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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not column:

Seeing Is Believing?

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Fujiwhara Effect?”  The first person to post the correct answer as a comment on this page will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.

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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (Shaded “U” shape formed by arrows) sitting over Southwestern Canada and the Pacific Northwest continues to give us onshore airflow. High pressure slides in but it will be followed by another trough. The graphics for days days 1-3 show another weak cold front moving through Saturday.  The graphics for days 3-7  show a weak front pushing into the Pacific Northwest Monday.

 

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 24 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 68 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 47 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

  • A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR EAST WIND WITH POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY FOR THE WESTERN ROGUE RIVER, THE SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE WESTERN ROQUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NIORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR KENO DAM RESERVOIR LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KLAMATH FALLS ON OREGON HIGHWAY 66 W IN KLAMATH COUNTY. WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE IN KENO DAM RESERVOIR. THE CYANOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIRWHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE RESERVOIR AT THIS TIME IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. ALSO THE TOXINS CAN NOT BE REMOVED BY BOILING, FILTERING OR TREATING WATER WITH CAMPING-STYLE FILTERS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CULLABY, LOCATED JUST OFF OF HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE IN CULLABY LAKE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM CULLABY LAKE AT THIS TIME IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH, LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY. WATER SAMPLES INDICATE HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA, WHICH CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. THIS APPLIES ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORN BACTERIA. WHILE THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AT SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH, VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN  DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. EVEN IF THERE IS NO ADVISORY IN EFFECT, OFFICIALS RECOMMEND AVOIDING SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER A RAINSTORM. OTHER BEACH ACTIVITIES ARE SAFE TO ENJOY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR, LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF HEPNER IN MORROW COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE ARE ABOVE RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, LOCATED OFF ROUTE 140, 15 MILES WEST OF KLAMATH FALLS IN KLAMATH COUNTY.  WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE ARE ABOVE RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE.
  • 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:

  • Clear tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, clear at night,
  • mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear at night.
  • lows 50-48 warming back to 50 Sunday night and Monday night highs 76-83 cooling to 80 Monday.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday.
  • highs 77-80 cooling to 76 Friday lows 48-52. (seasonal averages high 81 low 50)

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Your College Football Forecast

Saturday September 1st:

Ducks vs Bowling Green at Autzen Stadium – Kickoff: 5 pm – Mostly sunny 76 degrees and cooling as the game progresses.

Beavers vs Ohio State at Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio – Kickoff: 9 am – Mostly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms 72 degrees warming as the game progresses to the upper 70s to near 80.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

  • Clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday and Sunday, clear both nights,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear at night.
  • lows 52-50 highs 82-85 cooling back to 82 Monday.
  • Mostly sunny Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly clear in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Thursday night and Friday AM, then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon.
  • highs 82-84 cooling to 79 Friday lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 83 low 54)

 

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

  • Mostly clear tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, clear Saturday night,
  • Sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny Monday (Labor Day), then mostly clear Monday night.
  • lows 53-50 highs near 65.
  • Mostly sunny Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Thursday night and Friday AM, then a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Friday afternoon.
  • highs 64-66 cooling to 63 Friday lows near 50-53. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Clear and colder tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear both nights,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear at night.
  • free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Saturday, 15,000 ft. Saturday night, 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, 14,000 ft. Sunday night, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Monday afternoon, then 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. Monday night,
  • lows 42-45 highs 69-73 cooling to 68 Monday.
  • Mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear both nights,
  • AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday and at night,
  • Some AM clouds, then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday.
  • free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon, 13,000 ft. Wednesday night, 13,000 ft. falling to 12,000 ft. Thursday, 12,000 ft. Thursday  night, then 12,000 ft. falling to 10,000 ft. Friday.
  • highs 68-72 cooling to 66 Friday lows near 45.

 

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not column:

Seeing Is Believing?

__________

Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Fujiwhara Effect?”  The first person to post the correct answer as a comment on this page will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.

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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (Shaded “U” shape formed by arrows) sitting over Southwestern Canada and the Pacific Northwest continues to give us onshore airflow which has cooled us off.The graphics for days days 1-3 show the weak cold front that moved through Thursday bringing lots of clouds, cooler temperatures and even a little light rain and drizzle.  Another front pushes through Saturday. The graphics for days 3-7  show a weak front approaching the Pacific Northwest Monday.

