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An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) has moved in keeping us in clouds and rain, then another low will follow closely behind. A frontal system to drop down from the northwest bringing even more rain with it.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 23 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 25 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 52 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
• 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.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Patchy fog Tuesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with increasing clouds late in the afternoon, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain in the evening, rain late Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday AM, (Veterans Day), showers likely (70%) in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, then a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night.
• lows 36-42 cooling back to 38 Thursday night highs near 52.
• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, rain likely (60%) at night,
• Showers likely (70%) Saturday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Sunday.
• highs 55-52 warming back to 55 Sunday lows 42-47 cooling back to 42 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 54 low 39)

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Your Saturday College Football Forecast:

Ducks vs Stanford at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA– Kickoff 4:30 PM PST: Too early for an accurate forecast.

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Beavers vs California at Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA- Kickoff 7:30 PM PST: Too early for an accurate forecast.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers this AM, a (40%) chance of afternoon showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms (snow level 3,500 ft. in the afternoon), a (40%) chance of evening showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy patchy fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening rain, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain late Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday AM (Veterans Day), rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler in the afternoon, then a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night.
• highs 54-50 lows 38-42 cooling to 40 Wednesday night.
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday, rain likely (70%) Friday night and Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• Then rain likely (70%) Sunday.
• highs 52-56 lows 38-45 cooling to 43 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 56 low 41)

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

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms today while a (40%) chance of inland AM showers and a (30%) chance of inland showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of evening showers,  just partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Partly cloudy inland with patchy fog Tuesday AM and just partly cloudy in the afternoon while mostly cloudy with patchy AM coastal fog and partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain Wednesday (Veterans Day), rain likely (60%) in the afternoon, then a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday night.
• highs near 54 lows 44-49 cooling to 44 Wednesday night.
• Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Rain likely (60%) and a bit warmer Friday and Friday night,
• Rain Saturday, mostly cloudy with a a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
• Then rain likely (70%) Sunday.
• highs 54-58 cooling to 55 Sunday lows 47-50 cooling back to 47 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 56 low 44).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers  today (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy Tuesday, clouds increasing to mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow Wednesday (Veterans Day), rain and snow showers in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow at night.
• snow level 3,500 ft. today and tonight, free air freezing level 4,000 ft. rising to 5,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, snow level 4,500 ft. Tuesday night, 4,000 ft. Wednesday, 3,000 ft. Wednesday night, 3,500 ft. Thursday, then 5,000 ft. Thursday night.
• lows 26-22 highs 35-37 cooling to 33 Thursday.
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with good (50%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night,
• Showers Saturday, showers likely (70%) at night,
• Then rain and snow likely (70%) and a bit cooler Sunday.
• snow level 6,000 ft. Friday, 7,000 ft. Friday night, 6,000 ft. Saturday, 4,500 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
• highs 39-42 cooling back to 39 Sunday lows 28-33 cooling back to 28 Saturday night.

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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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