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High pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) takes over for a short time then low pressure (“Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) returns midweek with rain. A frontal system will be moving into Oregon and California Saturday for more rain. Remember, Daylight Saving Time officially ends and Standard Time returns this weekend 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 16 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 7 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 21 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 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:

• Partly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late Tuesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday AM, showers likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, then just mostly cloudy at night.
• lows 43-50 cooling to 47 Friday night highs 64-62 warming back to 64 Friday.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, rain Saturday night,
• Rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Then cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday.
• highs 62-56 lows 50-47. (seasonal averages high 60 low 40)

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Your College Football Forecast:

Preliminary Forecasts-

Thursday October 29th:

Ducks vs Arizona State at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ– Kickoff 7:30 PM PDT: Clear to partly cloudy, near 72 degrees cooling as the game continues, wind S 5-10 mph shifting N 5-10 mph.

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Saturday:

Beavers vs Utah at  Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah– Kickoff 4:00 PM PDT (5:00 PM MDT): Clear, near 60 degrees cooling as the game progresses, wind S 5-10 mph.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with rain Wednesday AM, rain likely (70%) in the afternoon and evening, rain late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday, then a slight (20%) chance of evening showers and just mostly cloudy late Thursday night.
• lows 42-50 cooling to 48 Thursday night highs 66-64.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday through Saturday, rain Saturday night and Sunday, then showers likely (7o%) and cooler Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 67-56 lows near 49-52 cooling back to 49 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 62 low 43)

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

• Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal rain, rain late at night and Wednesday AM, rain likely (70%) in the afternoon and evening, rain late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with AM showers likely (70%) Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, then just mostly cloudy Thursday night.
• lows 50-54 highs 62-64 cooling back to 62 Wednesday.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday through Saturday, rain Saturday night and Sunday, then showers likely (70%) Sunday night and Monday.
• highs 62-64 cooling back to 62 Saturday lows 50-54. (seasonal averages high 59 low 45).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday AM, showers likely (70%) and cooler in the afternoon, rain at night,
• Cloudy and cooler with showers likely (70%) Thursday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. late tonight, 12,000 ft. Tuesday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night, 7,500 ft. Wednesday, then 6,500 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night.
• lows 36-40 cooling to back 36 Friday night highs 59-45.
• Mostly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, a (40%) chance of rain Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, rain Saturday night and Sunday, showers likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy and cooler with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Monday.
• snow level  7,500 ft. Friday, above 8,000 ft. Friday night through Saturday night, 8,000 ft. Sunday, 6,000 ft. Sunday night, then snow level 5,500 ft. Monday.
• highs near 52-44 lows 40-35.

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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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