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An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) has slowly taken over. A frontal system moves through the Pacific Northwest spreading the much-needed rain over the area. More disturbances will head our way including this frontal system that will push through next Monday.

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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 is 29 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE AND AGENCY LAKE DOWN TO KENO DAM, LOCATED JUST NORTH OF KLAMATH FALLS ALONG HIGHWAY 97 IN KLAMATH COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

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

• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain at times tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%) Thursday, a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening,  just partly cloudy at night and Friday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon,  then partly cloudy Friday night.
• highs 64-76 lows 53-48.
• Partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night,
• A slight (20%) chance of showers Monday AM,  just a mix of clouds and sun and cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night,
• Then mostly sunny Tuesday.
• highs 80-75 lows 49-53 cooling to 46 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 77 low 47)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain today (0.20 in. of rain possible), showers tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers and warmer Thursday afternoon and evening (0.15 in. of rain possible), just partly cloudy late Thursday night and Friday AM, sunny and warmer in the afternoon, then mostly clear Friday night.
• highs 66-80 lows 54-50.
• Mostly sunny and warmer Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night and Sunday evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday AM, just mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday.
• highs 82-84 cooling to 78 Tuesday lows 52-55 cooling back to 52 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 79 low 51)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Rain today (0.30 in. of rain possible), showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%) Thursday (0.15 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal showers and partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night while partly cloudy inland with patchy fog late Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy fog Friday AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon and Friday night.
• highs 63-67 lows 55-52 warming to 54 Friday night.
• Partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy and cooler Monday night,
• Then just partly cloudy Tuesday.
• highs near 66 lows 55-50. (seasonal averages high 65 low 50).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy and cooler with rain this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible) and this evening, showers late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Showers and a bit warmer Thursday (0.25 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, then just partly cloudy late Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny and warmer Friday afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday night.
• snow level 6,500 ft. today, 7,000 ft. tonight and Thursday, 7,500 ft. Thursday night, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Friday, then 11,000 ft. Friday night.
• highs 52-65 lows 38-40.
• Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late Monday night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night through Monday night, then free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 70-60 warming to 65 Tuesday lows 42-35.

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

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