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Oct
14.
10.15.25 Patchy AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon for your Wednesday.
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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough  (“U” Shape) is slowly sliding away from the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 1-3 show no frontal systems moving through the Pacific Northwest until a cold front is offshore Thursday. The graphics for days 3-7  Saturday through Wednesday show a frontal system that pushed through the Pacific Northwest Friday. Another cold front should push through next Sunday.

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

ADVISORIES:

  • A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 9 AM TODAY FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
  • A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TODAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT 1 AM UNTIL 9 AM TODAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON COAST RANGE LOWLANDS, THE EAST CENTRAL WILLAMETTE  VALLEY, THE BENTON COUNTY LOWLANDS, THE LINN COUNTY LOWLANDS, AND THE LANE COUNTY LOWLANDS.

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 32 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 25 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 62 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA.org)
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

  • Patchy AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly cloudy at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Friday, then mostly clear Friday night,
  • highs 65-63 warming to 66 Friday lows 39-43 cooling to 42 Friday night.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, increasing clouds with rain likely (70%) Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Sunday, rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday.
  • highs 69-59 warming to 60 Tuesday lows 47-40 (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: Sunny 69 degrees, clear and cooling as the game progresses.

Beavers vs. Lafayette at Reser Stadium – Game time  7:00 pm PDT: Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy 61 degrees, increasing clouds, rain chances increase as the temperature decreases and the game progresses.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Sunny and a bit warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night.
  • highs 67-65 warming to 68 Friday lows 42-47.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) late Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and cooler with rain Sunday, evening rain, rain likely (70%) late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday.
  • highs 66-72 cooling to 60 Monday lows 45-50 cooling to 45 Sunday night (seasonal averages high 67 low 45).

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

  • Sunny and a bit warmer today, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
  • Partly cloudy Thursday, then mostly cloudy at night,
  • AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with rain late a night.
  • highs 67-69 lows 46-48.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Sunday and in the evening, rain likely (70%) late Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday.
  • highs 72-64 warming to 66 Tuesday lows 52-46. (seasonal averages high 63 low 47)
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  • Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
  • Widespread AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear with widespread frost tonight,
  • Widespread AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly cloudy at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear late Friday night.
  • free air freezing level 9,000 ft. today, 10,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. tonight, 12,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 13,000 ft. Friday, then 14,000 ft. Friday night.
  • highs 52-54 cooling to 53 Friday lows 29-36.
  • Sunny and warmer Saturday, becoming mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and cooler with rain and snow Sunday, rain and snow likely (70%) at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow likely (70%), a mix of clouds and sun with rain and snow likely (70%) Monday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Monday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday.
  • free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Saturday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night, 5,500 ft. Sunday, 4,500 ft. Sunday night and Monday, then snow level 8,000 ft. Tuesday.
  • highs 63-42 warming to 46 Tuesday lows 38-29.
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Oct
14.
10.14.25 Clear tonight, patchy AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer for your Wednesday.
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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough  (“U” Shape) is slowly sliding away from the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 1-3 show no frontal systems moving through the Pacific Northwest until a cold front is offshore Thursday. The graphics for days 3-7  Friday through Tuesday show a frontal system is pushing through the Pacific Northwest Friday. Another cold front should push through next Sunday.

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

ADVISORIES:

  • A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 9 AM TUESDAY FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
  • A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 9 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT 1 AM UNTIL 9 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON COAST RANGE LOWLANDS, THE EAST CENTRAL WILLAMETTE  VALLEY, THE BENTON COUNTY LOWLANDS, THE LINN COUNTY LOWLANDS, AND THE LANE COUNTY LOWLANDS.

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 21 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 22 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 64 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:

  • Clear tonight,
  • Patchy AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly cloudy at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Friday, then mostly clear Friday night,
  • lows 34-43 cooling to 42 Friday night highs 65-63 warming to 66 Friday.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, increasing clouds with rain likely (70%) Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Sunday, rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday.
  • highs 69-59 warming to 60 Tuesday lows 47-40 (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: Sunny 69 degrees, cooling as the game progresses.

