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Oct
19.
10.20.25 Mostly sunny today for your Monday, mostly clear tonight.
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” Shape) brings some dry weather then more frontal systems bring back the rain. The graphics for days 1-3 show a cold front that moved in Saturday. The graphics for days 3-7  Thursday through Monday show the frontal activity through the period.

ADVISORIES:

  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING  FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT  UNTIL 8 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR WAPATO MARSH AT AT OAKS BOTTOM WILDLIFE REFUGE IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY. *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WAPATO MASRSH TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY E TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT KLAMATH LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND WALLOWA  COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR OCHOCO LAKE IN CROOK COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT OCHOCO LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR BROWNLEE RESERVOIR IN BAKER COUNTY DUE TO THE SPREAD OF CYANOBACTERIA *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WILLAMETTE RIVER TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ECKMAN LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT ODEL LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING SAXITOXIN (PSP).
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR IN MALHEUR COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND UNION COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER.  *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID POOLS OF WATER IN BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVER. AVOID WATER CONTACT, DO NOT DRINK THE WATER, AND KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS AWAY FROM THE POOLS OF WATER.
  • 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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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 39 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 21 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 35 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA.org)
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:New

  • Mostly sunny today, mostly clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night.
  • highs 63-67 lows 38-47.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Friday, rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Saturday, rain Saturday night,
  • The mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Sunday.
  • Highs 67-55 lows 49-42 (seasonal averages high 63 low 41).

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YOUR SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEATHER FORECAST:

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 TH:

Ducks vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights at  SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ – Game Time  3:30 pm PDT: Ducks clobbered the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 56-10.

Beavers vs. Lafayette Leopards at Reser Stadium – Game time  7:00 pm PDT: Beavers clobbered the  Lafayette Leopards in their first win of the season 45-13.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, clear Monday night, patchy fog late,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just mostly cloudy late Wednesday night.
  • highs 66-72 cooling to 69 Wednesday lows 42-48.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and much cooler Friday, showers at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers Saturday, rain Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain, then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers Sunday afternoon.
  • highs 70-56 lows 53-56 (seasonal averages high 65 low 44).

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

  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal showers, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy start, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night.
  • highs 68-72 cooling to 67 Wednesday lows 42-46 warming to 52 Wednesday night.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday, cloudy with a (0%) chance of rain late Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Friday, showers at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers Saturday, rain Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain, then showers Sunday afternoon.
  • highs 67-69 cooling to 62 Friday warming to 63 Saturday lows 50-52 cooling to 49 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 62 low 46).

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

  • Sunny and a bit cooler today, mostly clear tonight,
  • Sunny and warmer Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of  rain Wednesday night.
  • highs 55-63 cooling to 58 Wednesday lows 36-38 cooling to 35 Wednesday night.
  • snow level 5,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Monday afternoon, 13,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Wednesday, then snow level 7,500 ft. Wednesday night.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Friday, rain with snow at night (snow possibly heavy at times),
  • Mostly cloudy and cooler with rain and snow Saturday, rain and snow Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow Sunday (snow possibly heavy at times).
  • snow level 7,500 ft. Thursday, 8,000 ft. Thursday night, 7,500 ft. Friday, 6,000 ft. Friday night,  5,000 ft. Saturday, 4,500 ft. Saturday night, then 4,000 ft. Sunday.
  • highs 55-34 lows 40-28.
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Oct
19.
10.19.25 Partly cloudy with a 40% chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight. Monday?
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The Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” Shape) weakens and allowing fronts to move in.  The graphics for days 1-3 show a cold front moving in between today. The graphics for days 3-7  Wednesday through Sunday show the frontal activity through the period.

ADVISORIES:

  • *A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING  FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • *A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT  FROM 2 PM TODAY UNTIL 8 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • *A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE CLATSOP COUNTY COAST AND THE TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST.
  • *A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR WAPATO MARSH AT AT OAKS BOTTOM WILDLIFE REFUGE IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY. *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WAPATO MASRSH TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY E TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT KLAMATH LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND WALLOWA  COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR OCHOCO LAKE IN CROOK COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT OCHOCO LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR BROWNLEE RESERVOIR IN BAKER COUNTY DUE TO THE SPREAD OF CYANOBACTERIA *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WILLAMETTE RIVER TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ECKMAN LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT ODEL LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING SAXITOXIN (PSP).
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR IN MALHEUR COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND UNION COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER.  *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID POOLS OF WATER IN BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVER. AVOID WATER CONTACT, DO NOT DRINK THE WATER, AND KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS AWAY FROM THE POOLS OF WATER.
  • 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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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 30 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 20 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA.org)
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

  • Partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
  • Mostly sunny Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night.
  • lows 42-38 warming to 47 Wednesday night highs 63-67.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Friday, rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Saturday, rain Saturday night,
  • The mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Sunday.
  • Highs 67-55 lows 49-42 (seasonal averages high 63 low 41).

