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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  today. One frontal system after another will approach the coast and push inland bringing more rain.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 7 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 24 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 16 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 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 3 PM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM TODAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND FOR WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM  4 PM TODAY UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM TODAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING  THROUGH MONDAY EVENING 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:

• Cloudy with AM showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler this afternoon, rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain (possibly heavy at times) Monday and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph), rain at night and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph shifting S 5-10 mph late),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Tuesday, then rain (possibly heavy at times) Tuesday night.
• highs 55-58 lows 48-53 cooling to 50 Tuesday night.
• Rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Wednesday, showers likely (60%) and cooler Wednesday night,
• Rain and a bit cooler Thursday, showers likely (70%) Thursday night and Friday, then rain likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday.
• highs 53-47 warming to near 50 Saturday lows 44-39 warming to 42 Friday night. (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:

• Cloudy with rain this AM, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain late tonight and breezy (Wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph in the evening and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph) Monday, rain at night,
• Cloudy and just a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday AM, rain likely (70%) in the afternoon, then rain Tuesday night.
• highs 55-58 lows 46-52.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Wednesday, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night,
• Showers and a bit warmer Thursday, showers likely (70%) at night,
• Then rain likely (70%) Friday through Saturday.
• highs 55-47 warming to bear 50 Saturday lows 45-39. (seasonal averages high 48 low 37)

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

• Cloudy with rain this AM, a  (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler this afternoon and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph at the shore while S 10-15 mph inland), evening rain likely (70%), rain late tonight and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 10-15 mph inland increasing to S 15-25 mph in the evening tonight),
• Mostly cloudy with rain (possibly heavy at times) Monday afternoon and windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph inland), coastal rain Monday night while inland evening rain and rain  likely (70%) late at night inland,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) and breezy Tuesday, rain likely (70%) and windy Tuesday night.
• highs near 58 lows 52-54.
• Rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) at night,
• Mostly cloudy with showers and cooler Thursday, showers likely (70%) and cooler Thursday night,
• Then rain likely (70%) Friday through Saturday.
• highs 57-52 warming to 55 Saturday lows 49-46. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers and a bit cooler this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow this evening, rain and snow late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Monday and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph), then rain likely (70%) Monday night and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph decreasing to SW 5-15 mph late at night),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Tuesday, then rain Tuesday night.
• snow level 6,000 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. today, 5,000 ft. tonight, above 8,000 ft. Monday, then 7,500 ft. Monday night, then 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• highs 39-46 lows 32-40 cooling to 37 Tuesday night.
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Wednesday, rain and snow showers and cooler Wednesday night,
• Rain and snow likely (70%) and cooler Thursday, rain and snow showers Thursday night and Friday, then rain and snow likely (70%) Friday night and Saturday (warmer).
• snow level 6,500 ft. Wednesday, 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, 4,000 ft. Thursday, then 3,000 ft. Thursday night through Saturday.
• highs 42-32 warming to 36 Saturday lows 28-24.

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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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