Beavers vs. Lafayette at Reser Stadium – Game time  7:00 pm PDT: Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy 61 degrees, increasing clouds, shower chances increase as the temperature decreases and the game progresses.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night.
  • lows 42-46 highs 62.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) late Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and cooler with rain Sunday, evening rain, rain likely (70%) late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday.
  • highs 66-72 cooling to 60 Monday lows 45-50 cooling to 45 Sunday night (seasonal averages high 67 low 45).

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

  • Clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Wednesday night,
  • Partly cloudy Thursday, then mostly cloudy at night,
  • AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with rain late a night.
  • lows 44-48 highs 67-69.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Sunday and in the evening, rain likely (70%) late Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday.
  • highs 72-64 warming to 66 Tuesday lows 52-46. (seasonal averages high 63 low 47)

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

  • Clear with widespread frost tonight,
  • Widespread AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear with widespread frost Wednesday night,
  • Widespread AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly cloudy at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear late Friday night.
  • free air freezing level 9,000 ft. tonight and Wednesday, 10,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. Wednesday night, 12,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 13,000 ft. Friday, then 14,000 ft. Friday night.
  • lows 29-36 highs 52-54 cooling to 53 Friday.
  • Sunny and warmer Saturday, becoming mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and cooler with rain and snow Sunday, rain and snow likely (70%) at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow likely (70%), a mix of clouds and sun with rain and snow likely (70%) Monday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Monday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday.
  • free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Saturday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night, 5,500 ft. Sunday, 4,500 ft. Sunday night and Monday, then snow level 8,000 ft. Tuesday.
  • highs 63-42 warming to 46 Tuesday lows 38-29.
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Oct
13.
10.14.25 AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer today for your Tuesday.
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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough  (“U” Shape) and a surface front bring cool temperatures and rain to the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 1-3 show no frontal systems moving through the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 3-7  Friday through Tuesday show a frontal system at the coast  Friday then pushing through the Pacific Northwest between Friday and Saturday. Another cold front should push through next Sunday.

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 FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
  • A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TODAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TODAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON COAST RANGE LOWLANDS, THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER, TUALATIN VALLEY, THE BENTON COUNTY LOWLANDS, THE LINN COUNTY LOWLANDS, THE LANE COUNTY LOWLANDS, THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES, AND THE LANE COUNTY CASCADE FOOTHILLS.

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 21 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 24 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 29 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA.org)
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

  • Patchy AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer today, clear tonight,
  • Patchy AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, then mostly cloudy Thursday night.
  • highs 65-66 cooling to 63 Thursday lows 33-43.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late  at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Sunday, rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday.
  • highs 65-68 cooling to 60 Monday lows 42-46 cooling back to 42 Monday (seasonal averages high 66  low 42).

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YOUR SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEATHER FORECAST:

SATURDAY OCTOBER 11 TH:

Ducks vs Indiana Hoosiers at Autzen Stadium – Game Time  12:30 pm PDT:  Ducks  lost to the Indiana Hoosiers in a hard fought game 30-20.

Beavers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Reser Stadium – Game time  12:30 pm PDT: Beavers lost again, this time to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 39-14.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Sunny and a bit warmer today, clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a  bit cooler Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Thursday night.
  • highs 67-65 lows 42-46.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and cooler with rain likely (70%) Sunday and in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday.
  • highs 66-72 cooling to 60 Monday lows 45-50 cooling to 45 Sunday night (seasonal averages high 68 low 45).

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

  • Sunny and warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Thursday night.
  • highs 69-67 lows 44-49.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Sunday and in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain late Sunday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday.
  • highs 68-70 cooling to 65 Sunday and Monday lows 48-52 cooling to 47 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 63 low 47)

