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A High Pressure Ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) took over Sunday. The graphics for days 1-3 show the cold front that will be moving through Oregon Tuesday. An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will return marine airflow to the Willamette Valley Tuesday. The graphics for days 3-7 show a frontal system that will push through the Pacific Northwest a week from Tuesday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 101 in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 91 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 97 in the Moderate category measuring Ozone.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

 

 

 

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FROM 1 PM UNTIL 8 PM TUESDAY FOR THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
• AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM WEDNESDAY FOR HOOD RIVER COUNTY AND WASCO COUNTY.
• The Oregon Health Authority issued a Health Advisory for Willow Creek Reservoir, located just east of the town of Heppner in Morrow County. Water monitoring has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae and the toxins they produce in the reservoir. These toxin concentrations can be harmful to humans and animals. People should always avoid areas with visible scum that looks foamy, scummy, thick like paint, pea-green, blue-green or brownish-red. Swimming and high-speed water activities such as water skiing or power boating where ingestion and inhalation exposure can occur is discouraged. Swallowing or inhaling water droplets as a result of these water activities in areas where a bloom has been identified, or an advisory issued, can expose people to the toxins being produced. Although toxins are not absorbed through the skin, people who have skin sensitivities that come into contact with a bloom may experience a puffy, red rash at the affected area. Drinking water directly from Willow Creek Reservoir at this time is especially dangerous. OHA Public Health Division officials advise campers and other recreational visitors that toxins cannot be removed by boiling, filtering or treating water with camping-style filters.
• The Oregon Health Authority has updated the Health Advisory issued July 28 for Howard Bay (also known locally as Howards Bay or Howard’s Bay), located in the southwest corner of Upper Klamath Lake including Shoalwater Bay to the north and now all of Upper Klamath Lake. These areas of Upper Klamath Lake are located off Oregon Route 140, 15 miles west of Klamath Falls in Klamath County. Water monitoring has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae and the toxins they produce in Howard Bay. These toxin concentrations can be harmful to humans and animals. People should always avoid areas with visible scum that looks foamy, scummy, thick like paint, pea-green, blue green or brownish red. Swimming and high-speed water activities such as water skiing or power boating where ingestion and inhalation exposure can occur is discouraged. Swallowing or inhaling water droplets as a result of these water activities in areas where a bloom has been identified, or an advisory issued, can expose people to the toxins being produced. Although toxins are not absorbed through the skin, people who have skin sensitivities that come into contact with a bloom may experience a puffy, red rash at the affected area. Drinking water directly from Howard Bay and Shoalwater Bay at this time is especially dangerous. OHA Public Health Division officials advise campers and other recreational visitors that toxins cannot be removed by boiling, filtering or treating water with camping-style filters.
• A Health Advisory remains in effect for Agency Lake, located just north of Klamath Falls along U.S. Highway 97 in Klamath County. Water monitoring has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae and the toxins they produce in the lake. These toxin concentrations can be harmful to humans and animals. People should always avoid areas with visible scum that looks foamy, scummy, thick like paint, pea-green, blue green or brownish red. Swimming and high-speed water activities such as water skiing or power boating where ingestion and inhalation exposure can occur is discouraged. Swallowing or inhaling water droplets as a result of these water activities in areas where a bloom has been identified, or an advisory issued, can expose people to the toxins being produced. Although toxins are not absorbed through the skin, people who have skin sensitivities that come into contact with a bloom may experience a puffy, red rash at the affected area. Drinking water directly from Agency Lake at this time is especially dangerous. OHA Public Health Division officials advise campers and other recreational visitors that toxins cannot be removed by boiling, filtering or treating water with camping-style filters.
• A Health Advisory remains in effect for Willow Creek Reservoir, located just east of the town of Heppner in Morrow County. Water monitoring has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae and the toxins they produce in the reservoir. These toxin concentrations can be harmful to humans and animals. People should always avoid areas with visible scum that looks foamy, scummy, thick like paint, pea-green, blue green or brownish red. Swimming and high-speed water activities such as water skiing or power boating where ingestion and inhalation exposure can occur is discouraged. Swallowing or inhaling water droplets as a result of these water activities in areas where a bloom has been identified, or an advisory issued, can expose people to the toxins being produced. Although toxins are not absorbed through the skin, people who have skin sensitivities that come into contact with a bloom may experience a puffy, red rash at the affected area. Drinking water directly from Willow Creek Reservoir at this time is especially dangerous. OHA Public Health Division officials advise campers and other recreational visitors that toxins cannot be removed by boiling, filtering or treating water with camping-style filters.
• A Health Advisory remains in effect for Coffenbury Lake, located at Fort Stevens State Park about five miles northwest of US-101 ALT, Northwest Ridgefield Road near Warrenton in Clatsop County. Water monitoring has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae that can produce toxins in Coffenbury Lake. These blue-green algae levels are likely to be associated with dangerous cyanotoxin concentrations in the water that can be harmful to humans and animals.  People should always avoid areas with visible scum that looks foamy, scummy, thick like paint, pea-green, blue-green or brownish-red. Swimming and high-speed water activities such as water skiing or power boating where ingestion and inhalation exposure can occur are discouraged. Swallowing or inhaling water droplets as a result of these water activities in areas where a bloom has been identified or an advisory issued, can expose people to the toxins that can be produced. Although toxins are not absorbed through the skin, people with skin sensitivities who come into contact with a bloom may experience a puffy, red rash at the affected area. Drinking water directly from Coffenbury Lake at this time is especially dangerous. OHA Public Health Division officials advise campers and other recreational visitors that toxins cannot be removed by boiling, filtering or treating water with camping-style filters.
• A Permanent Health Advisory remains 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.