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YOUR SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEATHER FORECAST:

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 TH:

Ducks vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights at  SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ – Game Time  3:30 pm PDT: Ducks clobbered the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 56-10.

Beavers vs. Lafayette Leopards at Reser Stadium – Game time  7:00 pm PDT: Beavers clobbered the  Lafayette Leopards in their first win of the season 45-13.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, clear Monday night, patchy fog late,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just mostly cloudy late Wednesday night.
  • lows 44-42 warming to 48 Wednesday night highs 66-72 cooling to 69 Wednesday.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and much cooler Friday, showers at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers Saturday, rain Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain, then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers Sunday afternoon.
  • highs 70-56 lows 53-56 (seasonal averages high 65 low 44).

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

  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal showers, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy start, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night.
  • lows 44-42 warming to 52 Wednesday night highs 68-72 cooling to 67 Wednesday.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday, cloudy with a (0%) chance of rain late Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Friday, showers at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers Saturday, rain Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain, then showers Sunday afternoon.
  • highs 67-69 cooling to 62 Friday warming to 63 Saturday lows 50-52 cooling to 49 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 62 low 46).

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

  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, just mostly cloudy late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
  • Sunny and warmer Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of  rain Wednesday night.
  • lows 28-38 highs 55-63 cooling to 58 Wednesday.
  • snow level 5,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Monday afternoon, 13,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Wednesday, then snow level 7,500 ft. Wednesday night.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Friday, rain with snow at night (snow possibly heavy at times),
  • Mostly cloudy and cooler with rain and snow Saturday, rain and snow Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow Sunday (snow possibly heavy at times).
  • snow level 7,500 ft. Thursday, 8,000 ft. Thursday night, 7,500 ft. Friday, 6,000 ft. Friday night,  5,000 ft. Saturday, 4,500 ft. Saturday night, then 4,000 ft. Sunday.
  • highs 55-34 lows 40-28.
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Oct
18.
10.19.25 Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms today for your Sunday.
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The Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” Shape) weakens and allowing fronts to move in.  The graphics for days 1-3 show a cold front moving in between today. The graphics for days 3-7  Wednesday through Sunday show the frontal activity through the period.

ADVISORIES:

  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE CLATSOP COUNTY COAST,  THE TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST, AND THE CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT  FROM 2 PM TODAY UNTIL 8 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM UNTIL 11 PM TODAY FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR WAPATO MARSH AT AT OAKS BOTTOM WILDLIFE REFUGE IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY. *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WAPATO MASRSH TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY E TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT KLAMATH LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND WALLOWA  COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR OCHOCO LAKE IN CROOK COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT OCHOCO LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR BROWNLEE RESERVOIR IN BAKER COUNTY DUE TO THE SPREAD OF CYANOBACTERIA *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WILLAMETTE RIVER TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ECKMAN LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT ODEL LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING SAXITOXIN (PSP).
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR IN MALHEUR COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND UNION COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER.  *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID POOLS OF WATER IN BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVER. AVOID WATER CONTACT, DO NOT DRINK THE WATER, AND KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS AWAY FROM THE POOLS OF WATER.
  • 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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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 61 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 53 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 65 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA.org)
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms today, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing Tuesday night.
  • lows 42-38 warming back to 42 Tuesday night highs 62-64.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Friday, rain Friday  night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Saturday.
  • Highs 66-68 cooling to cooling to 57 Saturday lows 47-50 cooling to 46 Friday night (seasonal averages high 63 low 41).

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YOUR SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEATHER FORECAST:

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 TH:

Ducks vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights at  SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ – Game Time  3:30 pm PDT: Ducks clobbered the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 56-10.

Beavers vs. Lafayette Leopards at Reser Stadium – Game time  7:00 pm PDT: Beavers clobbered the  Lafayette Leopards in their first win of the season 45-13.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers, cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers this afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers,  just partly cloudy tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
  • highs 62-69 lows 46-43.
  • Sunny start, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, a (40%) chance of rain, rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and much cooler Friday, rain Friday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Saturday.
  • highs 69-70 cooling to 58 Saturday lows 50-52 (seasonal averages high 65 low 44).