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

  • Sunny with and a bit warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening,  then mostly cloudy late Thursday night.
  • free air freezing level 7,500 ft. rising to 9,000 ft. this afternoon, 9,000 ft. tonight, 9,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon, 10,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 12,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night.
  • highs 47-52 lows 28-34.
  • Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Sunny and warmer Saturday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and cooler with rain and snow Sunday, rain and snow likely (70%) Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday afternoon.
  • snow level 7,000 ft. Friday, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night, 6,000 ft. Sunday, 5,000 ft. Sunday night, then 4,500 ft. Monday.
  • highs 52-62 cooling to 42 Monday lows 35-37 cooling to 30 Sunday night.
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Oct
13.
10.13.25 Mostly clear tonight, AM frost and lots of sunshine for your Tuesday.
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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough  (“U” Shape) and a surface front bring cool temperatures and rain to the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 1-3 show no frontal systems moving through the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 3-7  Thursday through Monday show a frontal system at the coast  Friday then pushing through the Pacific Northwest between Friday and Saturday. Another cold front should push through next Sunday.

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

ADVISORIES:

  • A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT UNTIL 9 AM TUESDAY FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
  • A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
  • A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TUESDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON COAST RANGE LOWLANDS, THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER, TUALATIN VALLEY, THE BENTON COUNTY LOWLANDS, THE LINN COUNTY LOWLANDS, THE LANE COUNTY LOWLANDS, THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES, AND THE LANE COUNTY CASCADE FOOTHILLS.

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 21 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 24 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 29 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA.org)
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

  • Mostly clear late tonight,
  • Patchy AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, clear Tuesday night,
  • Patchy AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, then mostly cloudy Thursday night.
  • lows 36-43 highs 65-66 cooling to 63 Thursday.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late  at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Sunday, rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday.
  • highs 65-68 cooling to 60 Monday lows 42-46 cooling back to 42 Monday (seasonal averages high 66  low 42).

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YOUR SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEATHER FORECAST:

SATURDAY OCTOBER 11 TH:

Ducks vs Indiana Hoosiers at Autzen Stadium – Game Time  12:30 pm PDT:  Ducks  lost to the Indiana Hoosiers in a hard fought game 30-20.

Beavers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Reser Stadium – Game time  12:30 pm PDT: Beavers lost again, this time to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 39-14.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, clear Tuesday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a  bit cooler Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Thursday night.
  • lows 42-47 highs 67-65.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and cooler with rain likely (70%) Sunday and in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday.
  • highs 66-72 cooling to 60 Monday lows 45-50 cooling to 45 Sunday night (seasonal averages high 68 low 45).

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

  • Clear tonight,
  • Sunny and warmer Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Thursday night.
  • lows 42-49 highs 69-67.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Sunday and in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain late Sunday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday.
  • highs 68-70 cooling to 65 Sunday and Monday lows 48-52 cooling to 47 Sunday 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 with and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening,  then mostly cloudy late Thursday night.
  • free air freezing level 7,500 ft. tonight, 7,500 ft. rising to 9,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, 9,000 ft. Tuesday night, 9,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon, 10,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 12,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night.
  • highs 47-52 lows 28-34.
  • Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Sunny and warmer Saturday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and cooler with rain and snow Sunday, rain and snow likely (70%) Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday afternoon.
  • snow level 7,000 ft. Friday, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night, 6,000 ft. Sunday, 5,000 ft. Sunday night, then 4,500 ft. Monday.
  • highs 52-62 cooling to 42 Monday lows 35-37 cooling to 30 Sunday night.
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Oct
12.
10.13.25 A 40% chance AM showers, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon for your Monday.
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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough  (“U” Shape) and a surface front bring cool temperatures and rain to the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 1-3 show no frontal systems moving through the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 3-7  Thursday through Monday show a frontal system at the coast  Friday then pushing through the Pacific Northwest between Friday and Saturday. Another cold front should push through next Sunday.

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

ADVISORIES:

  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM TODAY ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES, THE CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES, AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM TODAY ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.
  • A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.

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 22 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 20 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 19 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 late tonight,
  • Areas of AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
  • Sunny Wednesday, then mostly clear at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a  slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (40%) chance of rain Thursday night.
  • lows 36-40 highs 62-64.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Sunday.
  • highs 62-67 cooling to 60 Sunday lows 43-42 warming to 46 Saturday night (seasonal averages high 66  low 42).

