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

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 56 in the Moderate 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 34 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CLACKAMAS COVE PORTION OF THE CLACKAMAS  RIVER IN CLACKAMAS 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.
• 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 sunny and a bit warmer today, partly cloudy tonight,
• AM clouds, partly cloudy and cooler Wednesday afternoon and in the evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night.
• highs 80-70 lows 48-46.
• Patchy fog Friday AM, mostly sunny 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 72 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:

• Sunny today, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• 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 in the evening, mostly clear late Thursday night.
• highs 85-76 lows near 50.
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, then partly cloudy Friday night through Monday.
• highs 78-75 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 74 low 48)

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

• Partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of coastal drizzle late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers Wednesday and in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
• Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon and evening, then mostly clear late Thursday night.
• highs 64-62 warming back to 64 Thursday lows 50-52.
• 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 65 Monday lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 64 low 48).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny today, mostly clear tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, then just partly cloudy Thursday night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. today through Wednesday, then 11,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night.
• highs 72-60 lows near 39.
• 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 13,000 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 72-67 warming back to 70 Monday lows 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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