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26.
8.27.23 Mostly sunny, hazy, a bit warmer today for your Sunday.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “The National Hurricane Center”? Here is the correct answer.   National Hurricane Center is one of three branches of the Tropical Prediction Center (TPC). This center maintains a continuous watch on tropical cyclones over the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Eastern Pacific from 15 May through November 30. The Center prepares and distributes hurricane watches and warnings for the general public, and also prepares and distributes marine and military advisories for other users. During the “off-season” NHC provides training for U.S. emergency managers and representatives from many other countries that are affected by tropical cyclones. NHC also conducts applied research to evaluate and improve hurricane forecasting techniques, and is involved in public awareness programs.

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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough still sits off the West Coast. Meanwhile wildfire smoke can still push into the Pacific Northwest from various areas depending on the wind direction. The graphics for days 1-3  show a cold front off the Oregon coast that fell apart. The graphics for days 3-7   Wednesday through Sunday show a frontal system that moved into Oregon Tuesday.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 102 in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 134 in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 75 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 4 PM TODAY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, KLAMATH COUNTY, AND LAKE COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WILDFIRE FOR SMOKE ALL OF LANE COUNTY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY. THIS INCLUDES EUGENE AND SPRINGFIELD.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR SMOKE IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY ICONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE  RIVER.

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

  • Mostly sunny and hazy and slightly cooler today, evening haze, mostly clear late tonight,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
  • Partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM showers, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, then partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Tuesday night.
  • highs 87-78 lows 56-58.
  • Clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a slight chance of showers Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and warmer Friday, partly cloudy Friday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday.
  • highs 80-87 lows near 55.  (seasonal averages high 83 low 51)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Partly cloudy and hazy with areas of AM smoke, sunny and hazy and a bit cooler with patchy smoke this afternoon, mostly clear and hazy with patchy smoke tonight,
  • Some AM clouds with haze and patchy smoke, sunny and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear with a (20%) chance of evening showers, then partly cloudy late Tuesday night.
  • highs 86-80 lows 60-58.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night,
  • Partly cloudy Thursday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday and Friday night,
  • Some AM clouds, then sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon.
  • highs 83-89 lows 57-59. (seasonal averages high 85 low 56)

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

  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal haze while AM haze and patchy smoke inland, partly cloudy with coastal haze while inland haze and patchy smoke and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly cloudy and hazy tonight,
  • AM haze, mostly cloudy Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy Monday night with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then just mostly cloudy late Tuesday night.
  • highs near 75 lows near 57.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Then partly cloudy Thursday through Saturday.
  •  highs near 76 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 68 low 53)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Hazy with areas of AM smoke, sunny and hazy and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear and hazy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, mostly clear and hazy late tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance  of showers late at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night.
  • free air freezing level  14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. this afternoon, 14,000 ft. late tonight, 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Monday afternoon, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night.
  • highs 82-63 lows 50-42.
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday, partly cloudy Friday night,
  • Then sunny and a bit warmer Saturday.
  •  snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Wednesday night, 12,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 13,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 14,000 ft. Saturday.
  • highs 65-73 lows 42-46.

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

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Aug
26.
8.26.23 Mostly clear with more haze overnight.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “The National Hurricane Center”? Here is the correct answer.   National Hurricane Center is one of three branches of the Tropical Prediction Center (TPC). This center maintains a continuous watch on tropical cyclones over the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Eastern Pacific from 15 May through November 30. The Center prepares and distributes hurricane watches and warnings for the general public, and also prepares and distributes marine and military advisories for other users. During the “off-season” NHC provides training for U.S. emergency managers and representatives from many other countries that are affected by tropical cyclones. NHC also conducts applied research to evaluate and improve hurricane forecasting techniques, and is involved in public awareness programs.

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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough still sits off the West Coast. Meanwhile wildfire smoke can still push into the Pacific Northwest from various areas depending on the wind direction. The graphics for days 1-3  show a cold front off the Oregon coast Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7   Tuesday through Saturday show a frontal system will be moving southward along the California coast then sliding through Oregon Tuesday.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 135 in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 151 in the Unhealthy category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 179 in the Unhealthy 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 4 PM SUNDAY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, KLAMATH COUNTY, AND LAKE COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WILDFIRE FOR SMOKE ALL OF LANE COUNTY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY. THIS INCLUDES EUGENE AND SPRINGFIELD.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR SMOKE IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
  • A FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR WALLOWA COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY ICONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE  RIVER.

