOVE 3,000 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM TODAY ABOVE 3,500 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES,
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY ABOVE 3,500 FT. FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BEVERLY BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE  RIVER.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:,
  • Clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with patchy evening frost, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow and widespread frost late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) of AM rain, rain likely (70%) Saturday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Saturday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday, then rain Sunday night.
  • highs 48-53 lows 32-45.
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) of rain Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just mostly cloudy Monday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy  at night,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon.
  • highs 53-50 lows 38-35 warming to 37 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 47 low 35)
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Your Local College Football Games Weather Forecast:
THE VRBO FIESTA BOWL
Oregon Ducks vs. Liberty Flames at AT&T Stadium, Dallas, TX. –  Game time: 10 am – Way to early for a preliminary weather forecast. The weather forecast will be inconsequential because the stadium has a roof.
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Mostly cloudy with patchy dense fog and a (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft.), just mostly cloudy and a bit cooler this afternoon, a patchy fog with  a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain rain Saturday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain, a bit warmer Sunday, then rain Sunday night.
  • highs 46-52 lows 35-46.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just mostly cloudy late Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy Tuesday partly cloudy at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon.
  • highs near 52 lows 40-37 warming to 39 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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

  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms while inland AM showers likely (70%), just mostly cloudy and a bit warmer this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain late tonight while partly cloudy inland this evening and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland rain late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Saturday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), evening coastal rain likely (70%) and coastal rain late at night while a good (50%) chance of evening inland rain and inland rain likely (70%) late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday, then rain Sunday night .
  • highs 55-59 lows 37-47.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just partly cloudy late Monday night,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon,  mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain, then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon.
  • highs 58-60 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Clouds and sun with AM snow showers likely (70%), a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with widespread frost and a (40%) chance of snow showers this afternoon (2 in. of snow possible), partly cloudy with widespread evening frost, a slight (20%) chance of snow late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow and  rain and warmer Saturday, rain with snow likely (70%) at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, then rain Sunday night.
  • snow level 2,500 ft. today, 1,500 ft. tonight, 2,000 ft. rising to 4,500 ft. Saturday afternoon, 6,000 ft. Saturday night, 6,500 ft. Sunday, then 6,000 ft. Sunday night.
  • highs near 28-38 lows 17-32.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow likely (70%) Monday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain and snow, a slight (20%) chance of snow late Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow and rain, a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, just partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain and a slight (20%) chance of snow Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night,
  • Clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow, then just a mix of clouds and sun Thursday afternoon.
  • snow level  5,500 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night, 5,000 ft. Tuesday, free air freezing level 11,000 ft.. Tuesday night, snow level 6,000 ft. Wednesday, 5,500 ft. Wednesday night, then 5,000 ft. Thursday.
  • highs 37-39 lows 26-24 warming back to 26 Wednesday night.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is an “Omega High?”

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Frontal systems are moving through Oregon bringing rain and they will be pushed by Atmospheric Rivers. The graphics for days 1-3  show a warm front slowly pushing through the Pacific Northwest Saturday. The graphics for days 3-7  Sunday through Thursday show frontal systems sliding through Oregon Sunday and next Thursday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 19 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 19 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING FOR THE LUCKIAMUTE RIVER NEAR SUVER AFFECTING POLK AND BENTON COUNTIES.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 A,M FRIDAY ABOVE 3,000 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY ABOVE 3,500 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES,
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM FRIDAY ABOVE 3,500 FT. FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM FRIDAY ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BEVERLY BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE  RIVER.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:,
  • Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, thunderstorms, small hail possible),
  • Clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with patchy evening frost, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow and widespread frost late Friday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) of AM rain, rain likely (70%) Saturday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Saturday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday, then rain Sunday night.
  • lows 38-32 warming to 45 Sunday night highs 48-53.
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) of rain Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just mostly cloudy Monday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy  at night,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon.
  • highs 53-50 lows 38-35 warming to 37 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 47 low 35)
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Your Local College Football Games Weather Forecast:
THE VRBO FIESTA BOWL
Oregon Ducks vs. Liberty Flames at AT&T Stadium, Dallas, TX. –  Game time: 10 am – Way to early for a preliminary weather forecast. The weather forecast will be inconsequential because the stadium has a roof.
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Mostly cloudy with showers and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft., no snow accumulation expected),
  • Mostly cloudy with patchy dense fog and a (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft.), just mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday afternoon, a patchy fog with  a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late Friday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain rain Saturday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain, a bit warmer Sunday, then rain Sunday night.
  • lows 40-35 warming to 46 Sunday night highs 46-52.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just mostly cloudy late Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy Tuesday partly cloudy at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon.
  • highs near 52 lows 40-37 warming to 39 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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

