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06.
8.6.23 Ahead of a frontal system, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Mountainado? ” Here is the correct answer. A Mountainado is a vertical-axis eddy produced in a downslope windstorm by the vertical stretching of horizontal roll vortices produced near the ground by vertical wind shear. Mountainadoes, when carried by the mean wind, can produce strong horizontal shears and wind gusts that are much more damaging than the general prevailing wind speeds.

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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape) keeps our weather pattern stable with a bit above normal temperatures. The graphics for days 1-3  show a weak cold front moving into the Pacific Northwest Monday and a stronger cold front will push in between Tuesday and Wednesday. The graphics for days 3-7   Wednesday through Sunday show the frontal system moving through Wednesday.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 32 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 55 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY, AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR KLAMATH COUNTY AND LAKE COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MONDAY FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • THE PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SEAL ROCK BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY HAS BEEN LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD STILL AVOID WADING IN AREA CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER NEAR WILLAMETTE COVE 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 this evening, cloudy late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy Monday afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, then just partly cloudy Wednesday night.
  • lows 59-56 warming back to 59 Wednesday night highs 88-90 cooling to 86 Wednesday.
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, clear Thursday night,
  • Then sunny and a bit warmer Friday and Saturday, clear both nights,
  • Then sunny and a bit warmer Sunday.
  • highs 88-95 lows 56-58.  (seasonal averages high 86 low 52)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass Pollen: Absent (0)

Weeds: Low (5)

Tree Pollen: Absent (0)
Last counted: 7.31.23
Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.
*It looks like the pollen season is over.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly clear with haze this evening, mostly cloudy and hazy late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM haze, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday afternoon and Monday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
  • lows 62-59 warming back to 62 Wednesday night highs 88-92 cooling to 89 Wednesday.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday and Friday, clear both nights,
  • Then sunny and a bit warmer Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night.
  • highs 90-97 lows 60-62. (seasonal averages high 87 low 58)

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

  • Mostly cloudy with inland evening haze, mostly cloudy with coastal haze tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy Monday night,
  • AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Wednesday night.
  • lows 62-59 highs 79-77 warming back to 79 Wednesday.
  • Mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, mostly clear both nights,
  • Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Saturday night,
  • Then sunny Sunday.
  •  highs near 78 lows near 58. (seasonal averages high 67 low 54)

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

  • Partly cloudy with evening haze, mostly cloudy late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, then partly cloudy Wednesday night.
  • free air freezing level 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. late tonight, 13,000 ft. Monday, 13,000 ft. rising to 15,000 late Monday night, 15,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 14,000 ft. Wednesday, then 15,000 ft. Wednesday night.
  • lows near 47 highs 72-76 cooling back to 72 Wednesday.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, clear Thursday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday.
  • free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Thursday through Saturday, then 16,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
  • highs 74-82 lows 48-52.

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


Aug
05.
8.6.23 Mostly sunny and a bit warmer today for your Sunday.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Mountainado? ” Here is the correct answer. A Mountainado is a vertical-axis eddy produced in a downslope windstorm by the vertical stretching of horizontal roll vortices produced near the ground by vertical wind shear. Mountainadoes, when carried by the mean wind, can produce strong horizontal shears and wind gusts that are much more damaging than the general prevailing wind speeds.

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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape) keeps our weather pattern stable with a bit above normal temperatures. The graphics for days 1-3  show a frontal system moving in between today and tonight. The graphics for days 3-7   Wednesday through Sunday show a frontal system moving through Wednesday. Wildfire haze and smoke have finally reached Eugene and Springfield.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 27 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 21 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 30 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL AT LEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LANE COUNTY.COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR KLAMATH COUNTY AND LAKE COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • THE PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SEAL ROCK BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY HAS BEEN LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD STILL AVOID WADING IN AREA CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER NEAR WILLAMETTE COVE 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 sunny and a bit warmer today, partly cloudy tonight,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
  • highs 90-88 warming back to 90 Tuesday lows 59-56.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, just partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear at night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night.
  • highs 86-94 lows 58-56 warming back to 58 Sunday.  (seasonal averages high 86 low 52)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass Pollen: Absent (0)

Weeds: Low (5)