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

  • Mostly clear and hazy tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and hazy and a bit warmer Sunday, evening haze, mostly clear late Sunday night,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
  • Partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM showers, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, then partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Tuesday night.
  • lows 58-56 warming back to 58 Tuesday highs 87-78.
  • Clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a slight chance of showers Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and warmer Friday, partly cloudy Friday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday.
  • highs 80-87 lows near 55.  (seasonal averages high 83 low 51)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly clear and hazy with patchy evening smoke, partly cloudy and hazy with areas of smoke late tonight,
  • Partly cloudy and hazy with areas of AM smoke, sunny and hazy and a bit cooler with patchy smoke Sunday afternoon, mostly clear and hazy with patchy smoke Sunday night,
  • Some AM clouds with haze and patchy smoke, sunny and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear with a (20%) chance of evening showers, then partly cloudy late Tuesday night.
  • lows 60-58 highs 86-80.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night,
  • Partly cloudy Thursday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday and Friday night,
  • Some AM clouds, then sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon.
  • highs 83-89 lows 57-59. (seasonal averages high 85 low 56)

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

  • Mostly cloudy with coastal haze tonight and patchy dense fog late while inland haze and patchy smoke tonight and patchy fog late,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal haze while AM haze and patchy smoke inland, partly cloudy with coastal haze while inland haze and patchy smoke and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy and hazy Sunday night,
  • AM haze, mostly cloudy Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy Monday night with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then just mostly cloudy late Tuesday night.
  • lows near 57 highs near 75.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Then partly cloudy Thursday through Saturday.
  •  highs near 76 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 68 low 53)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

snow

  • Mostly clear and hazy with areas of smoke and a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, mostly clear and hazy with areas of smoke late tonight,
  • Hazy with areas of AM smoke, sunny and hazy and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, mostly clear and hazy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, mostly clear and hazy late Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance  of showers late at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night.
  • snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level  14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, 14,000 ft. late Sunday night, 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Monday afternoon, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night.
  • lows 52-42 highs 82-63.
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday, partly cloudy Friday night,
  • Then sunny and a bit warmer Saturday.
  •  snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Wednesday night, 12,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 13,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 14,000 ft. Saturday.
  • highs 65-73 lows 42-46.

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

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Aug
25.
8.26.23 Start with morning haze, then mostly sunny, hazy and a bit cooler today for your Saturday.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “The National Hurricane Center”? Here is the correct answer.   National Hurricane Center is one of three branches of the Tropical Prediction Center (TPC). This center maintains a continuous watch on tropical cyclones over the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Eastern Pacific from 15 May through November 30. The Center prepares and distributes hurricane watches and warnings for the general public, and also prepares and distributes marine and military advisories for other users. During the “off-season” NHC provides training for U.S. emergency managers and representatives from many other countries that are affected by tropical cyclones. NHC also conducts applied research to evaluate and improve hurricane forecasting techniques, and is involved in public awareness programs.

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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough still sits off the West Coast. Meanwhile wildfire smoke can still push into the Pacific Northwest from various areas depending on the wind direction. The graphics for days 1-3  show a cold front off the Oregon coast Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7   Tuesday through Saturday show a frontal system will be moving southward along the California coast then sliding through Oregon Tuesday.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 154 in the Unhealthy category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 125 in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 130 in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 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 4 PM SUNDAY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY,  AND KLAMATH COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WILDFIRE FOR SMOKE ALL OF LANE COUNTY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY. THIS INCLUDES EUGENE AND SPRINGFIELD.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR SMOKE IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY ICONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE  RIVER.

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

  • AM haze, mostly sunny, hazy and a bit cooler today, partly cloudy and hazy late tonight,
  • AM haze, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy a bit cooler Monday afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night.
  • highs 89-83 lows near 57.
  • Partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM showers, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, just partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and warmer Friday.
  • highs 79-82 cooling to 77 Thursday lows near 55.  (seasonal averages high 83 low 51)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Partly cloudy and hazy with patchy AM smoke, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with patchy smoke this afternoon, mostly cloudy and hazy with patchy smoke tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler with haze and areas of smoke Sunday, mostly clear at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night.
  • highs 92-84 lows near 59.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly clear with a (20%) chance of evening showers,  partly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
  • Then partly cloudy Friday.
  • highs 82-84 cooling to 80 Thursday warming to 87 Friday lows near 57. (seasonal averages high 85 low 56)