 

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

  • AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NIORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR KENO DAM RESERVOIR LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KLAMATH FALLS ON OREGON HIGHWAY 66 W IN KLAMATH COUNTY. WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE IN KENO DAM RESERVOIR. THE CYANOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIRWHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE RESERVOIR AT THIS TIME IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. ALSO THE TOXINS CAN NOT BE REMOVED BY BOILING, FILTERING OR TREATING WATER WITH CAMPING-STYLE FILTERS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WATER CONTACT AT AGATE BEACH AND NYE BEACH LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BOTH BEACHES,  WHICH CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES.  PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. THIS APPLIES ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORN BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN  DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. EVEN IF THERE IS NO ADVISORY IN EFFECT, OFFICIALS RECOMMEND AVOIDING SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER A RAINSTORM. OTHER BEACH ACTIVITIES ARE SAFE TO ENJOY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CULLABY, LOCATED JUST OFF OF HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE IN CULLABY LAKE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM CULLABY LAKE AT THIS TIME IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH, LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY. WATER SAMPLES INDICATE HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA, WHICH CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. THIS APPLIES ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORN BACTERIA. WHILE THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AT SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH, VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN  DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. EVEN IF THERE IS NO ADVISORY IN EFFECT, OFFICIALS RECOMMEND AVOIDING SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER A RAINSTORM. OTHER BEACH ACTIVITIES ARE SAFE TO ENJOY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR, LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF HEPNER IN MORROW COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE ARE ABOVE RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, LOCATED OFF ROUTE 140, 15 MILES WEST OF KLAMATH FALLS IN KLAMATH COUNTY.  WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE ARE ABOVE RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE.
  • 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:

  • A mix of clouds and sun and warmer this afternoon, clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night.
  • highs 79-83 lows 50-47 warming to 50 Sunday night.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday (Labor Day) and Monday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
  • AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night,
  • Then partly cloudy Thursday.
  • highs 79-82 lows 47-52. (seasonal averages high 81 low 50)

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Your College Football Forecast

Saturday September 1st: Ducks vs Bowling Green at Autzen Stadium – Kickoff: 5 pm – Mostly sunny 78 degrees and cooling as the game progresses.

Beavers vs Ohio State at Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio – Kickoff: 9 am – Partly cloudy 72 degrees warming as the game progresses to the upper 70s to near 80.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny and warmer this afternoon, clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday and Sunday, clear both nights,
  • highs 82-86 lows 52-55.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, mostly clear each night,
  • highs 85-83 warming back to 85 Wednesday and Thursday lows 52-54. (seasonal averages high 83 low 54)

 

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

  • Mostly cloudy with patchy AM coastal fog, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, clear Saturday night,
  • Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night.
  • highs near 66 lows 52-54.
  • Mostly sunny Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear both nights,
  • Then partly cloudy Thursday.
  • highs near 66 lows near 50-52. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, clear and colder tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night, then partly cloudy Sunday night.
  • free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today, 14,00 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Saturday, 15,000 ft. Saturday night, 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, then 14,000 ft. Sunday night.
  • highs 65-73 lows 42-45.
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday afternoon (Labor Day), mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
  • Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and at night,
  • Then partly cloudy and slightly cooler Thursday.
  • free air freezing level 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Monday afternoon, 13,000 ft. falling to 12,000 ft. Monday night, 12,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon, 13,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 13,000 ft. falling to 12,000 ft. Thursday.
  • highs 68-72 cooling to 70 Thursday lows near 44.

 

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not column:

Seeing Is Believing?

__________

Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Fujiwhara Effect?”  The first person to post the correct answer as a comment on this page will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.

________________

An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (Shaded “U” shape formed by arrows) sitting over Southwestern Canada and the Pacific Northwest continues to give us onshore airflow which has cooled us off.The graphics for days days 1-3 show the weak cold front that moved through today bringing lots of clouds, cooler temperatures and even a little light rain and drizzle.  Another front pushes through Saturday. The graphics for days 3-7  show a weak front approaching the Pacific Northwest Monday.

 

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 20 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 29 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

  • AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NIORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WATER CONTACT AT AGATE BEACH AND NYE BEACH LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BOTH BEACHES,  WHICH CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES.  PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. THIS APPLIES ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORN BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN  DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. EVEN IF THERE IS NO ADVISORY IN EFFECT, OFFICIALS RECOMMEND AVOIDING SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER A RAINSTORM. OTHER BEACH ACTIVITIES ARE SAFE TO ENJOY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CULLABY, LOCATED JUST OFF OF HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE IN CULLABY LAKE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM CULLABY LAKE AT THIS TIME IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH, LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY. WATER SAMPLES INDICATE HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA, WHICH CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. THIS APPLIES ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORN BACTERIA. WHILE THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AT SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH, VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN  DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. EVEN IF THERE IS NO ADVISORY IN EFFECT, OFFICIALS RECOMMEND AVOIDING SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER A RAINSTORM. OTHER BEACH ACTIVITIES ARE SAFE TO ENJOY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER’S ROSS ISLAND LAGOON LOCATED ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN PORTLAND IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR, LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF HEPNER IN MORROW COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE ARE ABOVE RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, LOCATED OFF ROUTE 140, 15 MILES WEST OF KLAMATH FALLS IN KLAMATH COUNTY.  WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE ARE ABOVE RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE.
  • 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 tonight,
  • AM clouds and sun, mostly sunny and warmer Friday afternoon, clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night.
  • lows 53-47 warming to 50 Sunday night highs 79-83.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday (Labor Day) and Monday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
  • AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night,
  • Then partly cloudy Thursday.
  • highs 79-82 lows 47-52. (seasonal averages high 81 low 50)

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Your College Football Forecast

Saturday September 1st: Ducks vs Bowling Green at Autzen Stadium – Kickoff: 5 pm – Mostly sunny 78 degrees and cooling as the game progresses.