Tree Pollen: Absent (0)
Last counted: 7.31.23
Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.
*It looks like the pollen season is over.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, mostly clear with evening haze, mostly cloudy late tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny Monday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, then mostly cloudy late Tuesday night.
  • highs 90-92 lows 62-59.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear at night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night,
  • highs 89-95 lows 63-59 warming to 62 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 87 low 58)

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

  • Mostly cloudy with patchy AM drizzle, sunny and a bit warmer with coastal haze this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
  • highs 79-76 lows 60-58.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Then mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night.
  •  highs near 78 lows 60-57. (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 and a bit warmer today, hazy with areas of evening smoke, partly cloudy and hazy late tonight,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
  • free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today, 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. late tonight, 13,000 ft. Monday, 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 late Monday night, then 15,000 ft. Tuesday night.
  • highs 70-75 lows near 47.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night,
  • free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Wednesday, 16,000 ft. Wednesday night, 15,000 ft. Thursday, 16,000 ft. Thursday night, then 15,000 ft. Friday through Saturday.
  • highs 72-82 lows 48-52.

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


Aug
05.
8.5.23 Partly cloudy overnight tonight.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Mountainado? ” Here is the correct answer. A Mountainado is a vertical-axis eddy produced in a downslope windstorm by the vertical stretching of horizontal roll vortices produced near the ground by vertical wind shear. Mountainadoes, when carried by the mean wind, can produce strong horizontal shears and wind gusts that are much more damaging than the general prevailing wind speeds.
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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape) offshore keeps our weather pattern stable with a bit above normal temperatures. The graphics for days 1-3  show a frontal system falling apart just to our north. The graphics for days 3-7   Tuesday through Saturday show a frontal system moving through Tuesday and Wednesday with another approaching the coast next Thursday and Friday.  Haze and smoke have finally reached Eugene and Springfield.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 43 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 37 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 44 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL AT LEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LANE COUNTY.COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM SUNDAY FOR KLAMATH COUNTY AND LAKE COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • THE PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SEAL ROCK BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY HAS BEEN LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD STILL AVOID WADING IN AREA CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER NEAR WILLAMETTE COVE 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 tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
  • lows 59-56 highs 90-88 warming back to 90 Tuesday.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, just partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear at night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night.
  • highs 86-94 lows 58-56 warming back to 58 Sunday.  (seasonal averages high 86 low 52)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass Pollen: Absent (0)

Weeds: Low (5)

Tree Pollen: Absent (0)
Last counted: 7.31.23
Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.
*It looks like the pollen season is over.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, mostly clear with evening haze, mostly cloudy late Sunday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny Monday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, then mostly cloudy late Tuesday night.
  • lows 62-59 highs 90-92.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear at night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night,
  • highs 89-95 lows 63-59 warming to 62 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 87 low 58)

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

  • Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with patchy AM drizzle, sunny and a bit warmer with coastal haze Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
  • lows 62-59 highs 79-76.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Then mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night.
  •  highs near 78 lows 60-57. (seasonal averages high 67 low 54)

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

  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated evening thunderstorms, partly cloudy and hazy late tonight,
  • Partly cloudy and hazy and a bit warmer Sunday, hazy with areas of evening smoke, partly cloudy and hazy late Sunday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
  • free air freezing level 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft. Sunday, 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. late Sunday night, 13,000 ft. Monday, 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 late Monday night, then 15,000 ft. Tuesday night.
  • lows near 47 highs 70-75.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night,
  • free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Wednesday, 16,000 ft. Wednesday night, 15,000 ft. Thursday, 16,000 ft. Thursday night, then 15,000 ft. Friday through Saturday.
  • highs 72-82 lows 48-52.

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


Aug
04.
8.5.23 Mostly sunny and still warm today for your Saturday.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is a “Mountainado? ” Here is the correct answer. A Mountainado is a vertical-axis eddy produced in a downslope windstorm by the vertical stretching of horizontal roll vortices produced near the ground by vertical wind shear. Mountainadoes, when carried by the mean wind, can produce strong horizontal shears and wind gusts that are much more damaging than the general prevailing wind speeds.
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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape) offshore keeps our weather pattern stable with a bit above normal temperatures. The graphics for days 1-3  show a frontal system falling apart just to our north. The graphics for days 3-7   Tuesday through Saturday show a frontal system moving through Tuesday and Wednesday with another approaching the coast next Thursday and Friday. So far the wildfire smoke has been staying in Eastern Lane County, but if the winds shift that might not be the case. Haze over Eugene and Springfield is the only sign of the wildfires.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 32 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 62 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 27 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM SUNDAY FOR KLAMATH COUNTY AND LAKE COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • THE PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SEAL ROCK BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY HAS BEEN LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD STILL AVOID WADING IN AREA CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER NEAR WILLAMETTE COVE 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 sunny today, mostly clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night.
  • highs 92-93 cooling to 89 Monday lows near 57.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, just partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday.
  • highs 86-92 lows near 58.  (seasonal averages high 86 low 52)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass Pollen: Absent (0)