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

  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with coastal haze while hazy with patchy inland smoke today, mostly cloudy with coastal haze while haze and patchy smoke inland tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal haze while AM haze and patchy smoke inland, mostly cloudy and hazy Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy Monday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night.
  • highs near 75 lows near 58.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Then partly cloudy Thursday through Friday.
  •  highs 75-78 lows near 57. (seasonal averages high 68 low 53)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • AM haze, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, partly cloudy with areas of smoke late tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and hazy with areas of AM smoke, partly cloudy a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then a good (50%) chance of showers late Monday night.
  • free air freezing level 14,000 ft. this morning and tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Monday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night.
  • highs 82-77 lows 52-46.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday.
  • snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 12,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, then 13,000 ft. Friday.
  • highs 79-63 warming to 70 Thursday lows 52-42.

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Aug
25.
8.25.23 Mostly clear and still hazy tonight. What about Saturday?
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “The National Hurricane Center”?

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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough still sits off the West Coast. Meanwhile wildfire smoke can still push into the Pacific Northwest from various areas depending on the wind direction. The graphics for days 1-3  show a cold front off the Oregon coast Sunday The graphics for days 3-7   Monday through Friday show a frontal system will be moving southward along the California coast then sliding through Oregon Monday and Tuesday.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 152 in the Unhealthy category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 156 in the Unhealthy category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 154 in the Unhealthy 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 4 PM SUNDAY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY,  AND KLAMATH COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WILDFIRE FOR SMOKE ALL OF LANE COUNTY UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY. THIS INCLUDES EUGENE AND SPRINGFIELD.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR SMOKE IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, PETE’S SLOUGH, AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE  RIVER.

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

  • Mostly clear and hazy tonight,
  • AM haze, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, partly cloudy and hazy late Saturday night,
  • AM haze, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy a bit cooler Monday afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night.
  • lows near 57 highs 89-83.
  • Partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM showers, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, just partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and warmer Friday.
  • highs 79-82 cooling to 77 Thursday lows near 55.  (seasonal averages high 83 low 51)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with areas of evening smoke, partly cloudy and hazy with patchy smoke late tonight,
  • Partly cloudy and hazy with patchy AM smoke, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with patchy smoke Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy and hazy with patchy smoke Saturday night,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler with haze and areas of smoke Sunday, mostly clear at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night.
  • lows near 59 highs 92-84.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly clear with a (20%) chance of evening showers,  partly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
  • Then partly cloudy Friday.
  • highs 82-84 cooling to 80 Thursday warming to 87 Friday lows near 57. (seasonal averages high 85 low 56)

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

  • Mostly cloudy and hazy with patchy smoke tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with coastal haze while hazy with patchy inland smoke Saturday, mostly cloudy with coastal haze while haze and patchy smoke inland Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal haze while AM haze and patchy smoke inland, mostly cloudy and hazy Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy Monday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night.
  • lows near 58 highs near 75.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Then partly cloudy Thursday through Friday.
  •  highs 75-78 lows near 57. (seasonal averages high 68 low 53)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly clear and hazy with areas of evening smoke, mostly clear and hazy late tonight,
  • AM haze, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and evening, partly cloudy with areas of smoke late Saturday night,
  • Mostly sunny and hazy with areas of AM smoke, partly cloudy a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then a good (50%) chance of showers late Monday night.
  • free air freezing level 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. late tonight, 14,000 ft. Saturday morning and Saturday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Monday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night.
  • lows 50-52 cooling to 46 Monday night highs 82-77.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday.
  • snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 12,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, then 13,000 ft. Friday.
  • highs 79-63 warming to 70 Thursday lows 52-42.

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

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Aug
24.
8.25.23 Hazy all day today with a slight chance of morning showers and thunderstorms, afternoon sunshine for your Friday.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “The National Hurricane Center”?