Beavers vs Ohio State at Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio – Kickoff: 9 am – Partly cloudy 72 degrees warming as the game progresses to the upper 70s to near 80.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday AM, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, clear at night,
  • Sunny and slightly warmer Saturday, clear Saturday night,
  • Sunny Sunday, clear at night.
  • lows 55-52 warming back to 55 Sunday night highs 82-86.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, mostly clear each night,
  • highs 85-83 warming back to 85 Thursday lows 52-54. (seasonal averages high 83 low 54)

 

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

  • Mostly cloudy tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with patchy AM coastal fog, sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, clear Saturday night,
  • Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night.
  • lows 55-52 warming to 54 Sunday night highs near 66.
  • Mostly sunny Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear both nights,
  • Then partly cloudy Thursday.
  • highs near 66 lows near 50-52. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy tonight with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, then partly cloudy at night.
  • snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Friday, 14,00 ft. Friday night, 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Saturday, 15,000 ft. Saturday night, 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, then 14,000 ft. Sunday night.
  • lows 42-45 highs 65-73.
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday afternoon (Labor Day), mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
  • Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and at night,
  • Then partly cloudy and slightly cooler Thursday.
  • free air freezing level 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Monday afternoon, 13,000 ft. falling to 12,000 ft. Monday night, 12,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon, 13,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 13,000 ft. falling to 12,000 ft. Thursday.
  • highs 68-72 cooling to 70 Thursday lows near 44.

 

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not column:

Seeing Is Believing?

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Fujiwhara Effect?”  The first person to post the correct answer as a comment on this page will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.

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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (Shaded “U” shape formed by arrows) sitting over Southwestern Canada and the Pacific Northwest continues to give us onshore airflow which has cooled us off and cleared the air. The graphics for days days 1-3 show a weak front moving through today bringing lots of clouds and cooler temperatures. Another front pushes through Saturday. The graphics for days 3-7  show a weak front approaching the Pacific Northwest Monday.

Note: Air quality deteriorated seriously early Tuesday morning and somewhat this morning particularly in the South Hills of Eugene here the haze was visible and smoke could be smelled. There is sure to be more smoke coming our way at times in the future until the fires are gone.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 34 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 36 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 37 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

  • AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NIORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WATER CONTACT AT AGATE BEACH AND NYE BEACH LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BOTH BEACHES,  WHICH CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES.  PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. THIS APPLIES ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORN BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN  DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. EVEN IF THERE IS NO ADVISORY IN EFFECT, OFFICIALS RECOMMEND AVOIDING SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER A RAINSTORM. OTHER BEACH ACTIVITIES ARE SAFE TO ENJOY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CULLABY, LOCATED JUST OFF OF HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE IN CULLABY LAKE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM CULLABY LAKE AT THIS TIME IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH, LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY. WATER SAMPLES INDICATE HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA, WHICH CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. THIS APPLIES ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORN BACTERIA. WHILE THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AT SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH, VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN  DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. EVEN IF THERE IS NO ADVISORY IN EFFECT, OFFICIALS RECOMMEND AVOIDING SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER A RAINSTORM. OTHER BEACH ACTIVITIES ARE SAFE TO ENJOY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER’S ROSS ISLAND LAGOON LOCATED ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN PORTLAND IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR, LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF HEPNER IN MORROW COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE ARE ABOVE RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, LOCATED OFF ROUTE 140, 15 MILES WEST OF KLAMATH FALLS IN KLAMATH COUNTY.  WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE ARE ABOVE RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE.
  • 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 cooler today, partly cloudy tonight,
  • AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late at night.
  • highs 75-80 lows 53-48.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday and Sunday night,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night,
  • Then sunny Wednesday.
  • highs 79-82 lows 52-50. (seasonal averages high 81 low 50)

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Your College Football Forecast

Saturday September 1st: Ducks vs Bowling Green at Autzen Stadium – Kickoff: 5 pm – Mostly sunny 78 degrees and cooling as the game progresses.

