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A  ridge of high pressure continues to keep us dry for the time being. Another frontal system (position shown is Sunday) will hit the coast Saturday, but this time there will be a chance of getting wet Saturday. 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 48 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 39 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 WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR JUST EAST OF THE TOWN OF HEPNER IN MORROW COUNTY (NE CORNER OF OREGON). 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 THE 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:

• Clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight and Friday, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, good (50%) chance of rain late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), cooler with showers likely (60%) Saturday afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of showers in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
•  Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, then mostly cloudy Sunday night.
• lows 44-52 cooling to 49 Saturday night and Sunday night highs 74-65 warming to 68 Sunday.
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly cloudy Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night and a bit cooler Thursday.
• highs 67-69 cooling to 66 Friday lows 50-46. (seasonal averages high 64 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 slight (20%) chance of showers, 58 degrees cooling a bit as the game progresses, light wind. You may need the rain gear.

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Beavers vs Washington State at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA – Kickoff 1:00 PM PDT: A mix of clouds and sun with increasing clouds and a slight chance of showers in the afternoon, 65 degrees and warming to near 72 degrees by the end of the game, wind W 8 mph and diminishing. It’s a good idea to take the rain gear.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight and Friday AM, mostly cloudy and cooler in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Showers likely (70%) and much cooler Saturday (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, then just mostly cloudy in the afternoon and Sunday night.
• lows 54-5o highs 82-70.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday and at night,
• Just partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday through Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and cooler Thursday.
• highs 75-77 cooling to 72 Thursday lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 66 low 45)

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

• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight and Friday AM, mostly cloudy and cooler Friday afternoon, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, coastal rain likely (70%) Friday night while inland rain likely (60%) late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM coastal showers likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler in the afternoon while AM inland showers and inland showers likely (70%) Saturday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon and Sunday night.
• lows 53-56 cooling back to 52 Sunday night highs 66-60.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday and Monday night,
• Just partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday through Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
• highs 62-65 lows 54-52. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight and Friday, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain late Friday night,
• AM rain, showers and colder Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, then just mostly cloudy Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight and Friday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night through Sunday, then free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Sunday night.
• lows 47-39 highs 74-53 warming to 58 Sunday.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 56-59 cooling to 56 Thursday 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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