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An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will move inland bringing more clouds keeping our temperatures down. A  will be approaching the Pacific Northwest Friday bringing a slight chance of showers Friday night and Saturday. For those who are wondering, Daylight Saving Time officially ends and Standard Time returns at 2:00 am Sunday November 1st (Or at Bedtime Saturday October 31st, Halloween).

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 38 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 37 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 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:

• Partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun with patchy fog Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Partly cloudy with (20%) chance of showers in the AM (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just partly cloudy and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Sunday, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 44-47 highs 72-68 warming to 78 Sunday.
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy in the afternoon through Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, a (30%) chance of rain  late Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday.
• highs 78-72 lows 48-52. (seasonal averages high 71 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 scattered showers thunderstorms likely in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy at night, temperature near 55 and cooling as the game progresses, wind: NE 5 mph.

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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:

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Saturday AM (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy and cooler in the afternoon, just mostly clear Saturday night,
• Sunny and warmer Sunday, then clear Sunday night.
• lows 48-50 cooling to 48 Saturday night highs 74-68 warming to 79 Sunday.
• Sunny Monday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Wednesday, then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 79-74 warming to 77 Thursday lows 52-55. (seasonal averages high 73 low 48)

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

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• AM clouds, sunny Friday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a sight (20%) chance of showers late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), sunny in the afternoon at the shore while partly cloudy inland in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Sunny Sunday, then clear at night.
• lows 50-48 warming to 52 Saturday night and Sunday night highs 62-72.
• Sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday.
• highs 66-63 warming to 66 Thursday lows 50-55. (seasonal averages high 63 low 48).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a (40%) chance of showers late Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Saturday, partly cloudy and breezy (Wind: NE 15-25 mph) Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Sunday, then mostly clear at night.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. tonight, 10,000 ft. Friday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night, 7,000 ft. Saturday, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Saturday night, 12,000 ft. Sunday, then 13,000 ft. Sunday night.
• lows near 40 highs 60-55 warming to 65 Sunday.
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy Monday night through Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night and Thursday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday, 12,000 ft. Tuesday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday.
• highs 66-62 lows 40-43.

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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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