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YOUR SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEATHER FORECAST:

SATURDAY OCTOBER 11 TH:

Ducks vs Indiana Hoosiers at Autzen Stadium – Game Time  12:30 pm PDT:  Ducks  lost to the Indiana Hoosiers in a hard fought game 30-20.

Beavers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Reser Stadium – Game time  12:30 pm PDT: Beavers lost again, this time to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 39-14.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a  bit cooler Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
  • highs 59-53 warming to 60 Tuesday lows 40-43 cooling to 42 Wednesday night.
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy win the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Thursday night.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and cooler with rain likely (70%) Sunday.
  • highs 63-69 lows 45-48 (seasonal averages high 68 low 46).

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

  • Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit warmer this afternoon (Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day), mostly clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Wednesday night.
  • highs 67-68 cooling back to 67 Wednesday lows 44-45.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
  •  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) late Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Sunday.
  • highs 67-69 cooling to 66 Sunday lows 48-52. (seasonal averages high 63 low 47)

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

  • Mostly sunny with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit warmer today (Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day)(0.25 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, mostly clear with a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, just mostly clear  late tonight,
  • Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers and snow showers and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
  • Sunny Wednesday, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Wednesday night.
  • Snow level 4,000 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. this afternoon, 6,000 ft. tonight, 5,500 ft. Tuesday, 6,000 ft. Tuesday night, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Wednesday, then 11,000 ft. Wednesday night.
  • highs 40-47 lows 28-32 then cooling to 30 Wednesday night.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Friday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) and a bit warmer Sunday (snow possibly heavy at times).
  • snow level  6,000 ft. Thursday, 7,500 ft. Thursday night and Friday, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Friday night, 13,000 ft. Saturday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night, then 6,000 ft. Sunday.
  • highs 50-60 cooling to 44 Sunday lows 33-36.
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Oct
12.
10.12.25 Evening showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms, a 50% chance of showers late tonight.
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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough  (“U” Shape) and a surface front bring cool temperatures and rain to the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 1-3 show no frontal systems moving through the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 3-7  Thursday through Monday show a frontal system at the coast  Friday then pushing through the Pacific Northwest between Friday and Saturday. Another cold front should push through next Sunday.

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

ADVISORIES:

  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MONDAY ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES, THE CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES, AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MONDAY ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.
  • A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.

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 22 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 20 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 19 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 with evening showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance AM showers, sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon (Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day), mostly clear late Monday night,
  • Areas of AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Sunny Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
  • lows 42-37 warming to 40 Wednesday night highs 62-64.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a  slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (40%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Sunday.
  • highs 62-67 cooling to 60 Sunday lows 43-42 warming to 46 Saturday night (seasonal averages high 66  low 42).

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YOUR SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEATHER FORECAST:

SATURDAY OCTOBER 11 TH:

Ducks vs Indiana Hoosiers at Autzen Stadium – Game Time  12:30 pm PDT:  Ducks  lost to the Indiana Hoosiers in a hard fought game 30-20.

Beavers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Reser Stadium – Game time  12:30 pm PDT: Beavers lost again, this time to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 39-14.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft .late tonight),
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, mostly clear Monday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a  bit cooler Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
  •  lows 42-44 highs 59-53 warming to 60 Tuesday.
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy win the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Thursday night.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and cooler with rain likely (70%) Sunday.
  • highs 63-69 lows 45-48 (seasonal averages high 68 low 46).

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

  • Mostly cloudy with evening coastal showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight while inland early evening showers likely (70%) and inland showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible).
  • Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Monday afternoon (Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day), mostly clear Monday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Wednesday night.
  • lows 45-44 warming back to 45 Tuesday night and Wednesday night highs 67-68 cooling back to 67 Wednesday.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
  •  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) late Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Sunday.
  • highs 67-69 cooling to 66 Sunday lows 48-52. (seasonal averages high 63 low 47)