Beavers vs Ohio State at Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio – Kickoff: 9 am – Partly cloudy 70 degrees warming as the game progresses to the upper 70s to near 80.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with patchy smoke and a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, just mostly cloudy this afternoon and tonight,
  • AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer with areas of smoke Friday afternoon, clear with areas of smoke at night,
  • Sunny and slightly warmer Saturday, clear Saturday night.
  • highs 78-83 lows 55-52.
  • Sunny with areas of smoke Sunday, clear with areas of smoke Sunday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer with areas of smoke Monday (Labor Day), partly cloudy with areas of smoke at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with areas of smoke Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
  • Then sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday.
  • highs 83-87 lows 55-52 warming back to 55 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 83 low 54)

 

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

  • AM clouds with patchy fog and occasional coastal drizzle and just mostly cloudy and a bit warmer this afternoon while mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers today, mostly cloudy tonight,
  • AM clouds, sunny Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night.
  • highs near 66 lows 55-52.
  • Mostly sunny and slightly warmer Sunday and Monday (Labor Day), mostly both nights,
  • Then mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear Tuesday night.
  • highs near 67 lows near 53-50. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer today, partly cloudy tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
  • free air freezing level 13,000 ft. falling to 12,000 ft. today, 12,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft. Friday, 13,000 ft. rising to 14,00 ft. Friday night, then 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Saturday, then 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. Saturday night.
  • highs 64-69 lows 43-40.
  • AM sun, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon and at night,
  • Mostly sunny Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear at night,
  • AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and slightly warmer Wednesday.
  • free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Sunday through Wednesday.
  • highs 69-73 lows 42-45.

 

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________


Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not column:

Seeing Is Believing?

__________

Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Fujiwhara Effect?”  The first person to post the correct answer as a comment on this page will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.

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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (Shaded “U” shape formed by arrows) sitting over Southwestern Canada and the Pacific Northwest continues to give us onshore airflow which has cooled us off and cleared the air. The graphics for days days 1-3 show a weak front moving through Thursday. The graphics for days 3-7  show weak fronts approaching the Pacific Northwest Monday.

Note: Air quality deteriorated seriously early Tuesday morning and somewhat this morning particularly in the South Hills of Eugene here the haze was visible and smoke could be smelled. There is sure to be more smoke coming our way at times in the future until the fires are gone.

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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 50 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 36 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

  • AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WATER CONTACT AT AGATE BEACH AND NYE BEACH LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BOTH BEACHES,  WHICH CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES.  PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. THIS APPLIES ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORN BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN  DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. EVEN IF THERE IS NO ADVISORY IN EFFECT, OFFICIALS RECOMMEND AVOIDING SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER A RAINSTORM. OTHER BEACH ACTIVITIES ARE SAFE TO ENJOY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CULLABY, LOCATED JUST OFF OF HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE IN CULLABY LAKE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM CULLABY LAKE AT THIS TIME IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH, LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY. WATER SAMPLES INDICATE HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA, WHICH CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. THIS APPLIES ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORN BACTERIA. WHILE THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AT SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH, VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN  DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. EVEN IF THERE IS NO ADVISORY IN EFFECT, OFFICIALS RECOMMEND AVOIDING SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER A RAINSTORM. OTHER BEACH ACTIVITIES ARE SAFE TO ENJOY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER’S ROSS ISLAND LAGOON LOCATED ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN PORTLAND IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR, LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF HEPNER IN MORROW COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE ARE ABOVE RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, LOCATED OFF ROUTE 140, 15 MILES WEST OF KLAMATH FALLS IN KLAMATH COUNTY.  WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE ARE ABOVE RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE.
  • 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 late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy and cooler Thursday, partly cloudy at night,
  • AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, clear in the evening, then partly cloudy partly cloudy late at night.
  • lows 54-48 highs 75-80.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday and Sunday night,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night,
  • Then sunny Wednesday.
  • highs 79-82 lows 52-50. (seasonal averages high 81 low 50)

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YOUR COLLEGE FOOTBALL FORECAST

Saturday September 1st:

Ducks vs Bowling Green at Autzen Stadium – Kickoff: 5 pm – Mostly sunny 78 degrees and cooling as the game progresses.

Beavers vs Ohio State at Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio – Kickoff: 9 am – Partly cloudy 74 degrees warming as the game progresses to 82 by game’s end.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

  • Mostly clear with areas of evening smoke, patchy smoke late tonight,
  • Sunny and cooler with areas of smoke Thursday, partly cloudy with areas of evening smoke, mostly cloudy with areas of smoke late Thursday night,
  • AM clouds and areas of smoke, mostly sunny and a bit warmer with areas of smoke Friday afternoon, clear with areas of smoke at night,
  • Sunny and slightly warmer Saturday, clear Saturday night.
  • Sunny 54-52 highs 79-83.
  • Sunny with areas of smoke Sunday, clear with areas of smoke Sunday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer with areas of smoke Monday (Labor Day), partly cloudy with areas of smoke at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with areas of smoke Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
  • Then sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday.
  • highs 83-87 lows 55-52 warming to 55 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 83 low 54)

 

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

  • Mostly cloudy with patchy fog tonight and occasional coastal drizzle late,
  • AM clouds with patchy fog and occasional coastal drizzle, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon and at night,
  • AM clouds, sunny Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Sunny Saturday, clear at night.
  • lows 54-52 highs near 66.
  • Mostly sunny and slightly warmer Sunday and Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear Sunday night, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Monday night,
  • Then sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, clear Tuesday night.
  • highs near 67 lows near 53-50. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Partly cloudy tonight,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
  • free air freezing level 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft. falling to 12,000 ft. Thursday, 12,000 ft. Thursday night, 13,000 ft. Friday, 13,000 ft. rising to 14,00 ft. Friday night, then 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Saturday, then 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. Saturday night.
  • lows 43-40 highs 64-69.
  • AM sun, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon and at night,
  • Mostly sunny Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear at night,
  • AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and slightly warmer Wednesday.
  • free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Sunday through Wednesday.
  • highs 69-73 lows 42-45.

