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High pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) has brought us sunshine and warmer temperatures for today and again Tuesday. An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will move closer to shore bringing more clouds and cooling down our temperatures. It doesn’t look like we’ll see any showers for a while, at least not from what the computers see at the moment.

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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 8 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 30 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:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy at night,
• AM clouds, partly cloudy and cooler Wednesday afternoon and in the evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night.
• lows 40-48 cooling to 46 Thursday night highs 80-70.
• Patchy fog Friday AM, just partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy with (20%) chance of showers late Friday night through Saturday evening, then just partly cloudy late Saturday night through Monday.
• highs 75-73 lows 45-47. (seasonal averages high 73 low 44)
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Your College Football Forecast:

Saturday October 3rd:

Ducks vs Colorado at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado – Kickoff 7:00 PM PDT (8:00 PM MDT): Mostly cloudy with the chance of showers tapering off near 55 and cooling as the game progresses.

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Beavers have a BYE Week. Next game October 10th vs Arizona

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon and evening, just mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• Then partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night.
• lows 48-50 highs 84-76.
•  Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Then partly cloudy Saturday through Monday.
• highs 79-76 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 75 low 49)

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

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog Tuesday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of coastal drizzle late Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers Wednesday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon and evening, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• lows 50-52 highs 64-62 warming back to 64 Thursday.
• Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Saturday and Saturday night,
• Then just partly cloudy and slightly cooler Sunday through Monday.
• highs 65-68 cooling to 66 Sunday and Monday lows 52-49. (seasonal averages high 64 low 48).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, then just partly cloudy Thursday night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight, 12,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, then 11,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night.
• lows 42-36 warming to 38 Thursday night highs 67-62.
• Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night through Sunday AM, then just partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Friday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night through Sunday, then free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 72-69 warming back to 72 Sunday cooling back to 69 Monday lows near near 40.

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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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