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An upper level low pressure trough (Shaded “U” shape area with blue arrows) is sending more storms our way. The graphic for days 1,2 & 3 shows a frontal system that has stalled across the Pacific Northwest. The days 3 through 7 graphic shows the next fronts that we will see approaching Oregon next week.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 18 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 34 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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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.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A Permanent Health Advisory is still in effect for the South Umpqua River and Lawson Bar. Pools in the bedrock along the rivers edge are known to develop Blue-green Algae (cyanobacterial) blooms that can be harmful to pets and people if accidental ingestion occurs. Signs have been posted along several access areas along the river.
• 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 rain tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with showers and a bit cooler Tuesday (0.50 in. of rain possible), showers and colder Tuesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with areas of fog late at night.
• lows 52-35 highs 55-50 warming to 52 Thursday.
• Areas of AM fog, just mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night,
• Rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Saturday through Sunday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
• Then cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday.
• highs 52-55 cooling to 53 Monday lows 45-47 cooling to 44 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 52 low 38)

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Your College Football Forecast: Preliminary forecasts-

Saturday November 19th: Too soon for accurate weather forecasts.

Ducks vs Utah at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT – Kickoff: 11:00 AM PST (12:00 PM MST), mostly sunny, 43 warming to near 52 by the end of the game.

Beavers vs Arizona at Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR – Kickoff: 10:30 PM PST, Rain likely, near 50 cooling as the game progresses.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday AM, showers and  a bit cooler in the afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers Wednesday, cloudy with evening showers, a good (50%) chance of showers late Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Thursday, just mostly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear with areas of fog late Thursday night.
• lows 50-38 highs 56-50 warming to 52 Thursday.
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Friday, rain likely (70%) Friday night through Sunday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday.
• highs 56-58 lows 48-46. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)

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

• Mostly cloudy with coastal rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening and rain late tonight while inland rain tonight (0.75 in. of rain possible).
• AM rain, a bit cooler with coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon while inland showers Tuesday afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible), coastal showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms at night while inland evening showers and showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms inland Tuesday night (0. 50 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday AM, showers and a bit warmer in the afternoon and evening (0. 25 in. of rain possible), coastal showers likely (70%) late Wednesday night while a good (50%) chance of inland showers at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• A slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly cloudy in the evening, then just mostly clear late Thursday night.
• lows 53-42 highs 57-52 warming to 55 Thursday.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Friday, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Friday night and Saturday, rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Sunday and Sunday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday.
• highs 58-60 cooling to 58 Sunday and Monday lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (1.00 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with AM showers, rain and snow showers and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon (o.50 in. of rain possible, 2-4 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers and colder Tuesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-4 in. of snow possible),
• Rain and snow showers and a bit cooler Wednesday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, then just mostly cloudy late Thursday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. falling to 8,000 ft. late tonight, 7,000 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, 4,500 ft. falling to 3,500 ft. Tuesday night, 3,500 ft. Wednesday, 3,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, then snow level 4,000 ft. Thursday night.
• lows 39-25 highs 43-37 warming to 40 Thursday.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Friday, rain and snow likely (70%) Friday night and Saturday, rain likely (70%) and snow Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday, rain and snow likely (70%) at night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday.
• snow level 4,000 ft. Friday, 4,500 ft. Friday night, 5,500 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 6,000 ft. Sunday, 5,500 ft. Sunday night, then 5,000 ft. Monday.
• highs 42-45 lows 34-30.

 

 

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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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