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

  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit warmer this afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal showers, just partly cloudy tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
  • highs 66-72 lows 46-47.
  • Partly cloudy start, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Thursday, cloudy with a  (40%) chance of evening rain, rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Friday, rain Friday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday.
  • highs 67-69 cooling to 62 Friday warming to 63 Saturday lows 50-52 cooling to 49 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 62 low 47).

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

  • Mostly cloudy and with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, much cooler with rain likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of snow this afternoon, mostly cloudy with evening rain and snow likely (70%), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
  • snow level 5,500 ft. today, 5,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Monday, then 13,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night.
  • highs 42-62 lows 28-38.
  • Sunny and warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of  rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (50%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Friday, rain with a slight (20%) chance of snow Friday night (snow possibly heavy at times),
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow Saturday.
  • snow level 7,500 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, 8,000 ft. Thursday night, 7,500 ft. Friday, 6,500 ft. Friday night, then 6,000 ft. Saturday.
  • highs 56-42 lows 36-40 cooling to 32 Friday night.
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Oct
18.
10.18.25 Increasing clouds with a 40% chance of evening rain, rain late tonight. What about Sunday?
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” Shape) weakens and allowing fronts to move in.  The graphics for days 1-3 show a cold front moving in between tonight and Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7  Tuesday through Saturday show the frontal activity through next Saturday.

ADVISORIES:

  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE CLATSOP COUNTY COAST,  THE TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST, AND THE CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT  FROM 2 PM SUNDAY UNTIL 8 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM UNTIL 11 PM SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR WAPATO MARSH AT AT OAKS BOTTOM WILDLIFE REFUGE IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY. *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WAPATO MASRSH TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY E TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT KLAMATH LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND WALLOWA  COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR OCHOCO LAKE IN CROOK COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT OCHOCO LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR BROWNLEE RESERVOIR IN BAKER COUNTY DUE TO THE SPREAD OF CYANOBACTERIA *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WILLAMETTE RIVER TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ECKMAN LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT ODEL LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING SAXITOXIN (PSP).
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR IN MALHEUR COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND UNION COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER.  *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID POOLS OF WATER IN BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVER. AVOID WATER CONTACT, DO NOT DRINK THE WATER, AND KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS AWAY FROM THE POOLS OF WATER.
  • 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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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 42 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 37 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 47 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA.org)
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

  •  Increasing clouds with a (30%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with rail late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing Tuesday night.
  • lows 48-38 warming to 42 Tuesday night highs 62-64.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Friday, rain Friday  night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Saturday.
  • Highs 66-68 cooling to cooling to 57 Saturday lows 47-50 cooling to 46 Friday night (seasonal averages high 63 low 41).

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YOUR SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEATHER FORECAST:

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 TH:

Ducks vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights at  SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ – Game Time  3:30 pm PDT: Ducks clobbered the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 56-10.

Beavers vs. Lafayette Leopards at Reser Stadium – Game time  7:00 pm PDT: Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy 60 degrees, increasing clouds, a slight chance of  evening rain,  temperature decreases and the game progresses.Looks like not much chance of more than a sprinkle of rain toward the end of the game. (GAME STILL IN PROGRESS WHEN THESE FORECASTS PUBLISHED.)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Clear with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with rain late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers, cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers,  just partly cloudy Sunday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
  • highs 62-69 lows 52-43.
  • Sunny start, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, a (40%) chance of rain, rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and much cooler Friday, rain Friday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Saturday.
  • highs 69-70 cooling to 58 Saturday lows 50-52 (seasonal averages high 65 low 44).

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

  • Mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal rain, mostly cloudy rain late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal showers, just partly cloudy Sunday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
  • lows 52-46 warming to 47 Tuesday night highs 66-72.
  • Partly cloudy start, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Thursday, cloudy with a  (40%) chance of evening rain, rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Friday, rain Friday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday.
  • highs 67-69 cooling to 62 Friday warming to 63 Saturday lows 50-52 cooling to 49 Friday night. (seasonal averages high 62 low 47).

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

  • Partly cloudy with a slight chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, much cooler with rain likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of snow Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with evening rain and snow likely (70%), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
  • snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, 5,500 ft. Sunday, 5,000 ft. Sunday night, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Monday, then 13,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night.
  • lows 36-28 warming to 38 Tuesday night highs 42-62.
  • Sunny and warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of  rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (50%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Friday, rain with a slight (20%) chance of snow Friday night (snow possibly heavy at times),
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow Saturday.
  • snow level 7,500 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, 8,000 ft. Thursday night, 7,500 ft. Friday, 6,500 ft. Friday night, then 6,000 ft. Saturday.
  • highs 56-42 lows 36-40 cooling to 32 Friday night.
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Oct
17.
10.18.25 Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny and slightly cooler this afternoon for your Saturday. What’s next?
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” Shape) is starting to weaken and move away from us.  The graphics for days 1-3 show a cold front moving in Saturday. The graphics for days 3-7  Tuesday through Saturday show a frontal system moving through the Pacific Northwest Saturday night into Sunday. Another cold front will be offshore and pushing in next Friday.