Weeds: Low (5)

Tree Pollen: Absent (0)
Last counted: 7.31.23
Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.
*It looks like the pollen season is just about over.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Sunny and hazy and a bit warmer today, evening haze, mostly clear tonight,
  • Sunny Sunday, clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night.
  • highs 92-90 lows 62-60.
  • Partly cloudy Tuesday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy Wednesday and at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday.
  • highs 87-94 lows near 62. (seasonal averages high 87 low 58)

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

  • Mostly cloudy and hazy and a bit warmer today, partly cloudy with inland evening haze, mostly cloudy late tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny Sunday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy Monday, then mostly cloudy Monday night.
  • highs near 76 lows 58-60.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly cloudy Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy Wednesday, mostly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
  • Then sunny Friday.
  •  highs near 78 lows 59-57. (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 with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler today, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly clear late tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear at night,
  • AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday night.
  • snow level above 8,000 ft. today and tonight, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Sunday, 14,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, then 15,000 Monday night.
  • highs 72-74 lows 49-47.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday.
  •  free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Tuesday, 14,000 ft. Tuesday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday, then free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Wednesday night through Friday.
  • highs 72-70 warming to 78 Friday lows  near 48.

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


Aug
04.
8.4.23 Partly cloudy overnight, more sunshine for your Saturday.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Mountainado? ”
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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape) offshore keeps our weather pattern stable with a bit above normal temperatures. The graphics for days 1-3  show a frontal system falling apart just to our north. The graphics for days 3-7   Monday through Friday show a frontal system moving through Tuesday and another approaching the coast next Thursday and Friday. So far the wildfire smoke has been staying in Eastern Lane County, but if the winds shift that might not be the case. Haze over Eugene and Springfield is the only sign of the wildfires.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 43 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 76 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 41 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SCATTERED LIGHTNING THROUGH 11 PM TONIGHT FOR LIGHTNING FOR THE BURNS BLM AND THE VALE BLM.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE COUNTY AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTY.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST, MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, AND THE SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING  ON DRY FUELS FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM SUNDAY FOR KLAMATH COUNTY AND LAKE COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • THE PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SEAL ROCK BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY HAS BEEN LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD STILL AVOID WADING IN AREA CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER NEAR WILLAMETTE COVE 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 tonight,
  • Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night.
  • lows near 57 highs 92-93 cooling to 89 Monday.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, just partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday.
  • highs 86-92 lows near 58.  (seasonal averages high 86 low 52)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass Pollen: Absent (0)

Weeds: Low (5)

Tree Pollen: Absent (0)
Last counted: 7.31.23
Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.
*It looks like the pollen season is just about over.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly clear and hazy tonight,
  • Sunny and hazy and a bit warmer Saturday, evening haze, mostly clear Saturday night,
  • Sunny Sunday, clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night.
  • lows 60-62 cooling to 60 Monday night highs 92-90.
  • Partly cloudy Wednesday and at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday.
  • highs 87-94 lows near 62. (seasonal averages high 87 low 58)

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

  • Clear with evening haze, mostly cloudy with coastal haze late tonight while inland haze tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy and hazy and a bit warmer Saturday, partly cloudy with inland evening haze, mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny Sunday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy Monday, then mostly cloudy Monday night.
  • lows 58-60 highs near 76.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly cloudy Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy Wednesday, mostly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
  • Then sunny Friday.
  •  highs near 78 lows 59-57. (seasonal averages high 67 low 54)

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

  • Mostly cloudy with areas of smoke and a slight (20%) chance of isolated evening showers and thunderstorms, just partly cloudy with areas of smoke late tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and hazy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Saturday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly clear late Saturday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear at night,
  • AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday night.
  • free air freezing level 13,000 ft. late tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Sunday, 14,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, then 15,000 Monday night.
  • lows 52-47 highs 72-74.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday.
  •  free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Tuesday, 14,000 ft. Tuesday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday, then free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Wednesday night through Friday.
  • highs 72-70 warming to 78 Friday lows  near 48.