 

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not column:

Seeing Is Believing?

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Fujiwhara Effect?”  The first person to post the correct answer as a comment on this page will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.

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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (Shaded “U” shape formed by arrows) sitting over Southwestern Canada and the Pacific Northwest continues to give us onshore airflow which has cooled us off. and cleared the air. Our air quality is back to normal after an intrusion of smoke Tuesday morning. Wildfires are still scattered over the state so the haze and smoke will keep returning. The graphics for days days 1-3 show a weak front moving through between tonight and Thursday. The graphics for days 3-7  show mainly surface lows pushing through the Pacific Northwest.

Note: Air quality deteriorated seriously early Tuesday morning, but went back to the Good Category. There was a serious smoke intrusion particularly in the South Hills of Eugene. There is sure to be more smoke coming our way in the future.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 45 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 Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

  • AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY,  THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WATER CONTACT AT AGATE BEACH AND NYE BEACH LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BOTH BEACHES,  WHICH CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES.  PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. THIS APPLIES ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORN BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN  DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. EVEN IF THERE IS NO ADVISORY IN EFFECT, OFFICIALS RECOMMEND AVOIDING SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER A RAINSTORM. OTHER BEACH ACTIVITIES ARE SAFE TO ENJOY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CULLABY, LOCATED JUST OFF OF HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE IN CULLABY LAKE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM CULLABY LAKE AT THIS TIME IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH, LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY. WATER SAMPLES INDICATE HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA, WHICH CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. THIS APPLIES ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORN BACTERIA. WHILE THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AT SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH, VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN  DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. EVEN IF THERE IS NO ADVISORY IN EFFECT, OFFICIALS RECOMMEND AVOIDING SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER A RAINSTORM. OTHER BEACH ACTIVITIES ARE SAFE TO ENJOY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER’S ROSS ISLAND LAGOON LOCATED ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN PORTLAND IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR, LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF HEPNER IN MORROW COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE ARE ABOVE RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, LOCATED OFF ROUTE 140, 15 MILES WEST OF KLAMATH FALLS IN KLAMATH COUNTY.  WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE ARE ABOVE RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE.
  • 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:

  • Sunny and cooler today, partly cloudy tonight,
  • AM clouds, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday and at night,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
  • highs 82-76 warming to 79 Friday lows 54-49.
  • Mostly sunny Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday and at night,
  • Party cloudy and a bit warmer Monday (Labor Day) and Tuesday, partly cloudy Monday night.
  • highs 80-77 warming to 82 Tuesday lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 81 low 50)

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Your College Football Forecast

Saturday September 1st: Ducks vs Bowling Green at Autzen Stadium – Kickoff: 5 pm – Mostly sunny 78 degrees and cooling as the game progresses.

Beavers vs Ohio State at Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio – Kickoff: 9 am – Partly cloudy 70 degrees warming as the game progresses to the upper 70s to near 80.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

  • Sunny and a bit cooler today, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
  • AM clouds, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon and Thursday night,
  • AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
  • highs 85-80 warming to 82 Friday lows near 54.
  • Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday (Labor Day), clear at night,
  • Then sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday.
  • highs 82-80 warming to 86 Tuesday lows 52-55 cooling back to 52 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 83 low 54)

 

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

  • Mostly cloudy with areas of coastal fog and patchy drizzle this AM and patchy afternoon coastal fog while mostly cloudy with patchy fog inland this AM and sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
  • AM clouds with patchy fog, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy at the shore while partly cloudy inland Thursday night,
  • AM clouds, sunny Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night.
  • highs near 64-67 lows near 54.
  • Mostly sunny and slightly cooler Saturday, mostly clear at night,
  • Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear at night,
  • Then sunny Tuesday.
  • highs near 66 lows near 52-54 cooling to 50 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Sunny and a bit cooler today, clear this evening, partly cloudy and a bit cooler late tonight,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday and  Thursday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, then mostly clear at night.
  • free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft. falling to 12,000 ft. Thursday, 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Thursday night, 13,000 ft. Friday, then 13,000 ft. rising to 14,00 ft. Friday night.
  • highs 72-63 warming to 66 Friday lows near 42.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
  • AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon and at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear at night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday.
  • free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Saturday, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Saturday  night, 13,000 ft. Sunday through Monday, 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. Monday night, then 14,000 ft. Tuesday.
  • highs 69-65 warming to 72 Tuesday lows near 42.