Note: NOTE: THE OUTDOOR BURN SEASON OPENED SATURDAY 10/11 FOR ALL OF LANE COUNTY.

ADVISORIES:

  • A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TODAY FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
  • A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TODAY  FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST LOWLANDS.
  • A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT TODAY FOR THE OREGON LOWER TREASURE VALLEY.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE CLATSOP COUNTY COAST,  THE TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST, AND THE CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR WAPATO MARSH AT AT OAKS BOTTOM WILDLIFE REFUGE IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY. *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WAPATO MASRSH TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY E TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT KLAMATH LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND WALLOWA  COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR OCHOCO LAKE IN CROOK COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT OCHOCO LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR BROWNLEE RESERVOIR IN BAKER COUNTY DUE TO THE SPREAD OF CYANOBACTERIA *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WILLAMETTE RIVER TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ECKMAN LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT ODEL LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING SAXITOXIN (PSP).
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR IN MALHEUR COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND UNION COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER.  *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID POOLS OF WATER IN BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVER. AVOID WATER CONTACT, DO NOT DRINK THE WATER, AND KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS AWAY FROM THE POOLS OF WATER.
  • 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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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 52 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 26 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 51 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA.org)
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

  • Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny and slightly cooler this afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy with rain late tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just partly cloudy late at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, clear Monday night.
  • highs 67-62 warming to 64 Monday lows 48-39.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, rain likely (70%) Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Friday.
  • Highs 63-66 cooling to 62 Friday  lows 39-47 (seasonal averages high 64  low 41).

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YOUR SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEATHER FORECAST:

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 TH:

Ducks vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights at  SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ – Game Time  3:30 pm PDT: Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy, 64 degrees, cooling as the game progresses.

Beavers vs. Lafayette Leopards at Reser Stadium – Game time  7:00 pm PDT: Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy 60 degrees, increasing clouds, a slight chance of  evening rain,  temperature decreases and the game progresses. ()Looks like not much chance of more than a sprinkle of rain toward the end of the game.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers,  just partly cloudy at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, then mostly clear Monday night.
  • highs 73-63 warming to 65 Monday lows 50-43.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly  cloudy  Tuesday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (20%) chance of rain Thursday, a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain late Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain, then rain likely (70%) and much cooler Friday afternoon.
  • highs 64-70 cooling to 58 Friday lows 44-52 (seasonal averages high 66 low 45).

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

  • Patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with coastal showers late tonight while mostly cloudy with coastal showers late tonight while a good (50%) chance of inland showers late tonight,
  • Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal showers while a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Monday night.
  • highs 69-66 warming to 68 Monday lows 52-44.
  • Partly cloudy start, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
  • Partly cloudy Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Thursday, evening rain likely (70%) and breezy, rain and breezy Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and cooler with rain Friday.
  • highs 66-69 cooling to 60 Friday lows 45-54. (seasonal averages high 63 low 47).

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

  • Sunny and a bit cooler today, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy and much cooler with rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
  • free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today, snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight,  7,000 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, 5,500 ft. Sunday night, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Monday and Monday night.
  • highs 63-44 warming to 55 Monday lows 38-28 warming to 36 Monday night.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain,  partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Tuesday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of  rain at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Friday.
  • snow level 7,500 ft.  Tuesday through Wednesday, 8,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night, then 7,500 ft. Friday .
  • highs 56-58 cooling to 48 Friday lows 35-39.
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Oct
17.
10.17.25 Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight. What about your Saturday?
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” Shape) is starting to weaken and move away from us.  The graphics for days 1-3 show a cold front moving in Saturday. The graphics for days 3-7  Monday through Friday show a frontal system moving through the Pacific Northwest Saturday night into Sunday. Another cold front will be offshore and pushing in next Friday.

Note: NOTE: THE OUTDOOR BURN SEASON OPENED SATURDAY 10/11 FOR ALL OF LANE COUNTY.