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

  • Mostly cloudy with a rain and snow showers, rain and snow showers tonight (0.75 in. of rain possible, 3-6 in. of snow possible),
  • Mostly sunny with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Monday (Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day)(0.25 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, mostly clear with a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, just mostly clear  late Monday night,
  • Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers and snow showers and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
  • Sunny Wednesday, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Wednesday night.
  • Snow level 4,500 ft. tonight, 4,000 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. Monday afternoon, 6,000 ft. Monday night, 5,500 ft. Tuesday, 6,000 ft. Tuesday night, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Wednesday, then 11,000 ft. Wednesday night.
  • lows 32-28 warming back to 32 Tuesday night then cooling to 30 Wednesday night highs 40-47.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Friday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) and a bit warmer Sunday (snow possibly heavy at times).
  • snow level  6,000 ft. Thursday, 7,500 ft. Thursday night and Friday, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Friday night, 13,000 ft. Saturday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night, then 6,000 ft. Sunday.
  • highs 50-60 cooling to 44 Sunday lows 33-36.
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Oct
11.
10.12.25 Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms, a bit cooler this afternoon for your Sunday.
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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough  (“U” Shape) and a surface front bring cool temperatures and rain to the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 1-3 show a frontal system that will be moving through the Pacific Northwest today. The graphics for days 3-7  Tuesday through Saturday show a frontal system at the coast  Friday then pushing through the Pacific Northwest.

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

ADVISORIES:

  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TODAY UNTIL 11 AM MONDAY ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES, THE CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES, AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TODAY UNTIL 1 PM MONDAY ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.
  • A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.

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 17 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 15 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 46 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 with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms a bit cooler this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, showers late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday afternoon(Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day), partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear late at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night.
  • highs 57-63 lows 42-37 warming to 39 Tuesday night.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
  • highs 65-62 warming back to 65 Saturday lows 42-44 cooling back to 42 Friday night (seasonal averages high 67 low 42).

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YOUR SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEATHER FORECAST:

SATURDAY OCTOBER 11 TH:

Ducks vs Indiana Hoosiers at Autzen Stadium – Game Time  12:30 pm PDT:  Ducks  lost to the Indiana Hoosiers in a hard fought game 30-20.

Beavers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Reser Stadium – Game time  12:30 pm PDT: Beavers lost again, this time to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 39-14.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler this afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly clear late at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, then mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
  •  highs 59-53 warming to 60 Tuesday lows 42-44.
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
  • highs 63-69 lows 45-48 (seasonal averages high 69 low 46).

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

  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler this afternoon while a (60%) chance of inland AM showers and inland showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible).
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Monday afternoon (Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly clear late at night,
  • Sunny Tuesday, mostly clear with a slight (20% ) chance of evening showers, then just mostly clear Tuesday night.
  • highs 58-60 lows 45-46 cooling to 45 Tuesday night.
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
  • highs 65-69 lows 46-49. (seasonal averages high 64 low 47)

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

  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, rain and snow showers and a bit cooler this afternoon (o.50 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible), evening showers and a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers and a bit warmer Monday (Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Monday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, then partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of rain showers Tuesday  night.
  • snow level 5,000 ft. today, 4,500 ft. tonight, 4,000 ft. rising to 5,000 ft. Monday afternoon, then 5,500 ft. Monday night.
  • highs 39-48 lows near 30.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday.
  • snow level  6,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, then 7,000 ft. Thursday night through Friday night, then 7,500 ft. Saturday.
  • highs 47-56 lows 30-34 cooling to 33 Friday night.
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Oct
11.
10.11.25 Evening showers likely, a slight chance of showers late tonight. What about Sunday?
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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough  (“U” Shape) and a surface front bring cool temperatures and rain to the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 1-3 show a frontal system that will be moving through the Pacific Northwest today into Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7  Monday through Friday show a frontal system at the coast  Friday then pushing through the Pacific Northwest.

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

ADVISORIES:

  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY UNTIL 11 AM MONDAY ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES, THE CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES, AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY UNTIL 1 PM MONDAY ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.
  • A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.

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 14 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 14 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 34 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 with evening showers likely (70%), a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms a bit cooler Sunday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, showers late Sunday night (0.50 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday afternoon(Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day), partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear late at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night.
  • lows 45-39 warming to 39 Tuesday night highs 57-63.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
  • highs 65-62 warming back to 65 Saturday lows 42-44 cooling back to 42 Friday night (seasonal averages high 67 low 42).