  • Mostly cloudy with coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight while inland evening showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms with inland showers likely (70%) late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms while inland AM showers likely (70%), just mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain late at night while partly cloudy inland in the evening and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland rain late Friday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Saturday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), evening coastal rain likely (70%) and coastal rain late at night while a good (50%) chance of evening inland rain and inland rain likely (70%) late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday, then rain Sunday night .
  • lows 42-37 warming to 47 Sunday night highs 55-59.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just partly cloudy late Monday night,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon,  mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain, then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon.
  • highs 58-60 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy with evening showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms (possible hail), snow showers tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 4-8 in.of snow possible),
  • Clouds and sun with AM snow showers likely (70%), a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with widespread frost and a (40%) chance of snow showers Friday afternoon (2 in. of snow possible), partly cloudy with widespread evening frost, a slight (20%) chance of snow late Friday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow and  rain and warmer Saturday, rain with snow likely (70%) at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, then rain Sunday night.
  • snow level 2,500 ft. tonight and Friday, 1,500 ft. Friday night, 2,000 ft. rising to 4,500 ft. Saturday afternoon, 6,000 ft. Saturday night, 6,500 ft. Sunday, then 6,000 ft. Sunday night.
  • lows 23-17 warming to 32 Sunday night highs near 28-38.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow likely (70%) Monday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain and snow, a slight (20%) chance of snow late Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow and rain, a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, just partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain and a slight (20%) chance of snow Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night,
  • Clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow, then just a mix of clouds and sun Thursday afternoon.
  • snow level  5,500 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night, 5,000 ft. Tuesday, free air freezing level 11,000 ft.. Tuesday night, snow level 6,000 ft. Wednesday, 5,500 ft. Wednesday night, then 5,000 ft. Thursday.
  • highs 37-39 lows 26-24 warming back to 26 Wednesday night.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is an “Omega High?”

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Frontal systems are moving through Oregon bringing rain and they will be pushed by Atmospheric Rivers. The graphics for days 1-3  show a cold front slowly pushing through the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 3-7  Sunday through Thursday show frontal systems sliding through Oregon Sunday and next Thursday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 12 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 46 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality is 16 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE LUCKIAMUTE RIVER NEAR SUVER AFFECTING POLK AND BENTON COUNTIES.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY ABOVE 3,500 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES,.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TODAY UNTIL 10 AM FRIDAY ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BEVERLY BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE  RIVER.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers today (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, a (30%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, rain likely (70%) late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday, then rain Saturday night.
  • highs near 49 lows 38-36 warming to 43 Saturday night.
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday, rain Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) of rain and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just partly cloudy at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday.
  • highs 53-47 lows 42-34. (seasonal averages high 48 low 35)
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Your Local College Football Games Weather Forecast:
THE VRBO FIESTA BOWL
Oregon Ducks vs. Liberty Flames at AT&T Stadium, Dallas, TX. –  Game time: 10 am – Way to early for a preliminary weather forecast. The weather forecast will be inconsequential because the stadium has a roof.
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (snow level 3,000 ft.), showers and snow with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight (snow level 2,500 ft., no snow accumulation expected),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM snow and rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Friday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, a (30%) chance of rain and snow late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday, then rain Saturday night.
  • highs near 47 lows 39-37 warming to 45 Saturday night.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain, a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Sunday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Monday, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just mostly cloudy at night,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday.
  • highs 50-52 cooling to 49 Wednesday lows 45-37. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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

  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal showers likely (70%) with a (30%) chance of thunderstorms coastal showers and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon while inland AM showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms with inland showers and a (30%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (0.75 in. of rain possible), showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal rain likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of coastal rain Friday afternoon while a good (50%) chance of inland rain Friday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening coastal rain and coastal rain likely (70%) late at night while a (30%) chance of inland rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), rain and breezy and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, then rain Saturday night.
  • highs 55-57 lows 42-39 warming to 47 Saturday night .
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, evening rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain late Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, just partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday.
  • highs 59-57 warming back to 59 Tuesday cooling back to 57 Wednesday lows 44-40. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy and cooler with snow and rain showers today (0.75 in. of rain possible, 6-10 in. of snow possible, snow showers tonight (3-7 in.of snow possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM snow showers, a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of snow showers Friday afternoon, partly cloudy in  the evening, mostly cloudy with snow likely (70%) late Friday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow and a bit warmer Saturday, then rain and snow Saturday night.
  • snow level 3,000 ft. today, 2,500 ft. tonight and Friday, 2,000 ft. Friday night, 4,500 ft. Saturday, then 6,500 ft. Saturday night.
  • highs near 30-35 lows 23-19 warming to 32 Saturday night.
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow and a bit warmer Sunday, evening rain and snow likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late Sunday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with rain and snow Monday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain and snow, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night,
  • Clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of AM rain and snow, then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of snow Wednesday afternoon.
  • snow level  6,500 ft. Sunday, 5,500 ft. Sunday night, 5,000 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night, 5,000 ft. Tuesday, then 5,500 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday.
  • highs 37-35 warming back to 37 Wednesday lows 29-24.