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


Aug
03.
8.4.23 Some morning clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer today for your Friday.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Mountainado? ”
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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape) offshore keeps our weather pattern stable with a bit above normal temperatures. The graphics for days 1-3  show no frontal systems pushing through the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 3-7   Monday through Friday show a frontal system moving through Monday and Tuesday and another approaching the coast next Thursday and Friday. So far the wildfire smoke has been staying in Eastern Lane County, but if the winds shift that might not be the case. Haze over Eugene and Springfield is the only sign of the wildfires.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 24 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 13 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 22 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SCATTERED LIGHTNING THROUGH 11 PM TONIGHT FOR LIGHTNING FOR THE BURNS BLM, THE VALE BLM,  AND THE BAKER VALLEY.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 11 PM TODAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE COUNTY AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTY.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST, MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS, THE CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS, AND THE WALLOWA DISTRICT.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM SUNDAY FOR KLAMATH COUNTY AND LAKE COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SEAL ROCK BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN AREA CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA TEND TO BE HIGHER IN THESE TYPES OF WATER SOURCES.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER NEAR WILLAMETTE COVE 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:

  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear both nights.
  • highs 94-92 lows 56-58.
  • Mostly sunny start, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler 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 and Wednesday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, then just partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon.
  • highs 89-85 warming to 90 Thursday lows 58-56 warming back to 58 Wednesday night.  (seasonal averages high 86 low 52)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass Pollen: Absent (0)

Weeds: Low (5)

Tree Pollen: Absent (0)
Last counted: 7.31.23
Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.
*It looks like the pollen season is just about over.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Sunny hazy and and a bit warmer today, mostly clear and hazy tonight,
  • AM haze, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, then clear Sunday night.
  • highs 91-93 lows 59-62 cooling to 60 Sunday night.
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Monday and Tuesday, partly cloudy both nights,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Some AM clouds, then sunny Thursday afternoon.
  • highs 92-86 warming to 90 Wednesday and Thursday lows 62-59 warming to 62 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 87 low 58)

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

  • Hazy with some AM clouds, sunny and hazy this afternoon, mostly clear with evening haze, mostly cloudy and hazy late tonight,
  • Hazy with some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, then partly cloudy Sunday night.
  • highs near 76 lows 58-60 cooling back to 58 Sunday night.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday, mostly cloudy Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy in  the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday.
  •  highs 78-75 warming to 77 Wednesday lows 59-57. (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, a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers this afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, just partly cloudy late tonight,
  • Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers and thunderstorms, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20% chance of showers and thunderstorms 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, then mostly clear Sunday night.
  • free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today and tonight, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Sunday, then 14,000 ft. Sunday night.
  • highs 75-77 lows 49-52.
  • AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday , a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late at night,
  • Some AM clouds, then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon.
  •  free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, 15,000 ft. Tuesday, 14,000 ft. Tuesday night, 13,000 ft. Wednesday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night, then free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Thursday.
  • highs 78-82 cooling to 73 Wednesday lows 52-48.

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


Aug
03.
8.3.23 Mostly clear overnight, some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer tomorrow.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Mountainado? ”
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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape) keeps our weather pattern stable with normal temperatures. The graphics for days 1-3  show no frontal systems pushing through the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 3-7   Sunday through Thursday show a frontal system well offshore through next Tuesday and approaching the coast next Wednesday and Thursday. So far the wildfire smoke has been staying in Eastern Lane County, but if the winds shift that might not be the case. Haze over Eugene and Springfield is the only sign of the wildfires.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 37 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 72 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 40 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SCATTERED LIGHTNING THROUGH 11 PM FRIDAY FOR LIGHTNING FOR THE BURNS BLM, THE VALE BLM,  AND THE BAKER VALLEY.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 11 PM FRIDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE COUNTY AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTY.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11AM TODAY UNTIL 11 PM FRIDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST, MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS, THE CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS, AND THE WALLOWA DISTRICT.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM SUNDAY FOR KLAMATH COUNTY AND LAKE COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY.
  • A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BLACK BUTTE BURN SCAR IN GRANT COUNTY, AND EASTERN GRANT COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SEAL ROCK BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN AREA CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA TEND TO BE HIGHER IN THESE TYPES OF WATER SOURCES.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER NEAR WILLAMETTE COVE 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, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear both nights.
  •  lows 55-58 highs 94-92.
  • Mostly sunny start, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler 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 and Wednesday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, then just partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon.
  • highs 89-85 warming to 90 Thursday lows 58-56 warming back to 58 Wednesday night.  (seasonal averages high 86 low 52)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass Pollen: Absent (0)