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Upper Level High Pressure will take over from low pressure and slowly raise our temperatures. Meanwhile wildfire smoke can still push into the Pacific Northwest from various areas depending on the wind direction. The graphics for days 1-3  show a cold front off the Oregon coast Saturday The graphics for days 3-7   Monday through Friday show a frontal system will be moving southward along the California coast then sliding through Oregon Monday and Tuesday.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 115 in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 154 in the Unhealthy category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 155 in the Unhealthy category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM TODAY FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES FOOTHILLS AND THE MT. HOOD NATIONAL FOREST WEST OF CASCADE CREST.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM TODAY FOR FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE UMPQUA BASIN.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM TODAY FOR DRY AN UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND THE WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM TODAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST, THE WESTERN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM TODAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR THE WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY,  AND KLAMATH COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN LANE COUNTY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SMOKE IMPACTS POSSIBLE IN EUGENE AND SPRINGFIELD.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR SMOKE IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, PETE’S SLOUGH, AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE  RIVER.

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

  • Partly cloudy and hazy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers and thunderstorms, mostly sunny and hazy and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear and hazy tonight,
  • AM haze, sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night.
  • highs near 89 lows 56-58.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday.
  • highs 84-80 warming to 83 Thursday lows 57-53.  (seasonal averages high 83 low 51)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Patchy AM smoke with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, sunny and a bit cooler with patchy smoke this afternoon, clear and hazy with patchy smoke tonight,
  • Sunny and hazy with patchy smoke and a bit cooler Saturday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night.
  • highs 94-89 lows near 59.
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night,
  • Some AM clouds, then sunny and a bit warmer Thursday.
  • highs 86-82 warming to 85 Thursday lows 58-56. (seasonal averages high 85 low 57)

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

  • A slight (20%) chance of AM isolated thunderstorms, hazy and a bit warmer this afternoon with patchy inland smoke, partly cloudy and hazy tonight,
  • Hazy with some AM patchy inland smoke, sunny and hazy Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night.
  • highs near 75 lows near 57.
  • Partly cloudy Monday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
  • Partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday.
  •  highs 75-77 lows 58-55. (seasonal averages high 67 low 54)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly sunny and hazy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers today, partly cloudy and hazy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, clear and hazy late tonight,
  • AM haze, mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, just mostly clear late at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then just mostly clear late Sunday night.
  • snow level above 8,000 ft. today, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. late tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday afternoon and Saturday night, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Sunday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night.
  • highs 76-82 lows 50-52.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday.
  • free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night through Wednesday, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 14,000 ft. Thursday.
  • highs 79-63 warming to 70 Thursday lows 52-42.

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

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Aug
24.
8.24.23 Hazy with a small chance of showers and thunderstorms late tonight.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “The National Hurricane Center”?

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Upper Level High Pressure will take over from low pressure and slowly raise our temperatures. Meanwhile wildfire smoke can still push into the Pacific Northwest from various areas depending on the wind direction. The graphics for days 1-3  show a cold front off the Oregon coast Saturday The graphics for days 3-7   Sunday through Thursday show a frontal system will be moving southward along the California coast then sliding through Oregon next Monday and Tuesday.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 116 in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 163 in the Unhealthy category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 161 in the Unhealthy category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM FRIDAY FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES FOOTHILLS AND THE MT. HOOD NATIONAL FOREST WEST OF CASCADE CREST.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 8 AM FRIDAY FOR FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE UMPQUA BASIN.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM FRIDAY FOR DRY AN UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND THE WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM FRIDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST, THE WESTERN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM FRIDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR THE WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY,  AND KLAMATH COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN LANE COUNTY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SMOKE IMPACTS POSSIBLE IN EUGENE AND SPRINGFIELD.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR SMOKE IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY FOR THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, PETE’S SLOUGH, AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE  RIVER.

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

  • Partly cloudy and hazy with (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
  • Partly cloudy and hazy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, mostly sunny and hazy and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear and hazy Friday night,
  • AM haze, sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night.
  • lows 58-56 warming back to 58 Sunday highs near 89.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday.
  • highs 84-80 warming to 83 Thursday lows 57-53.  (seasonal averages high 83 low 51)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Partly cloudy with patchy smoke and a (30%) chance of scattered evening showers and isolated thunderstorms, mostly cloudy with patchy smoke and a (30%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight,
  • Patchy AM smoke with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, sunny and a bit cooler with patchy smoke Friday afternoon, clear and hazy with patchy smoke Friday night,
  • Sunny and hazy with patchy smoke and a bit cooler Saturday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night.
  • lows 63-59 highs 94-89.
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night,
  • Some AM clouds, then sunny and a bit warmer Thursday.
  • highs 86-82 warming to 85 Thursday lows 58-56. (seasonal averages high 85 low 57)

