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High pressure (“Arch” shape in blue arrows) has brought us sunshine and warmer temperatures. An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will move closer to shore bringing more clouds and cooling down our temperatures today. 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. A frontal system will be approaching the Pacific Northwest Friday bringing a slight chance of showers Friday night through Saturday night.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 35 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 31 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 33 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:

• AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler this afternoon partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday night.
• highs 75-72 lows near 46.
• A mix of clouds and sun with (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then just partly cloudy late Saturday night through Tuesday.
• highs 72-77 cooling back to 72 Tuesday lows 46-50. (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 good chance of showers and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, then tapering off to just a chance of showers at night, temperature 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 cloudy this AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late Thursday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, then partly cloudy Friday night.
• highs near 76 lows 52-49 warming back to 52 Friday night.
• Partly cloudy Saturday through Tuesday.
• highs 75-78 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:

• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler today, mostly cloudy tonight through Thursday AM, sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late Thursday night,
• Sunny Friday, then partly cloudy at night.
• highs 62-64 lows 49-53.
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Saturday and Saturday night,
• Sunny Sunday AM, then just partly cloudy and slightly cooler Sunday through Tuesday.
• highs near 66 lows 50-53. (seasonal averages high 63 low 48).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight,
• Mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, partly cloudy Thursday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. today, 11,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night, 12,000 ft. Friday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night.
• highs 60-65 lows 40-38.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Saturday and in the evening, just partly cloudy Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, then just partly cloudy Sunday night through Tuesday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Sunday, 12,000 ft. Sunday night through Monday night, then 11,000 ft. Tuesday.
• highs 63-67 lows 38-42.

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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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