Weeds: Low (5)

Tree Pollen: Absent (0)
Last counted: 7.31.23
Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly clear and hazy tonight,
  • Sunny hazy and and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear and hazy Friday night,
  • AM haze, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, then clear Sunday night.
  • lows 59-62 cooling to 60 Sunday night highs 91-93.
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Monday and Tuesday, partly cloudy both nights,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Some AM clouds, then sunny Thursday afternoon.
  • highs 92-86 warming to 90 Wednesday and Thursday lows 62-59 warming to 62 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 87 low 58)

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

  • Mostly clear with evening inland haze, becoming mostly cloudy with coastal haze late tonight while mostly cloudy with inland haze  tonight,
  • Hazy with some AM clouds, sunny and hazy Friday afternoon, mostly clear with evening haze, mostly cloudy and hazy late Friday night,
  • Hazy with some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, then partly cloudy Sunday night.
  • lows 57-60 cooling to 58 Sunday night highs near 76.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday, mostly cloudy Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy in  the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday.
  •  highs 78-75 warming to 77 Wednesday lows 59-57. (seasonal averages high 67 low 54)

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

  • Partly cloudy with areas of smoke and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight, hazy late tonight,
  • Partly cloudy and hazy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, just partly cloudy late Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers and thunderstorms, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20% chance of showers and thunderstorms 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, then mostly clear Sunday night.
  • snow level above 8,000 ft. 13,000 ft. Friday through Saturday night, free air freezing level 13,000 ft.  Sunday, then 14,000 ft. Sunday night.
  • lows 49-52 highs 75-77.
  • AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday , a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late at night,
  • Some AM clouds, then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon.
  •  free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, 15,000 ft. Tuesday, 14,000 ft. Tuesday night, 13,000 ft. Wednesday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night, then free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Thursday.
  • highs 78-82 cooling to 73 Wednesday lows 52-48.

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


Aug
02.
8.3.23 Clouds and haze to start, hazy sunshine this afternoon for your Thursday.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Mountainado? ”
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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape) keeps our weather pattern stable with normal temperatures. The graphics for days 1-3  show no frontal systems pushing through the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 3-7   Sunday through Thursday show a frontal system well offshore through next Tuesday and approaching the coast next Tuesday and Thursday. So far the wildfire smoke has been staying in Eastern Lane County, but if the winds shift that might not be the case.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 19 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 30 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SCATTERED LIGHTNING FROM 2 PM MDT TODAY THROUGH 11 PM FRIDAY FOR LIGHTNING FOR THE BURNS BLM, THE VALE BLM,  AND THE BAKER VALLEY.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 11 PM FRIDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE COUNTY AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTY.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11AM TODAY UNTIL 11 PM FRIDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST, MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS, THE CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS, AND THE WALLOWA DISTRICT.
  • A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 11 AM TODAY FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OUT TEN NAUTICAL MILES.
  • A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM TODAY FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OREGON.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM SUNDAY FOR KLAMATH COUNTY AND LAKE COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SEAL ROCK BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN AREA CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA TEND TO BE HIGHER IN THESE TYPES OF WATER SOURCES.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER NEAR WILLAMETTE COVE 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:

  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
  • highs near 92 lows 54-57.
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, clear Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
  • Then partly cloudy Wednesday.
  • highs 93-88 lows 58-55.  (seasonal averages high 86 low 52)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass Pollen: Absent (0)

Weeds: Low (5)

Tree Pollen: Absent (0)
Last counted: 7.31.23
Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Sunny and hazy and a bit cooler today, mostly clear tonight,
  • AM haze, sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
  • highs 90-93 lows 57-62.
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, clear Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday and Tuesday night,
  • Some AM clouds, then sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon.
  • highs 92-87 warming to 89 Wednesday lows 60-62 cooling to 59 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 87 low 58)