ADVISORIES:

  • A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 9 AM SATURDAY FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
  • A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 9 AM SATURDAY  FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST LOWLANDS.
  • A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE OREGON LOWER TREASURE VALLEY.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE CLATSOP COUNTY COAST,  THE TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST, AND THE CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM  THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR WAPATO MARSH AT AT OAKS BOTTOM WILDLIFE REFUGE IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY. *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WAPATO MASRSH TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY E TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT KLAMATH LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND WALLOWA  COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR OCHOCO LAKE IN CROOK COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT OCHOCO LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR BROWNLEE RESERVOIR IN BAKER COUNTY DUE TO THE SPREAD OF CYANOBACTERIA *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WILLAMETTE RIVER TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ECKMAN LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT ODEL LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING SAXITOXIN (PSP).
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR IN MALHEUR COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND UNION COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER.  *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID POOLS OF WATER IN BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVER. AVOID WATER CONTACT, DO NOT DRINK THE WATER, AND KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS AWAY FROM THE POOLS OF WATER.
  • 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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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 52 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 26 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 51 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA.org)
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

  • Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
  • Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny and slightly cooler Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy with rain late Saturday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just partly cloudy late at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, clear Monday night.
  • lows 39-48 cooling to 39 Monday night highs 67-62 warming to 64 Monday.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, rain likely (70%) Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Friday.
  • Highs 63-66 cooling to 62 Friday  lows 39-47 (seasonal averages high 64  low 41).

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YOUR SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEATHER FORECAST:

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 TH:

Ducks vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights at  SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ – Game Time  3:30 pm PDT: Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy, 67 degrees, cooling as the game progresses.

Beavers vs. Lafayette Leopards at Reser Stadium – Game time  7:00 pm PDT: Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy 62 degrees, increasing clouds, a slight chance of  evening showers,  temperature decreases and the game progresses.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly clear this evening, tonight, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers,  just partly cloudy at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, then mostly clear Monday night.
  • lows 46-50 cooling to 43 Monday night highs 73-63 warming to 65 Monday.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly  cloudy  Tuesday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (20%) chance of rain Thursday, a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain late Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain, then rain likely (70%) and much cooler Friday afternoon.
  • highs 64-70 cooling to 58 Friday lows 44-52 (seasonal averages high 66 low 45).

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

  • Partly cloudy with patchy evening, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight,
  • Patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with coastal showers late Saturday night while mostly cloudy with coastal showers late Saturday night while a good (50%) chance of inland showers late Saturday night,
  • Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal showers while a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Monday night.
  • lows 45-52 cooling to 44 Monday night highs 69-66 warming to 68 Monday.
  • Partly cloudy start, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
  • Partly cloudy Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Thursday, evening rain likely (70%) and breezy, rain and breezy Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and cooler with rain Friday.
  • highs 66-69 cooling to 60 Friday lows 45-54. (seasonal averages high 63 low 47).

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

  • Mostly clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and much cooler with rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
  • free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight and Saturday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night,  7,000 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, 5,500 ft. Sunday night, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Monday and Monday night.
  • lows 35-38 cooling to 28 Sunday night warming to 36 Monday night highs 63-44 warming to 55 Monday .
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain,  partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Tuesday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of  rain at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Friday.
  • snow level 7,500 ft.  Tuesday through Wednesday, 8,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night, then 7,500 ft. Friday .
  • highs 56-58 cooling to 48 Friday lows 35-39.
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Oct
16.
10.17.25 Mostly cloudy start, mostly sunny and slightly cooler today for your Friday.
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” Shape) is starting to weaken and move away from us.  The graphics for days 1-3 show a cold front moving in today into Saturday. The graphics for days 3-7  Sunday through Thursday show a frontal system moving through the Pacific Northwest Sunday. Another cold front will be offshore next Wednesday.

Note: NOTE: THE OUTDOOR BURN SEASON OPENED SATURDAY 10/11 FOR ALL OF LANE COUNTY.

ADVISORIES:

  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE CLATSOP COUNTY COAST,  THE TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST, AND THE CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR WAPATO MARSH AT AT OAKS BOTTOM WILDLIFE REFUGE IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY. *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WAPATO MASRSH TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY E TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT KLAMATH LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND WALLOWA  COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR OCHOCO LAKE IN CROOK COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT OCHOCO LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR BROWNLEE RESERVOIR IN BAKER COUNTY DUE TO THE SPREAD OF CYANOBACTERIA *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WILLAMETTE RIVER TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ECKMAN LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT ODEL LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING SAXITOXIN (PSP).
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR IN MALHEUR COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND UNION COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER.  *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID POOLS OF WATER IN BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVER. AVOID WATER CONTACT, DO NOT DRINK THE WATER, AND KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS AWAY FROM THE POOLS OF WATER.
  • 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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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 44 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA.org)
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

  • Mostly cloudy start, mostly sunny and slightly cooler today, mostly clear with patchy dense fog late tonight,
  • Patchy AM dense fog, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy with rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday,  mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
  • highs 64-67 cooling to 62 Sunday lows 39-47 cooling to 42 Sunday night.
  • AM clouds and sun, sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Monday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday.
  • Highs 63-62 warming to 66 Thursday  lows 39-42 (seasonal averages high 64  low 41).