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

  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) of scattered evening showers and isolated evening thunderstorms, hazy tonight patchy inland smoke tonight,
  • A slight (20%) chance of AM isolated thunderstorms, hazy and a bit warmer Friday afternoon with patchy inland smoke, partly cloudy and hazy Friday night,
  • Hazy with some AM patchy inland smoke, sunny and hazy Saturday afternoon,  partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night.
  • lows 56-58 highs near 75.
  • Partly cloudy Monday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
  • Partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday.
  •  highs 75-77 lows 58-55. (seasonal averages high 67 low 54)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Partly cloudy and hazy with areas of smoke and a good (50%) chance of evening showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, partly cloudy and hazy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and hazy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, partly cloudy and hazy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, clear and hazy late Friday night,
  • AM haze, mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, just mostly clear late at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then just mostly clear late Sunday night.
  • snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight and Friday, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. late Friday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday afternoon and Saturday night, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Sunday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night.
  • lows 50-52 highs 76-82.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday.
  • free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night through Wednesday, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 14,000 ft. Thursday.
  • highs 79-63 warming to 70 Thursday lows 52-42.

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

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Aug
23.
8.24.23 Sunny, hazy, A bit warmer, slight chance of afternoon showers today. (Barely measurable rainfall).
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “The National Hurricane Center”?

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Upper Level High Pressure will take over from low pressure and slowly raise our temperatures. Meanwhile wildfire smoke can still push into the Pacific Northwest from various areas depending on the wind direction. The graphics for days 1-3  show a cold front that moved through Oregon. The graphics for days 3-7   Sunday through Thursday show a frontal system will be moving southward along the California coast then sliding through Oregon next Monday and Tuesday.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 35 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 60 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 31 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TODAY UNTIL 11 AM FRIDAY FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES FOOTHILLS AND THE WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FORECAST.     THE MT. HOOD NATIONAL FOREST WEST OF CASCADE CREST.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TODAY UNTIL 8 AM FRIDAY FOR FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE UMPQUA BASIN.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TODAY UNTIL 11 AM FRIDAY FOR DRY AN UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND THE WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM TODAY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY,  AND KLAMATH COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM TODAY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, PETE’S SLOUGH, AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE  RIVER.

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

  • Sunny and hazy and a bit warmer today with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, partly cloudy and hazy with (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
  • Partly cloudy and hazy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers and thunderstorms, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, then mostly clear late Saturday night.
  • highs 92-93 cooling back to 92 Saturday lows 59-56.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly clear late Sunday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night
  • Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
  • highs 90-82 lows 58-56.  (seasonal averages high 83 low 51)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Sunny and hazy and a bit warmer today, mostly clear and hazy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight,
  • Sunny Friday, mostly clear night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
  • highs 94-92 lows 62-59.
  • Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday.
  • highs 92-83 warming to 85 Wednesday lows 60-58. (seasonal averages high 85 low 57)

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

  • Sunny and hazy today, mostly clear with a slight (20%) of evening coastal showers and mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of coastal thunderstorms late tonight while partly cloudy inland with a (30%) chance of inland thunderstorms tonight,
  • AM clouds and haze with a slight (20%) chance of showers with a (40%) chance of thunderstorms while hazy with a (30%) chance of inland thunderstorms, sunny and a bit cooler Friday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night.
  • highs 78-75 warming to 77 Saturday lows 55-57.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
  • Partly cloudy Monday and at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • Some AM clouds, then sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon.
  •  highs 75-77 lows near 57. (seasonal averages high 67 low 54)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Sunny and hazy with areas of smoke and a bit warmer today with a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers, mostly cloudy with areas of smoke and a good (50%) chance of evening showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms  late tonight,
  • AM haze, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, mostly clear late at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
  • free air freezing level 14,000 ft. this morning, snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Friday night, then free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night.
  • highs 80-77 warming to 82 Saturday lows 52-50 warming back to 52 Saturday night.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly clear late Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny mostly and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • Some AM clouds with a slight (20%) chance of showers, then mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon
  • free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Sunday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night, free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Monday, 14,000 ft. Monday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday.
  • highs 83-66 lows 52-42.

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

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Aug
23.
8.23.23 Clear and hazy overnight, maybe a slight chance of an afternoon shower tomorrow.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “The National Hurricane Center”?