 

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________


Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not column:

Seeing Is Believing?

__________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Fujiwhara Effect?”  The first person to post the correct answer as a comment on this page will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.

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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (Shaded “U” shape formed by arrows) sitting over Southwestern Canada and the Pacific Northwest continues to give us a northerly airflow which has cooled us off and cleared the air. Our air quality is back to normal, but with wildfires still scattered over the state the haze and smoke will return. The graphics for days 3-7  show a frontal system moving into and through the Pacific Northwest between Wednesday and Thursday and another approaching Oregon Saturday night and next Sunday.

Note: Air quality deteriorated seriously early this morning, but has gone back to the Good Category. There was a serious smoke intrusion particularly in the South Hills of Eugene.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 43 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 27 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 62 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

  • AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY,  THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CULLABY, LOCATED JUST OFF OF HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE IN CULLABY LAKE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM CULLABY LAKE AT THIS TIME IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH, LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY. WATER SAMPLES INDICATE HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA, WHICH CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. THIS APPLIES ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORN BACTERIA. WHILE THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AT SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH, VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN  DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. EVEN IF THERE IS NO ADVISORY IN EFFECT, OFFICIALS RECOMMEND AVOIDING SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER A RAINSTORM. OTHER BEACH ACTIVITIES ARE SAFE TO ENJOY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER’S ROSS ISLAND LAGOON LOCATED ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN PORTLAND IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR, LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF HEPNER IN MORROW COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE ARE ABOVE RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, LOCATED OFF ROUTE 140, 15 MILES WEST OF KLAMATH FALLS IN KLAMATH COUNTY.  WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE ARE ABOVE RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE.
  • 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:

  • Clear tonight,
  • Sunny and cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • AM clouds, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday and at night,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
  • lows 50-54 cooling to 52 Friday night highs 82-76 warming to 79 Friday.
  • Mostly sunny Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday and at night,
  • Party cloudy and a bit warmer Monday (Labor Day) and Tuesday, partly cloudy Monday night.
  • highs 80-77 warming to 82 Tuesday lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 81 low 50)

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Your College Football Forecast

Saturday September 1st:

Ducks vs Bowling Green at Autzen Stadium – Kickoff: 5 pm – Mostly sunny 78 degrees and cooling as the game progresses.

Beavers vs Ohio State at Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio – Kickoff: 9 am – Partly cloudy 70 degrees warming as the game progresses to the upper 70s to near 80.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

  • Clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
  • AM clouds, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon and Thursday night,
  • AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
  • lows near 54 highs 86-80 warming to 82 Friday.
  • Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear at night,
  • Then sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday.
  • highs 82-80 warming to 86 Tuesday lows 52-55 cooling back to 52 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 83 low 54)

 

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

  • Clear this evening at the shore and cloudy with areas of coastal fog and drizzle late tonight while clear inland tonight,
  • Cloudy with areas of coastal fog and patchy drizzle in the AM, becoming mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
  • AM clouds, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy at the shore while partly cloudy inland Thursday night,
  • AM clouds, sunny Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night.
  • lows 52-54 highs near 64-67.
  • Mostly sunny and slightly cooler Saturday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear Monday night,
  • Then sunny Tuesday.
  • highs near 66 lows near 52-54 cooling to 50 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Clear with areas of smoke tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, clear in the evening, partly cloudy and a bit cooler at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday and  Thursday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, then mostly clear at night.
  • free air freezing level 15,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Wednesday, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Wednesday night, 13,000 ft. falling to 12,000 ft. Thursday, 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Thursday night, 13,000 ft. Friday, then 13,000 ft. rising to 14,00 ft. Friday night.
  • lows 44-42 highs 72-63 warming to 66 Friday.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
  • AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon and at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear at night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday.
  • free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Saturday, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Saturday  night, 13,000 ft. Sunday through Monday, 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. Monday night, then 14,000 ft. Tuesday.
  • highs 69-65 warming to 72 Tuesday lows near 42.

 

________________

 

**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________


Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not column:

Seeing Is Believing?

__________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Fujiwhara Effect?”  The first person to post the correct answer as a comment on this page will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.

________________

An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (Shaded “U” shape formed by arrows) sitting over Southwestern Canada and the Pacific Northwest continues to give us a northerly airflow which has cooled us off and cleared the air. Our air quality is back to normal, but with wildfires still scattered over the state the haze and smoke will return. The graphics for days 3-7  show a frontal system moving into and through the Pacific Northwest between Wednesday and Thursday and another approaching Oregon Saturday night and next Sunday.

Note: 0.02 in. of rain in my rain gauge for Monday 8/27/18. First measurable rainfall at my house since 6/17/18.