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YOUR SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEATHER FORECAST:

SATURDAY OCTOBER 11 TH:

Ducks vs Indiana Hoosiers at Autzen Stadium – Game Time  12:30 pm PDT:  Ducks  lost to the Indiana Hoosiers in a hard fought game 30-20.

Beavers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Reser Stadium – Game time  12:30 pm PDT: Beavers lost again, this time to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 39-14.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with evening showers likely (70%), a  good (50%) of showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly clear late at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, then mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night.
  • lows 46-42 highs 59-53 warming to 60 Tuesday.
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
  • highs 63-69 lows 45-48 (seasonal averages high 69 low 46).

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

  • Mostly cloudy with early evening coastal showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of late evening showers continuing overnight tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon while a (60%) chance of inland AM showers and inland showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday night (0.25 in. of rain possible).
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Monday afternoon (Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly clear late at night,
  • Sunny Tuesday, mostly clear with a slight (20% ) chance of evening showers, then just mostly clear Tuesday night.
  • lows 52-45 warming to 46 Monday night cooling to 45 Tuesday night highs 58-60.
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
  • highs 65-69 lows 46-49. (seasonal averages high 64 low 47)

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

  • Mostly cloudy with evening showers with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible little or no accumulation expected),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, rain and snow showers and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon (o.50 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible), evening showers and a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers and a bit warmer Monday (Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Monday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, then partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of rain showers Tuesday  night.
  • snow level 6,500 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. late tonight, 5,000 ft. Sunday, 4,500 ft. Sunday night, 4,000 ft. rising to 5,000 ft. Monday afternoon, then 5,500 ft. Monday night.
  • lows 32-30 highs 39-48.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday.
  • snow level  6,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, then 7,000 ft. Thursday night through Friday night, then 7,500 ft. Saturday.
  • highs 47-56 lows 30-34 cooling to 33 Friday night.
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Oct
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10.11.25 AM showers likely, showers and a bit warmer this afternoon for your Saturday.(Wet for Both football games).
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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough  (“U” Shape) and a surface front bring cool temperatures and rain to the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 1-3 show a frontal system that will be moving through the Pacific Northwest today into Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7  Monday through Friday show a frontal system at the coast  Friday then pushing through the Pacific Northwest.

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

ADVISORIES:

  • NONE AT THIS TIME.

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 31 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 19 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 with AM showers likely (70%), showers and a bit warmer this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain to night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain, showers and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), showers at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday (Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day), partly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear late Monday night.
  • highs 60-57 warming back to 60 Monday lows 45-40.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
  • Mostly sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Friday.
  • highs 66-64 lows 40-43 (seasonal averages high 67 low 43).

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YOUR SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEATHER FORECAST:

SATURDAY OCTOBER 11 TH:

Ducks vs Indiana Hoosiers at Autzen Stadium – Game Time  12:30 pm PDT: Weather Forecast- Cloudy 56 degrees, showers, warming to near 60 by the end of the game.

Beavers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Reser Stadium – Game time  12:30 pm PDT: Weather Forecast – Cloudy 56 degrees, showers, warming to near 60 by the end of the game.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with a chance of  AM showers, showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler this afternoon and this evening (0.25in. of rain possible), a  good (50%) of showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then mostly clear late at night.
  • highs 59-58 warming back to 59 Monday lows 46-42 .
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
  • Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday.
  • highs 65-60  lows 44-48 (seasonal averages high 69 low 46).

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

  • Mostly cloudy with coastal showers likely (70%) today while a good (50%) inland showers today (0.25 in. of rain possible), evening rain showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, coastal showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon while a good (50%) chance of inland showers Sunday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), evening coastal showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and coastal showers with a slight (20%) chance of  thunderstorms late at night while inland showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late at night (0.25 in. of rain possible).
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), a (30%) chance of thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday afternoon (Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers,then mostly clear  late  Monday night.
  • highs 62-59 warming to 60 Monday lows 50-47.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday.
  • highs 67-62 lows 45-52. (seasonal averages high 64 low 48)

