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An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will be in control of our weather for a while. The low will start to move through the Pacific Northwest  Saturday night and Sunday. A frontal system will approach the coast and push inland early next week.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 14 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 27 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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Advisories:

• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 2 AM SUNDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SUNDAY UNTIL 9 AM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING   THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND FOR WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• 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:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM, a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph), rain likely (70%) Saturday night (0.30 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph shifting SE 5-10 mph late at night),
• Cloudy with AM rain, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, rain Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain Monday (possibly heavy at times), then rain likely (70%) at night.
• lows 38-48 highs 55-53 warming back to 55 Monday.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Rain and a bit cooler Wednesday, then showers likely (60%) and cooler Wednesday night through Friday.
• highs 58-47 lows 49-40. (seasonal averages high 47 low 35)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy tonight,
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, a good (50%) chance of rain in the evening, rain late Saturday night (0.20 in. of rain possible) and Sunday AM, a (40%) chance of afternoon showers, a (%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday AM, rain in the afternoon, then rain likely (70%) chance of at night.
• lows 42-49 highs near 55.
• Mostly cloudy and just a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Rain and a bit cooler Wednesday, showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and cooler Thursday, then showers likely (70%) Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 58-48 lows 52-40. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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

• Mostly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight while partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland evening showers and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight, breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph at the shore while S 10-20 mph inland.)
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 10-20 mph inland), coastal rain at night while inland evening rain likely (70%)  and rain late Saturday night (0.70 in. of rain possible), windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph inland.)
• Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday AM, a  (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler in the afternoon, coastal rain while evening rain likely (70%) inland and inland rain late Sunday night and breezy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 10-20 mph inland.),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and windy and a bit warmer Monday, then rain likely (70%) Monday night.
• lows 46-53 highs near 58.
• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) and breezy Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
• Rain and breezy Wednesday, showers at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) and cooler Thursday, then showers likely (70%) and cooler Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 60-53 lows 54-46. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, just mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Saturday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain in the evening, rain late Saturday night (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with AM rain and snow, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers and a bit cooler in the afternoon Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow in the evening, rain and snow late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Monday, then rain likely (70%) Monday night.
• snow level 3,500 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. Saturday afternoon, 6,500 ft. Saturday night, 5,000 ft. Sunday, then 4,500 ft. Sunday night, 7,500 ft. Monday, then 7,000 ft. Monday night.
• lows 25-34 highs near 40.
• Cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and cooler Wednesday, then rain and snow showers and cooler Wednesday night through Friday.
• snow level 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday, 4,500 ft. Wednesday night, 4,000 ft. Thursday, then 3,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 46-32 lows 38-27.

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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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