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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 26 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 26 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

  • AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY,  THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CULLABY, LOCATED JUST OFF OF HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE IN CULLABY LAKE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM CULLABY LAKE AT THIS TIME IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH, LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY. WATER SAMPLES INDICATE HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA, WHICH CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. THIS APPLIES ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORN BACTERIA. WHILE THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AT SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH, VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN  DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. EVEN IF THERE IS NO ADVISORY IN EFFECT, OFFICIALS RECOMMEND AVOIDING SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER A RAINSTORM. OTHER BEACH ACTIVITIES ARE SAFE TO ENJOY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER’S ROSS ISLAND LAGOON LOCATED ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN PORTLAND IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR, LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF HEPNER IN MORROW COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE ARE ABOVE RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, LOCATED OFF ROUTE 140, 15 MILES WEST OF KLAMATH FALLS IN KLAMATH COUNTY.  WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE ARE ABOVE RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE.
  • 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:

  • Sunny and hot today, clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Thursday, then partly cloudy at night.
  • highs 90-76 lows 50-53 cooling back to 50.
  • Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday and at night,
  • Then party cloudy and a bit warmer Monday (Labor Day).
  • highs 79-77 warming back to 79 Monday lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 81 low 50)

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Your College Football Forecast

Saturday September 1st: Ducks vs Bowling Green at Autzen Stadium – Kickoff: 5 pm – Mostly sunny 78 degrees.

Beavers vs Ohio State at Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio – Kickoff: 9 am – Partly cloudy 75 degrees.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

  • Sunny and warmer today, clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday and Thursday night.
  • highs 93-82 lows near 55.
  • Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday and Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear Sunday night.
  • highs 82-84 cooling to 80 Monday lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 83 low 54)

 

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

  • Sunny today, clear this evening at the shore and mostly cloudy with areas of coastal fog and drizzle late tonight while mostly cloudy inland tonight,
  • AM clouds with areas of coastal fog and patchy drizzle, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
  • AM clouds, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon, then partly cloudy Thursday night.
  • highs near 68-66 lows near 54.
  • Partly cloudy Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
  • Partly cloudy Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Sunday,
  • Then mostly sunny Monday (Labor Day).
  • highs near 66 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Sunny and a bit warmer with areas of smoke today, clear with areas of smoke tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly clear and a bit cooler at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night.
  • free air freezing level 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. this afternoon, 15,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Wednesday, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Wednesday night, 13,000 ft. falling to 12,000 ft. Thursday, then 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Thursday night.
  • highs 75-65 lows near 44.
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday (Labor Day).
  • free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Friday, 13,000 ft. rising to 14,00 ft. Friday night, 14,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Sunday, then 13,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday.
  • highs 66-69 cooling back to 66 Sunday lows near 42.

 

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not column:

Seeing Is Believing?

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Fujiwhara Effect?”  The first person to post the correct answer as a comment on this page will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.

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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (Shaded “U” shape formed by arrows) sitting over Southwestern Canada and the Pacific Northwest continues to give us a northerly airflow which has cooled us off and cleared the air. Our air quality is back to normal, but with wildfires still scattered over the state the haze and smoke will return. The graphics for days 3-7  show a frontal system moving into and through the Pacific Northwest between Wednesday and Thursday and another approaching Oregon Saturday night and next Sunday.

 

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 19 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 20 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

  • AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM TODAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY AND  CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY,  THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CULLABY, LOCATED JUST OFF OF HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE IN CULLABY LAKE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM CULLABY LAKE AT THIS TIME IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH, LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY. WATER SAMPLES INDICATE HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA, WHICH CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. THIS APPLIES ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORN BACTERIA. WHILE THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AT SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH, VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN  DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. EVEN IF THERE IS NO ADVISORY IN EFFECT, OFFICIALS RECOMMEND AVOIDING SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER A RAINSTORM. OTHER BEACH ACTIVITIES ARE SAFE TO ENJOY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER’S ROSS ISLAND LAGOON LOCATED ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN PORTLAND IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR, LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF HEPNER IN MORROW COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE ARE ABOVE RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, LOCATED OFF ROUTE 140, 15 MILES WEST OF KLAMATH FALLS IN KLAMATH COUNTY.  WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE ARE ABOVE RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE.
  • 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:

  • Clear tonight,
  • Sunny hot Tuesday, clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Thursday, then partly cloudy at night.
  • lows 50-53 cooling back to 50 highs 90-76.
  • Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday and at night,
  • Then party cloudy and a bit warmer Monday (Labor Day).
  • highs 79-77 warming back to 79 Monday lows 52-50. (seasonal averages high 81 low 50)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Grass………. Low (3)
Trees………. Low (0)
Last Counted: 8/22/18
Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

Note: The Grass & Tree Pollen Season is all but over. Pollen count updates will be less frequent.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