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YOUR SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEATHER FORECAST:

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 TH:

Ducks vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights at  SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ – Game Time  3:30 pm PDT: Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy, 67 degrees, cooling as the game progresses.

Beavers vs. Lafayette Leopards at Reser Stadium – Game time  7:00 pm PDT: Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy 62 degrees, increasing clouds, a slight chance of  evening showers,  temperature decreases and the game progresses.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Patchy AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
  • Some AM clouds with patchy fog, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms  Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night.
  • highs 67-72 cooling to 60 Sunday lows 45-50 cooling to 44 Sunday night.
  • AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, mostly clear Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers, and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, just partly  cloudy  at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
  • highs 63-69 lows 42-44 (seasonal averages high 66 low 45).

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

  • Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy and a bit warmer today, partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight while patchy inland fog tonight,
  • Patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal and mostly cloudy with coastal showers likely (70%) late at night while mostly clear in the evening  inland and mostly cloudy with inland showers late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance of showers and cooler Sunday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night.
  • highs 67-70 cooling to 62 Sunday lows 45-52 cooling to 46 Sunday night.
  • Mostly cloudy start, sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, just partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
  • highs 68-67 warming back to 68 Wednesday and Thursday lows 45-47. (seasonal averages high 63 low 47).

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

  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler today, mostly clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, becoming mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and much cooler with rain Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night.
  • free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today through Saturday snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night, then 5,500 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
  • highs 54-62 cooling to 43 Sunday night lows 35-37 cooling to 29 Sunday night.
  • Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow and a bit warmer Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday.
  • snow level  5,500 ft. Monday, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Monday night, snow level 7,000 ft.  Tuesday and Tuesday night, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Wednesday, then snow level 8,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday.
  • highs 42-59 lows 34-37.
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Oct
16.
10.16.25 Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight. What about Friday?
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” Shape) is starting to weaken and move away from us.  The graphics for days 1-3 show a cold front moving through between tonight and Friday. The graphics for days 3-7  Sunday through Thursday show a frontal system moving through the Pacific Northwest Sunday. Another cold front will be offshore next Tuesday

Note: NOTE: THE OUTDOOR BURN SEASON OPENED SATURDAY 10/11 FOR ALL OF LANE COUNTY.

ADVISORIES:

  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE CLATSOP COUNTY COAST,  THE TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST, AND THE CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR WAPATO MARSH AT AT OAKS BOTTOM WILDLIFE REFUGE IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY. *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WAPATO MASRSH TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY E TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT KLAMATH LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND WALLOWA  COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR OCHOCO LAKE IN CROOK COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT OCHOCO LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR BROWNLEE RESERVOIR IN BAKER COUNTY DUE TO THE SPREAD OF CYANOBACTERIA *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WILLAMETTE RIVER TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ECKMAN LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT ODEL LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING SAXITOXIN (PSP).
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR IN MALHEUR COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND UNION COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER.  *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID POOLS OF WATER IN BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVER. AVOID WATER CONTACT, DO NOT DRINK THE WATER, AND KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS AWAY FROM THE POOLS OF WATER.
  • 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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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 44 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA.org)
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

  • Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy start, mostly sunny and slightly cooler Friday, mostly clear with patchy dense fog late Friday night,
  • Patchy AM dense fog, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy with rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday,  mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
  • lows 42-39 warming to 47 Saturday night cooling to 42 Sunday night highs 64-67 cooling to 62 Sunday.
  • AM clouds and sun, sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Monday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday.
  • Highs 63-62 warming to 66 Thursday  lows 39-42 (seasonal averages high 64  low 41).

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YOUR SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEATHER FORECAST:

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 TH:

Ducks vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights at  SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ – Game Time  3:30 pm PDT: Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy, 67 degrees, cooling as the game progresses.

Beavers vs. Lafayette at Reser Stadium – Game time  7:00 pm PDT: Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy 62 degrees, increasing clouds, a slight chance of  evening,  temperature decreases and the game progresses.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
  • Patchy AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Some AM clouds with patchy fog, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms  Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night.
  • lows 45-50 cooling to 44 Sunday night highs 67-72 cooling to 60 Sunday.
  • AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, mostly clear Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers, and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, just partly  cloudy  at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
  • highs 63-69 lows 42-44 (seasonal averages high 66 low 45).