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

  • Mostly cloudy with AM (40%) chance of rain and snow showers, rain with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers and a bit warmer this afternoon, evening rain with a slight (20%) chance of snow, snow late tonight (snow possibly heavy at times),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, showers and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, rain and snow showers at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, then partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers late Monday night (Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day).
  • snow level 5,500 ft. today, 6,000 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. late tonight, 5,000 ft. Sunday, 4,000 ft. Sunday night, 4,500 ft. Monday, then 6,000 ft. Monday night,
  • highs 42-39 warming back to 42 Monday lows near 32.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday  night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday.
  • free air freezing level  9,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 6,500 ft. Tuesday night, snow level 7,000 ft. Wednesday, 7,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, then 7,500 ft. Thursday night and Friday.
  • highs 50-54 cooling to 49 Friday lows n32-35.
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Oct
10.
10.10.25 A 50% chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then rain for Saturday’s two football games.
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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough  (“U” Shape) and a surface front bring cool temperatures and rain to the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 1-3 show a frontal system that will be moving through the Pacific Northwest Saturday into Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7  Monday through Friday show a frontal system at the coast  Friday then pushing through the Pacific Northwest.

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

ADVISORIES:

  • NONE AT THIS TIME.

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 27 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index 10 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 23 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 with a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), rain and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain, showers and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), showers at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday (Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day), partly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear late Monday night.
  • lows 45-40 highs 60-57 warming back to 60 Monday.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
  • Mostly sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Friday.
  • highs 66-64 lows 40-43 (seasonal averages high 67 low 43).

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YOUR SATURDAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEATHER FORECAST:

SATURDAY OCTOBER 11 TH:

Ducks vs Indiana Hoosiers at Autzen Stadium – Game Time  12:30 pm PDT: Weather Forecast- Cloudy 56 degrees, rain, warming to near 60 by the end of the game.

Beavers vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Reser Stadium – Game time  12:30 pm PDT: Weather Forecast – Cloudy 56 degrees, rain, warming to near 60 by the end of the game.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) of early evening showers, a good (50%) chance of showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms  tonight, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a chance of  AM showers, showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon and in the evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a  good (50%) of showers late Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a (%) chance of AM showers, a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon, showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then mostly clear late at night.
  • lows 44-46 cooling to 42 Monday night warming to 59 Monday highs 59-58 warming back to 59 Monday.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
  • Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday.
  • highs 65-60  lows 44-48 (seasonal averages high 69 low 46).

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

  • Mostly cloudy cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening and late evening coastal thunderstorms tonight and coastal showers likely (70%) late tonight while partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland evening  thunderstorms and mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of inland showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with coastal showers likely (70%) Saturday while a good (50%) inland showers Saturday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), evening rain showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers late Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, coastal showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon while a good (50%) chance of inland showers Sunday afternoon, evening coastal showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and coastal showers with a slight (20%) chance of  thunderstorms late at night while inland showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late at night.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), a (30%) chance of thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday afternoon (Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers,then mostly clear  late  Monday night.
  • lows 50-47 highs 62-59 warming to 60 Monday.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a (%) chance of showers Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (%) chance of showers Friday.
  • highs 67-62 lows 45-52. (seasonal averages high 64 low 48)

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

  • Mostly cloudy with evening rain showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of snow snow showers, a (%) chance of rain and snow showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, little or no snow accumulation expected),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM (%) chance of rain and snow showers, rain with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, evening rain with a slight (20%) chance of snow, snow late Saturday night (snow possibly heavy at times),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, showers and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, rain and snow showers at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, then partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers late Monday night (Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day).
  • snow level 5,500 ft. tonight and  Saturday, 6,000 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. late Saturday night, 5,000 ft. Sunday, 4,000 ft. Sunday night, 4,500 ft. Monday, then 6,000 ft. Monday night,
  • lows near 32 highs 42-39 warming back to 42 Monday.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday  night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday.
  • free air freezing level  9,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 6,500 ft. Tuesday night, snow level 7,000 ft. Wednesday, 7,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, then 7,500 ft. Thursday night and Friday.
  • highs 50-54 cooling to 49 Friday lows n32-35.
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