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Frontal systems are moving through Oregon bringing rain and they will be pushed by Atmospheric Rivers. The graphics for days 1-3  show a cold front slowly pushing through the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 3-7  Saturday through Wednesday show a very active weather pattern through next Wednesday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 14 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality is 11 in the Glood category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE LUCKIAMUTE RIVER NEAR SUVER AFFECTING POLK AND BENTON COUNTIES.
  • A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE SILETZ RIVER AT SILETZ AFFECTING LINCOLN COUNTY, THE NEHALEM RIVER AT AT FOSS AFFECTING TILLIMOOK COUNTY, THE COWLITZ RIVER AT KELSO AFFECTING COWLITZ COUNTY, THE TRASK RIVER NEAR TILLAMOOK AFFECTING TILLAMOOK COUNTY, THE WILSON RIVER NEAR TILLAMOOK,AFFECTING TIILLAMOOK COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY ABOVE 3,500 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES,.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 10 AM FRIDAY ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS.
  • A FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM THURSDAY FOR BENTON COUNTY, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, CLATSOP COUNTY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, LANE COUNTY, LINCOLN COUNTY, LINN COUNTY,  MARION COUNTY, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, POLK COUNTY, TILLAMOOK COUNTY, WASHINGTON COUNTY, AND YAMHILL COUNTY.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
  • A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST, THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, THE LOWER COLUMBIA, THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, AND THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
  • A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BEVERLY BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE  RIVER.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday, then rain Saturday night.
  • lows 44-36 warming to 43 Saturday night highs near 49.
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) of rain and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just partly cloudy at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday.
  • highs 53-47 lows 42-34. (seasonal averages high 48 low 35)
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Your Local College Football Games Weather Forecast:
THE VRBO FIESTA BOWL
Oregon Ducks vs. Liberty Flames at AT&T Stadium, Dallas, TX. –  Game time: 10 am – Way to early for a preliminary weather forecast. The weather forecast will be inconsequential because the stadium has a roof.
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Mostly cloudy with evening rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms  tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft. late tonight),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon (snow level 3,000 ft.),  showers and snow with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Thursday night (snow level 2,500 ft., no snow accumulation expected),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM snow and rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Friday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, a (30%) chance of rain and snow late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday, then rain Saturday night.
  • lows 43-37 warming to 45 Saturday night highs near 47.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain, a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Sunday afternoon, a (0%) chance of rain Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Monday, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just mostly cloudy at night,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday.
  • highs 50-52 cooling to 49 Wednesday lows 45-37. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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

  • Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, heavy rain possible in storms),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal showers likely (70%) with a (30%) chance of thunderstorms coastal showers and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon while inland AM showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms with inland showers and a (30%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon (0.75 in. of rain possible), showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Thursday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal rain likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of coastal rain Friday afternoon while a good (50%) chance of inland rain Friday, cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening coastal rain and coastal rain likely (70%) late at night while a (30%) chance of inland rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), rain and breezy and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, then rain Saturday night.
  • lows 43-39 warming to 47 Saturday night highs 55-57.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, evening rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain late Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, just partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday.
  • highs 59-57 warming back to 59 Tuesday cooling back to 57 Wednesday lows 44-40. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow tonight (0.75 in. of rain possible, 3-6 in. of snow possible, snow possibly heavy at times),
  • Mostly cloudy and cooler with snow and rain Thursday and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms (0.75 in. of rain possible,3-7 in. of snow possible, snow possibly heavy at times), evening snow and rain (snow possibly heavy at times) with a slight (20%)chance of thunderstorms, rain late Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM snow, a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of snow Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%)  chance of evening snow,mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow and a bit warmer Saturday, then rain and snow Saturday night.
  • snow level 3,500 ft. tonight, 3,000 ft. Thursday, 2,500 ft. Thursday night and Friday, 2,000 ft. Friday night, 4,500 ft. Saturday, then 6,500 ft. Saturday night,
  • lows 28-19 warming to 32 Saturday night highs near 30-35.
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow and a bit warmer Sunday, evening rain and snow likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late Sunday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain and snow, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow, then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of snow Wednesday afternoon.
  • snow level  6,500 ft. Sunday, 5,500 ft. Sunday night, 5,000 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night, 5,000 ft. Tuesday, then 5,500 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday.
  • highs 37-35 warming back to 37 Wednesday lows 29-24.

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