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

  • Partly cloudy this evening, patchy late evening coastal fog continuing overnight while patchy evening inland fog and areas of inland fog late tonight, mostly cloudy late tonight,
  • Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday, partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late at night while patchy inland fog Friday night,
  • Patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal and mostly cloudy with coastal showers likely (70%) late at night while mostly clear in the evening  inland and mostly cloudy with inland showers late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance of showers and cooler Sunday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night.
  • lows 46-45 warming to 52 Saturday night cooling to 46 Sunday night highs 67-70 cooling to 62 Sunday.
  • Mostly cloudy start, sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, just partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
  • highs 68-67 warming back to 68 Wednesday and Thursday lows 45-47. (seasonal averages high 63 low 47).

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

  • Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, becoming mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and much cooler with rain Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night.
  • snow level free air freezing level 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. late tonight, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Friday through Saturday snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night, then 5,500 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
  • lows 37-35 warming back to 37 Saturday night cooling to 29 Sunday night highs 54-62 cooling to 43 Sunday night.
  • Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow and a bit warmer Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday.
  • snow level  5,500 ft. Monday, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Monday night, snow level 7,000 ft.  Tuesday and Tuesday night, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Wednesday, then snow level 8,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday.
  • highs 42-59 lows 34-37.
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” Shape) is taking control of the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 1-3 show a cold front falling apart as it moves through between Thursday and Friday. The graphics for days 3-7  Sunday through Thursday show a frontal system moving  through the Pacific Northwest between Saturday night and Sunday. Another cold front will be offshore next Wednesday

Note: NOTE: THE OUTDOOR BURN SEASON OPENED SATURDAY 10/11 FOR ALL OF LANE COUNTY.

ADVISORIES:

  • A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT 1 AM UNTIL 9 AM TODAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON COAST RANGE LOWLANDS, THE TUALATIN VALLEY, THE BENTON COUNTY LOWLANDS, THE LINN COUNTY LOWLANDS, AND THE LANE COUNTY LOWLANDS, AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE CLATSOP COUNTY COAST,  THE TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST, AND THE CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR WAPATO MARSH AT AT OAKS BOTTOM WILDLIFE REFUGE IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY. *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WAPATO MASRSH TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY E TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT KLAMATH LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND WALLOWA  COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR OCHOCO LAKE IN CROOK COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT OCHOCO LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR BROWNLEE RESERVOIR IN BAKER COUNTY DUE TO THE SPREAD OF CYANOBACTERIA *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WILLAMETTE RIVER TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ECKMAN LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT ODEL LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING SAXITOXIN (PSP).
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR IN MALHEUR COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND UNION COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER.  *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID POOLS OF WATER IN BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVER. AVOID WATER CONTACT, DO NOT DRINK THE WATER, AND KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS AWAY FROM THE POOLS OF WATER.
  • 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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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 36 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 49 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 43 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA.org)
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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, mostly cloudy tonight,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then increasing clouds with rain Saturday night.
  • highs 63-68 lows 43 cooling to 39 warming to 46 Saturday night.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Sunday, rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, just partly cloudy at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
  • Highs 60-63 lows 42-40 warming back to 42 Tuesday night (seasonal averages high 65  low 42).

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YOUR SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEATHER FORECAST:

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 TH:

Ducks vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights at  SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ – Game Time  3:30 pm PDT: Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy, 62 degrees, cooling as the game progresses.

Beavers vs. Lafayette at Reser Stadium – Game time  7:00 pm PDT: Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy 62 degrees, increasing clouds, rain chances increase and the temperature decreases and the game progresses.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • AM sun,  partly cloudy and a bit warmer this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Sunny and warmer Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) late at night,
  • highs 65-72 lows 45-49.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, showers likely (70%) and cooler with rain Sunday, evening showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance of rain late Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • AM clouds, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday.
  • highs 62-67 lows 45-43 warming back to 45 Tuesday night (seasonal averages high 67 low 45).

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

  • AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit warmer this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, then rain late Saturday night.
  • highs 66-72 lows 47-52.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler with rain Sunday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening showers, a good (50%) of rain late Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of chance of rain Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday.
  • highs 65-67 lows 48-46 warming back to 48 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 63 low 47).