  • Clear tonight,
  • Sunny and warmer Tuesday, clear Tuesday night,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday and Thursday night.
  • lows near 55 highs 93-82.
  • Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday and Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear Sunday night.
  • highs 82-84 cooling to 80 Monday lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 83 low 54)

 

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

  • Clear tonight,
  • Sunny Tuesday, clear in the evening at the shore and mostly cloudy with areas of coastal fog and drizzle late at night while clear inland Tuesday night,
  • AM clouds with areas of coastal fog and patchy drizzle, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
  • AM clouds, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon, then partly cloudy Thursday night.
  • lows near 54 highs near 68-66.
  • Partly cloudy Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
  • Partly cloudy Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Sunday,
  • Then mostly sunny Monday (Labor Day).
  • highs near 66 lows near 55-52. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with areas of smoke Tuesday, clear Tuesday night,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly clear and a bit cooler at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night.
  • free air freezing level 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. late tonight, 15,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 14,000 ft. Wednesday, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Wednesday night, 13,000 ft. falling to 12,000 ft. Thursday, then 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Thursday night.
  • lows 42-44 highs 75-65.
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday (Labor Day).
  • free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Friday, 13,000 ft. rising to 14,00 ft. Friday night, 14,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Sunday, then 13,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday.
  • highs 66-68 lows near 43.

 

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

________________


Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not column:

Seeing Is Believing?

__________

Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is the “Fujiwhara Effect?”  The first person to post the correct answer as a comment on this page will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.

________________

An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (Shaded “U” shape formed by arrows) sitting over Southwestern Canada and the Pacific Northwest continues to give us a northerly airflow which has cooled us off and cleared the air. Our air quality is back to normal, but with wildfires still scattered over the state the haze and smoke will return. The graphics for days 3-7  show a frontal system moving into and through the Pacific Northwest between Wednesday and Thursday and another approaching Oregon Saturday night and next Sunday.

 

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 33 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 29 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

  • AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CULLABY, LOCATED JUST OFF OF HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE IN CULLABY LAKE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM CULLABY LAKE AT THIS TIME IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH, LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY. WATER SAMPLES INDICATE HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA, WHICH CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. THIS APPLIES ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORN BACTERIA. WHILE THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AT SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH, VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN  DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. EVEN IF THERE IS NO ADVISORY IN EFFECT, OFFICIALS RECOMMEND AVOIDING SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER A RAINSTORM. OTHER BEACH ACTIVITIES ARE SAFE TO ENJOY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER’S ROSS ISLAND LAGOON LOCATED ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN PORTLAND IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR, LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF HEPNER IN MORROW COUNTY.   WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE ARE ABOVE RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, LOCATED OFF ROUTE 140, 15 MILES WEST OF KLAMATH FALLS IN KLAMATH COUNTY.  WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE CYANOBACTERIA AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE ARE ABOVE RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. THE CYNOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS FOUND CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES LIKE WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE CYNOTOXINS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN  SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH AT THE AFFECTED AREA. DRINKING WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TOXINS CANNOT BE REMOVED BY ANY TECHNIQUE.
  • 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 a slight (20%) chance of AM showers (under 0.01 in. of rain possible), becoming mostly sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night.
  • highs 82-89 cooling to 85 Wednesday lows 50-53.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday and at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday and at night,
  • Mostly sunny Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
  • Then partly cloudy Sunday.
  • highs 78-80 lows 52-50. (seasonal averages high 81 low 50)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Grass………. Low (3)
Trees………. Low (0)
Last Counted: 8/22/18
Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

Note: The Grass & Tree Pollen Season is all but over. Pollen count updates will be less frequent.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM (0.01 in. of rain possible), clearing to partly cloudy and a bit warmer this afternoon, clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, clear Tuesday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, then mostly clear at night.
  • highs 84-92 cooling back to 84 Wednesday lows near 55.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday and Thursday night,
  • Partly cloudy Friday and in the evening, mostly clear at night,
  • Sunny Saturday, then partly cloudy and a bit cooler Saturday night and Sunday.
  • highs 83-79 lows 56-52. (seasonal averages high 83 low 54)

 

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

  • Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, then partly cloudy Wednesday night.
  • highs near 68-66 lows near 54.
  • Partly cloudy Thursday through Friday night,
  • Partly cloudy Friday,  partly cloudy Friday night,
  • Sunny Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday.
  • highs near 66 lows near 55-52. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, becoming mostly sunny and warmer this afternoon, mostly clear with areas of smoke tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with areas of smoke Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly clear and a bit cooler at night.
  • snow level above 8,000 ft. today, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. late tonight, 15,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. Wednesday, then 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Wednesday night,
  • highs 68-75 lows 42-46.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday and Thursday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday and at night,
  • Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, then partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday.
  • free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Thursday through Friday night, 13,000 ft. falling to 12,000 ft. Saturday, then 12,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
  • highs 66-68 lows near 43.

 

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.

________________

Get your local Eugene-Springfield and Lane County news on-line at eugenedailynews.com.

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