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A weak ridge of high pressure has built up again clearing things out. Another frontal system moved through the extreme northern part of the Pacific Northwest today, but fizzled out and the high pressure will strengthen to keep the rain away from us. Yet another frontal system will hit the coast Sunday, but this time there will be a chance of getting wet Saturday through Monday. Remember, 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 41 in the Good 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 32 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:

• Mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight,
• A mix of clouds and sun with areas of fog in the AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon and Thursday, clear Wednesday night, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy Friday, then partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers  Friday night.
• lows 46-52 highs 78-80 cooling back to 78 Friday.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 68-73 lows 52-50. (seasonal averages high 65 low 41)
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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Ducks vs Washington at Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA– Kickoff 7:30 PM PDT: Mostly cloudy with light rain likely (70%) and just showers later, 60 degrees cooling a bit as the game progresses, wind S 5 mph becoming light.

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Beavers vs Washington State at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA – Kickoff 1:00 PM PDT: A mix of clouds and sun, 68 degrees and warming to near 72 degrees by the end of the game, wind WSW 5-10 mph.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear both nights,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Friday, then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday night.
• lows near 53 highs 83-87 cooling back to 83 Friday.
• Mostly cloudy and much cooler with rain likely (70%) Saturday, a (40%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday and at night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 70-74 lows 52-50. (seasonal averages high 68 low 45)

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

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Patchy AM coastal fog, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear both nights Wednesday and Thursday,
• Partly cloudy and cooler Friday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night.
• lows 53-56 cooling back to 53 Friday night highs 73-66.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• A slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night,
• Cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs near 64 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 62 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. tonight and Wednesday, 14,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night, 13,000 ft. Friday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night.
• lows 40-48 cooling to near 45 Friday night highs 76-73.
• Becoming mostly cloudy and much cooler with rain likely (70%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of rain Monday night,
• Then a mix of clouds and sun and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
  snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Tuesday.
• highs 57-64 lows 42-40.

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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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