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

  • AM clouds and haze with inland patchy fog, sunny and hazy and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear with evening haze, mostly cloudy and hazy late tonight,
  • Hazy with some AM clouds, sunny Friday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Saturday night.
  • highs near 76 lows 57-59.
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday and in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy Tuesday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday.
  •  highs 78-75 warming to 77 Wednesday lows 59-57. (seasonal averages high 67 low 54)

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

  • Some AM clouds and hazy, sunny and hazy this afternoon, partly cloudy and hazy with areas of smoke tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and hazy with areas of smoke and a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms, partly cloudy and hazy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday afternoon, partly cloudy and hazy with areas of smoke and a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, hazy with areas of smoke late night,
  • Mostly sunny and hazy with areas of smoke a bit warmer Saturday, then mostly clear and hazy with areas of smoke late Saturday night.
  • free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. late tonight, 13,000 ft. late Friday night, then 13,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night.
  • highs near 76 lows 48-50.
  • Sunny and hazy with areas of smoke and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear and hazy with areas of smoke Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny and hazy with areas of smoke and a bit warmer Monday, partly cloudy and hazy with areas of smoke at night,
  • Some AM clouds and hazy with areas of smoke, mostly sunny and hazy with areas of smoke and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy and hazy with areas of smoke Tuesday night,
  • Partly cloudy and hazy with areas of AM smoke, mostly sunny and hazy with areas of smoke Wednesday afternoon.
  • free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Sunday, 14,000 ft. Sunday night through Tuesday, 15,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday.
  • highs 78-82 cooling to 73 Wednesday lows 52-48.

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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
02.
8.2.23 Mostly clear and hazy tonight.
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Category: Uncategorized
Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Mountainado? ”
________________

An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape) keeps our weather pattern stable with normal temperatures. The graphics for days 1-3  show a cold front pushing through the Pacific Northwest today and Thursday.  The graphics for days 3-7   Saturday through Wednesday show a frontal system well offshore through next Tuesday and approaching the coast next Wednesday. So far the wildfire smoke has been staying in Eastern Lane County, but if the winds shift that might not be the case.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 46 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 68 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 47 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SCATTERED LIGHTNING FROM 2 PM MDT THURSDAY THROUGH 11 PM FRIDAY FOR LIGHTNING FOR THE BURNS BLM, THE VALE BLM,  AND THE BAKER VALLEY.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 11 PM FRIDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE COUNTY AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTY.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11AM THURSDAY UNTIL 11 PM FRIDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST, MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS, THE CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS, AND THE WALLOWA DISTRICT.
  • A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 11 AM THURSDAY FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OUT TEN NAUTICAL MILES.
  • A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM THURSDAY FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FRONM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OREGON.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM SUNDAY FOR KLAMATH COUNTY AND LAKE COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SEAL ROCK BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN AREA CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA TEND TO BE HIGHER IN THESE TYPES OF WATER SOURCES.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER NEAR WILLAMETTE COVE 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 with ares of smoke tonight,
  • Some AM clouds and haze, sunny and hazy Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy and hazy with areas of smoke Thursday night,
  • Mostly sunny and hazy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers and thunderstorms, partly cloudy hazy with areas of smoke with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday afternoon and evening, partly cloudy and hazy  night,
  • Mostly sunny Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
  • lows 53-57 highs near 92.
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, clear Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
  • Then partly cloudy Wednesday.
  • highs 93-88 lows 58-55.  (seasonal averages high 86 low 52)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass Pollen: Absent (0)

Weeds: Low (5)

Tree Pollen: Absent (0)
Last counted: 7.31.23
Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Clear and hazy tonight,
  • Sunny and hazy and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
  • AM haze, sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
  • lows 57-62 highs 90-93.
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, clear Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday and Tuesday night,
  • Some AM clouds, then sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon.
  • highs 92-87 warming to 89 Wednesday lows 60-62 cooling to 59 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 88 low 58)