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

  • Sunny and a bit warmer today, mostly cloudy this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
  • AM clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers, mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, becoming mostly clear at night,
  • Sunny and warmer Saturday, then becoming mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday night.
  • free air freezing level 12,000 ft. today, 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. late tonight, snow level 7,500 ft. Friday, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night.
  • highs 55-54 warming to 63 Saturday lows 36-35 warming to 37 Saturday night.
  • Mostly cloudy and much cooler with rain and snow Sunday, rain and snow likely (70%) Sunday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow and a bit warmer Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday.
  • snow level 5,500 ft. Sunday, 5,000 ft. Sunday night, 4,500 ft. Monday, 5,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, 6,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 6,500 ft. Wednesday.
  • highs 42-54 lows 30-33.
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15.
10.15.25 Mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny and a bit warmer for your Thursday.
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” Shape) is taking control of the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 1-3 show a cold front falling apart as it moves through between Thursday and Friday. The graphics for days 3-7  Saturday through Wednesday show a frontal system moving  through the Pacific Northwest between Saturday night and Sunday. Another cold front will be offshore next Wednesday

Note: NOTE: THE OUTDOOR BURN SEASON OPENED SATURDAY 10/11 FOR ALL OF LANE COUNTY.

ADVISORIES:

  • A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT 1 AM UNTIL 9 AM THURSDAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON COAST RANGE LOWLANDS, THE TUALATIN VALLEY, THE BENTON COUNTY LOWLANDS, THE LINN COUNTY LOWLANDS, AND THE LANE COUNTY LOWLANDS, AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE CLATSOP COUNTY COAST,  THE TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST, AND THE CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR WAPATO MARSH AT AT OAKS BOTTOM WILDLIFE REFUGE IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY. *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WAPATO MASRSH TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY E TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT KLAMATH LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND WALLOWA  COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT HELLS CANYON RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR OCHOCO LAKE IN CROOK COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT OCHOCO LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A FOR BROWNLEE RESERVOIR IN BAKER COUNTY DUE TO THE SPREAD OF CYANOBACTERIA *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE WILLAMETTE RIVER TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ECKMAN LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT ODEL LAKE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING SAXITOXIN (PSP).
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR IN MALHEUR COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT BULLY CREEK RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR IN BAKER AND UNION COUNTIES DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, AS THE MAJOR  ROUT OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MICROCYSTIN.*PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE PRESENT, 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. OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT UPPER KLAMATH WILDLIFE REFUGE TO ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, HIKING, BIKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INHALING MICROCYSTIN.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER.  *PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID POOLS OF WATER IN BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVER. AVOID WATER CONTACT, DO NOT DRINK THE WATER, AND KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS AWAY FROM THE POOLS OF WATER.
  • 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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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 30 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 25 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA.org)
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

  • Mostly clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly cloudy Thursday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then increasing clouds with rain Saturday night.
  • lows 36-43 cooling to 39 Friday night warming to 46 Saturday night highs 63-68.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Sunday, rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, just partly cloudy at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday.
  • Highs 60-63 lows 42-40 warming back to 42 Tuesday night (seasonal averages high 65  low 42).

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YOUR SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEATHER FORECAST:

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 TH:

Ducks vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights at  SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ – Game Time  3:30 pm PDT: Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy, 62 degrees, cooling as the game progresses.

Beavers vs. Lafayette at Reser Stadium – Game time  7:00 pm PDT: Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy 62 degrees, increasing clouds, rain chances increase and the temperature decreases and the game progresses.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly clear tonight,
  • AM sun,  partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Sunny and warmer Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) late at night,
  • lows 42-49 highs 65-72.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, showers likely (70%) and cooler with rain Sunday, evening showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance of rain late Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • AM clouds, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday.
  • highs 62-67 lows 45-43 warming back to 45 Tuesday night (seasonal averages high 67 low 45).

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

  • Variably cloudy this evening,  mostly clear late tonight,
  • AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Thursday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, then rain late Saturday night.
  • lows 44-52 highs 66-72.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler with rain Sunday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening showers, a good (50%) of rain late Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of chance of rain Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday.
  • highs 65-67 lows 48-46 warming back to 48 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 63 low 47).

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

  • Mostly clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night,
  • AM clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers, mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, becoming mostly clear at night,
  • Sunny and warmer Saturday, then becoming mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday night.
  • free air freezing level 10,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. tonight, 12,000 ft. Thursday, 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. late Thursday night, snow level 7,500 ft. Friday, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night.
  • lows 29-36 highs 55-54 warming to 63 Saturday.
  • Mostly cloudy and much cooler with rain and snow Sunday, rain and snow likely (70%) Sunday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow and a bit warmer Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday.
  • snow level 5,500 ft. Sunday, 5,000 ft. Sunday night, 4,500 ft. Monday, 5,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, 6,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 6,500 ft. Wednesday.
  • highs 42-54 lows 30-33.
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