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A frontal system is moving through the Pacific Northwest and will pretty much fall apart. An upper level ridge of high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape in blue arrows) takes over to warm us up for the weekend. Another frontal system pushes through Tuesday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 17 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 8 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

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

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Advisories:

• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR EAST WIND WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY  FOR THE WESTERN ROGUE RIVER, THE SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY.
• A Health Advisory remains in effect for ocean water contact at Neskowin Beach located in Tillamook County due to higher than normal levels of fecal bacteria. Contact with the water can result in diarrhea, stomach cramps, skin rashes, upper respiratory infections and other illnesses. Direct contact with the water should be avoided in this area until the advisory is lifted, especially by children and the elderly who may be more vulnerable to waterborne bacteria. 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 remains in effect for ocean water contact at Nye Beach located in Lincoln County due to higher than normal levels of fecal bacteria. Contact with the water can result in diarrhea, stomach cramps, skin rashes, upper respiratory infections and other illnesses.Direct contact with the water should be avoided in this area until the advisory is lifted, especially by children and the elderly who may be more vulnerable to waterborne bacteria. 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 Blue-Green Algae Health Advisory remains in effect for Agency Lake. Agency Lake is located just north of Upper Klamath Lake near Klamath Falls along Highway 97 in Klamath County. Water monitoring on the lake has confirmed the presence of high levels of blue-green algae and associated toxins that can be harmful to people and animals. Swallowing water while swimming or inhaling water droplets as a result of high-speed water activities, such as water skiing and power boating, should be avoided in areas where blooms are identified. Although toxins are not absorbed through the skin, contact with cells from a bloom can cause skin irritation and a red, puffy rash in individuals with skin sensitivities, or those who develop rashes easily.

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

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, just mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of low clouds and fog late Saturday night,
• AM clouds and sun with patchy fog, sunny and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late Sunday night,
• AM fog and low clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
• lows 52-45 warming to 53 Monday night highs 74-86 cooling to 82 Monday.
• AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday AM, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Friday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, then a (30%) chance of showers Friday afternoon.
• highs 77-67 lows 50-46. (seasonal averages high 74 low 45)

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Your College Football Forecast

Saturday September 24th

Ducks vs. Colorado at Autzen Stadium Kickoff 2:30 PM – A mix of clouds and sun 72 warming to near 75 then cooling by the end of the game, Wind NE 5-10 mph.

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Beavers vs Boise State at Reser Stadium Kickoff 12:30 PM – A mix of clouds and sun 68 warming to near 75 by the end of the game, Wind NE 5-10 mph.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy a (40%) chance of evening showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM, sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, clear Saturday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday and Monday, then clear both nights.
• lows 50-55 highs 60-90.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear both nights,
• Sunny and just a bit cooler Thursday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday AM, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon.
• highs 90-74 lows 50-44. (seasonal averages high 77 low 50)

 

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM, sunny and warmer in the afternoon, clear Saturday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, then clear at night.
• lows near 52 highs 62-77.
• Sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night and Thursday evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday.
• highs 69-65 lows 52-47. (seasonal averages high 64 low 49)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with showers this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Partly cloudy in the AM,  sunny and warmer Saturday afternoon and Sunday, clear Saturday night, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Sunny Monday, then clear at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday, 16,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, then 15,000 ft. Monday night.
• lows 40-47 highs 67-79.
• Sunny Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday  night,
• Partly cloudy Friday AM, then mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night,  13,000 ft. Wednesday, 12,000 ft. Wednesday night,  10,000 ft. Thursday, 9,000 ft. Thursday night, then snow level 6,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 78-60 lows 46-40.

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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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