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

  • Clear with inland evening haze, mostly cloudy with inland haze late tonight,
  • AM clouds and haze with inland patchy fog, sunny and hazy and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly clear with evening haze, mostly cloudy and hazy Thursday night,
  • Hazy with some AM clouds, sunny Friday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Saturday night.
  • lows 57-59 highs near 76.
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday and in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy Tuesday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday.
  •  highs 78-75 warming to 77 Wednesday lows 59-57. (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 with areas of smoke tonight,
  • Some AM clouds and hazy, sunny and hazy Thursday, partly cloudy and hazy with areas of smoke Thursday night,
  • Mostly sunny and hazy with areas of smoke and a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms, partly cloudy and hazy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday afternoon, partly cloudy and hazy with areas of smoke and a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, hazy with areas of smoke late night,
  • Mostly sunny and hazy with areas of smoke a bit warmer Saturday, then mostly clear and hazy with areas of smoke late Saturday night.
  • free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight and Thursday, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. late Thursday night, 13,000 ft. late Friday night, then 13,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night.
  • lows 46-50 highs near 76.
  • Sunny and hazy with areas of smoke and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear and hazy with areas of smoke Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny and hazy with areas of smoke and a bit warmer Monday, partly cloudy and hazy with areas of smoke at night,
  • Some AM clouds and hazy with areas of smoke, mostly sunny and hazy with areas of smoke and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy and hazy with areas of smoke Tuesday night,
  • Partly cloudy and hazy with areas of smoke Wednesday.
  • free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Sunday, 14,000 ft. Sunday night through Tuesday, 15,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday.
  • highs 78-82 cooling to 73 Wednesday lows 52-48.

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Aug
01.
8.2.23 Another sunny day today for your Wednesday.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Mountainado? ”
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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape) keeps our weather pattern stable with normal temperatures. The graphics for days 1-3  show a cold front pushing through the Pacific Northwest today and Thursday.  The graphics for days 3-7   Saturday through Wednesday show a frontal system well offshore through next Tuesday and approaching the coast next Wednesday. So far the wildfire smoke has been staying in Eastern Lane County, but if the winds shift that might not be the case.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 41 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 33 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 36 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR LIGHTNING FOR THE BURNS BLM, THE VALE BLM,  AND THE BAKER VALLEY.
  • A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE COUNTY AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTY.
  • A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST, MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS, THE CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS, AND THE WALLOWA DISTRICT,
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY.
  • THE AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR EASTERN LANE COUNTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL AT LEAST AUGUST 2ND.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SEAL ROCK BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN AREA CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA TEND TO BE HIGHER IN THESE TYPES OF WATER SOURCES.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER NEAR WILLAMETTE COVE 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 warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, then mostly clear Friday night.
  • highs 92-90 lows 53-55.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, clear Saturday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday.
  • highs 92-97 cooling 90 Tuesday lows 55-57.  (seasonal averages high 86 low 52)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass Pollen: Absent (0)

Weeds: Low (5)

Tree Pollen: Absent (0)
Last counted: 7.31.23
Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • AM haze, sunny and hazy and a bit warmer this afternoon, clear and hazy tonight,
  • AM haze, sunny and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, then mostly clear Friday night.
  • highs 92-90 lows near 58.
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, clear Saturday night,
  • Sunny Sunday, clear at night,
  • Sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
  • Then mostly sunny Tuesday.
  • highs near 92 lows 59-62 (seasonal averages high 88 low 58)

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

  • Some AM clouds with inland haze, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, clear with inland evening haze, partly cloudy with inland haze late tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, then mostly clear Friday night.
  • highs near 75 lows near 57.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Saturday night,
  • Sunny Sunday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday.
  •  highs 77-75 lows 58-60. (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 cooler today, partly cloudy and hazy with areas of smoke tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and hazy with areas of smoke Thursday, partly cloudy and hazy with areas of smoke at night,
  • Mostly sunny and hazy with areas of smoke and a bit cooler Friday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and thunderstorms, then hazy with areas of smoke late Friday night.
  • free air freezing level 15,000 ft. today, then 14,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night.
  • highs 77-75 lows near 48.
  • Mostly sunny and hazy with areas of smoke a bit warmer Saturday,  mostly clear and hazy with areas of smoke late Saturday night,
  • Sunny and hazy with areas of smoke and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear and hazy with areas of smoke Sunday night,
  • Sunny and hazy with areas of smoke and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear and hazy with areas of smoke at night,
  • Then mostly sunny and hazy with areas of smoke and a bit cooler Tuesday.
  • free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Saturday, 14,000 ft.  Saturday night and Sunday, then 15,000 ft. Sunday night through Tuesday.
  • highs 76-84 cooling to 78 Tuesday lows 50-53.

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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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