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An upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shaped area with blue arrows) is weakening and flattening allowing more clouds and some moisture to move into the Pacific Northwest. Hurricane Oho has moved from the central Pacific Ocean and is downgraded to an extratropical low. It will continue to move to the north parallel to the Oregon coast. Oho’s energy and moisture have merged with  a frontal system bringing the chance of rain back to Oregon. Another frontal system will be moving through the Pacific Northwest Tuesday. Just a reminder, 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 35 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 19 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 35 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:

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday AM, rain (0.15 in. of rain possible) a bit cooler in the afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Saturday night through Monday night (0.20 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night through Monday night (Columbus Day),
• lows 58-50 highs 72-75.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday, (warmer) Thursday and Friday, partly each night.
• highs 76-74 warming to 77 Thursday and Friday lows 49-47. (seasonal averages high 67 low 42)

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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Ducks vs Washington State at Autzen Stadium – Kickoff 3:00 PM PDT: Mostly cloudy with rain in the afternoon, 67 degrees warming to near 70 degrees then cooling a bit as the game progresses, wind S 15-20 mph gusts to 35 mph. You’ll most likely need the rain gear.

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Beavers vs Arizona at Reser Stadium – Kickoff 1:00 PM PDT: Mostly cloudy with rain in the afternoon, 65 degrees and warming to near 70 degrees by the end of the game, wind S 15-20 mph gusts to 35 mph. You’ll most likely need the rain gear.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Saturday AM, cloudy and cooler with rain in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Sunday and Sunday night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday (Columbus Day) and mostly clear at night.
• lows 56-50 highs 75-80.
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 82-80 lows 50-52. (seasonal averages high 69 low 46)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain tonight while a slight (20%) chance of inland rain late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM coastal rain and rain in the afternoon while a slight (20%) chance of AM inland rain and rain and cooler Saturday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), evening showers likely (70%) and a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly sunny SundayAM,  partly cloudy in the afternoon and Sunday night.
• Mostly sunny Monday (Columbus Day), then mostly clear at night.
• lows 58-52 highs near 65.
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, mostly clear each night.
• highs near 65 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 62 low 47).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun Saturday AM, increasing clouds, cooler and breezy (Wind: S 5-10 mph increasing to SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) with rain likely (70%) Saturday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), evening rain, showers likely (70%) late at night and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph decreasing to SW 5-15 mph late at night),
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon through Monday night (Columbus Day).
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. falling to 15,000 ft. late tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday, above 8,000 ft. falling to 7,500 ft. Saturday night, above 8,000 ft. Sunday, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Sunday night, then 14,000 ft. Monday and Monday night.
• lows 46-40 highs 63-67.
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, mostly clear each night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 13,000 ft. Wednesday, 15,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 14,000 ft. Thursday through Friday.
• highs 70-73 cooling to 69 Friday lows 40-42.

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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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