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Upper Level High Pressure will take over from low pressure and slowly raise our temperatures. Meanwhile wildfire smoke can still push into the Pacific Northwest from various areas depending on the wind direction. The graphics for days 1-3  show a cold front that moved through Oregon. The graphics for days 3-7   Saturday through Wednesday show a frontal system will be moving southward along the California coast Saturday and Sunday and then sliding through Oregon next Monday and Tuesday.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 162 in the Unhealthy category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 58 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 11 AM FRIDAY FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES FOOTHILLS AND THE WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FORECAST.     THE MT. HOOD NATIONAL FOREST WEST OF CASCADE CREST.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY UNTIL 8 AM FRIDAY FOR FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE UMPQUA BASIN.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 11 AM FRIDAY FOR DRY AN UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND THE WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM THURSDAY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY,  AND KLAMATH COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM THURSDAY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, PETE’S SLOUGH, AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE  RIVER.

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

  • Clear and hazy tonight,
  • Sunny and hazy and a bit warmer Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, partly cloudy and hazy with (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
  • Partly cloudy and hazy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers and thunderstorms, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, then mostly clear late Saturday night.
  • lows 52-59 cooling to 56 Friday night and Saturday night highs 92-93 cooling back to 92 Saturday.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly clear late Sunday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night
  • Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
  • highs 90-82 lows 58-56.  (seasonal averages high 83 low 51)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Clear and hazy tonight,
  • Sunny and hazy and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear and hazy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday night,
  • Sunny Friday, mostly clear night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
  • lows 56-62 cooling to 60 Friday night and Saturday  night highs 94-92.
  • Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday.
  • highs 92-83 warming to 85 Wednesday lows 60-58. (seasonal averages high 85 low 57)

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

  • Clear and hazy tonight,
  • Sunny and hazy Thursday, afternoon while sunny and hazy inland Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) of evening coastal showers and mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of coastal thunderstorms late at night while partly cloudy inland with a (30%) chance of inland thunderstorms Thursday night,
  • AM clouds and haze with a slight (20%) chance of showers with a (40%) chance of thunderstorms while hazy with a (30%) chance of inland thunderstorms, sunny and a bit cooler Friday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night.
  • lows 53-57 highs 78-75 warming to 77 Saturday.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
  • Partly cloudy Monday and at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • Some AM clouds, then sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon.
  •  highs 75-77 lows near 57. (seasonal averages high 67 low 54)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Clear and hazy with areas of smoke tonight,
  • Sunny and hazy with areas of smoke and a bit warmer Thursday with a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers, mostly cloudy with areas of smoke and a good (50%) chance of evening showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms  late Thursday night,
  • AM haze, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, mostly clear late at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
  • free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Thursday morning, snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday night through Friday night, then free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night.
  • lows 47-52 cooling to 50 Friday night warming back to 52 Saturday night highs 80-77 warming to 82 Saturday.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly clear late Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny mostly and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • Some AM clouds with a slight (20%) chance of showers, then mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon
  • free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Sunday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night, free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Monday, 14,000 ft. Monday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday.
  • highs 83-66 lows 52-42.

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

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Aug
22.
8.22.23 Mostly clear overnight, then back to sunshine and a bit warmer Wednesday.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “The National Hurricane Center”?

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Upper Level High Pressure will take over from low pressure and slowly raise our temperatures. Meanwhile wildfire smoke can still push into the Pacific Northwest from various areas depending on the wind direction. The graphics for days 1-3  show a cold front moving through Oregon. The graphics for days 3-7   Friday through Tuesday show a frontal system moving through the Pacific Northwest Wednesday. A frontal system will be moving southward along the California coast Saturday and Sunday and then sliding through Oregon next Tuesday

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 30 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 36 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 32 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 THURSDAY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY,  AND KLAMATH COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM THURSDAY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY.
  • A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY, THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE JOHN DAY BASIN, THE OCHOCO, AND THE JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS.
  • A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR BAKER COUNTY, MALHEUR COUNTY, AND THE OREGON LOWER TREASURE VALLEY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • THE RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR CULLABY LAKE IN CLATSOP  COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM HAS BEEN LIFTED.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, PETE’S SLOUGH, AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE  RIVER.