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Your College Football Forecast:

Saturday September 16th–

Ducks vs Wyoming, at War Memorial Stadium – Laramie, Wyoming– Kickoff: 4:00 PM PDT – Mostly cloudy, showers 58 degrees and cooling as the game progresses.

Beavers vs Washington State, at Martin Stadium – Pullman, Washington– Kickoff: 2:30 PM PDT- Partly cloudy 65 degrees warming to 69 degrees, then slow cooling toward the end of the game.

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

• Clear with areas of evening smoke, clear late tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler with patchy smoke Tuesday, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday night through Wednesday evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then mostly cloudy late at night.
• lows 54-45 highs 86-70.
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Friday, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday night through Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun Sunday with a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday AM, then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday afternoon.
• highs 74-67  lows 46-50. (seasonal averages high 79 low 48)

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly clear with patchy smoke tonight,
• Sunny with patchy smoke and a bit cooler Tuesday, mostly clear with patchy smoke at night,
• AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with patchy smoke Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with patchy smoke Thursday and at night.
• lows 60-48 highs 90-75.
• Partly cloudy with patchy smoke and a bit warmer Friday through Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with patchy smoke and a (30%) chance of rain Sunday and at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, then patchy smoke with a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday afternoon.
• highs 78-67 lows 48-53. (seasonal averages high 80 low 52)

 

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

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, mostly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Wednesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday and Thursday night.
• lows 54-49 highs 66-64.
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday through Saturday evening, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit warmer in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday (a bit cooler).
• highs 63-67 cooling back to 63 Monday lows 49-53. (seasonal averages high 65 low 51)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear with areas of smoke tonight,
• Mostly sunny with areas of smoke Tuesday, partly cloudy and cooler with areas of smoke Tuesday night and Wednesday, partly cloudy with areas of smoke and a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy and colder with areas of smoke late Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy with areas of smoke and a bit cooler and a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon and evening, then just partly cloudy with areas of smoke late Thursday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. late tonight, 14,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 13,000 ft. falling to 12,000 ft. Wednesday, 11,000 ft. late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, then 9,000 ft. late Thursday night.
• lows 54-35 highs 74-54.
• Partly cloudy with areas of smoke and a bit warmer Friday through Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with areas of AM smoke, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with patchy smoke and a (40%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon and evening, patchy smoke with rain likely (70%) late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), a bit cooler then a good (50%) chance of showers with patchy smoke Monday afternoon.
• free air freezing level 9,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Friday afternoon, 10,000 ft. late Friday night and , Saturday, 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday morning, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday afternoon and at night, then 8,000 ft. falling to 7,000 ft. Monday.
• highs 60-63 cooling to 55 Monday lows 40-44.

 

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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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