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

  • Mostly clear tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, clear and hazy late Wednesday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, just partly cloudy Friday afternoon, then mostly clear Friday night.
  • lows 52-58 highs 84-92.
  • Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear late Saturday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly clear at night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday and Tuesday, partly cloudy Monday night.
  • highs 92-82 lows near 57.  (seasonal averages high 83 low 51)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly clear and hazy tonight,
  • Partly cloudy with AM haze and patchy smoke, sunny and hazy and a bit warmer with patchy smoke Wednesday afternoon, clear and hazy Wednesday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, then mostly clear Friday night.
  • lows 53-62 cooling to 60 Friday night highs 87-94 cooling to 92 Friday.
  • Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday and Monday, mostly clear both nights,
  • Some AM clouds, then sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon.
  • highs 92-84 lows near 59. (seasonal averages high 85 low 57)

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

  • Mostly clear with patchy late evening fog and partly cloudy with patchy coastal late night fog while mostly clear and hazy with inland evening haze and partly cloudy with patchy inland fog late tonight,
  • Patchy AM coastal fog and haze, sunny and hazy and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear and hazy Wednesday night,
  • Sunny Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) of evening coastal showers and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal thunderstorms late at night while partly cloudy inland with a slight (20%) chance of inland thunderstorms at night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, sunny and a bit cooler Friday afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday night.
  • lows 54-56 highs 78-76.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
  • Partly cloudy Sunday and at night,
  • Then partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday.
  •  highs near 76 lows near 57. (seasonal averages high 67 low 54)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly clear and hazy tonight,
  • Hazy with areas of AM smoke, sunny and hazy and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear and hazy Wednesday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy with a (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday, then mostly clear Friday night.
  • free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Wednesday, 13,000 ft. Wednesday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday through Friday, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Friday night.
  • lows 40-52 cooling to 49 Friday night highs 72-80 cooling to 75 Friday.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
  • Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy Monday night,
  • Some AM clouds, then sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday.
  • free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Saturday through Monday night, then 12,000 ft. Tuesday.
  • highs 79-66 lows 50-45.

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

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Aug
21.
8.22.23 Sunshine and a bit cooler today for your Tuesday.
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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “National Hurricane Center”?

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Upper Level Low Pressure off the California coast will help move moisture from Pacific Hurricane Hilary from the south across the eastern sections of Oregon. Meanwhile wildfire smoke is pushing into the Pacific Northwest from various directions depending on the wind direction. The graphics for days 1-3  show a cold front moving through Oregon. The graphics for days 3-7   Friday through Tuesday show a frontal system moving through the Pacific Northwest Wednesday. A frontal system will be moving southward along the California coast Saturday and next Sunday.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 60 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 1o6 in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 92 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM TODAY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR EASTERN LANE COUNTY, NOT INCLUDING THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD AREA, THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY , AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM TODAY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY,  AND KLAMATH COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM TODAY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR CROOK COUNTY, DESCHUTES COUNTY, JEFFERSON COUNTY, MORROW COUNTY, SHERMAN COUNTY, UMATILLA COUNTY, WASCO COUNTY, AND WHELLER COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY, THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, AND THE CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON.
  • A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY, THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, AND THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • THE RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR CULLABY LAKE IN CLATSOP  COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM HAS BEEN LIFTED.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, PETE’S SLOUGH, AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE  RIVER.

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

  • Sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night.
  • highs 78-93 lows 52-58.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, mostly cloudy late at night,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
  • Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, then partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday afternoon.
  • highs 92-84 lows near 57.  (seasonal averages high 84 low 51)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy start, sunny and hazy this afternoon, clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly cloudy Thursday night.
  • highs 82-96 lows 54-62.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon.
  • highs 92-87 lows 59-55. (seasonal averages high 85 low 57)

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

  • AM clouds with inland haze, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
  • AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Thursday night.
  • highs 75-79 lows 53-56.
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Friday, partly cloudy Friday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Saturday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon.
  •  highs near 77-75 lows near 57. (seasonal averages high 67 low 54)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Partly cloudy and hazy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy and hazy and a bit cooler this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, partly cloudy with (40%) chance  of evening showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night.
  • free air freezing level 11,000 ft. this afternoon, 11,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. Tuesday night, 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Wednesday,  13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. late Wednesday night, 14,000 ft. Thursday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday night.
  • highs 64-80 lows 40-52.
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers,  a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
  • Some AM clouds with a slight (20%) chance of showers, then mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday.
  • snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday through Monday.
  • highs 75-78 cooling to 74 Monday lows near 49.

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