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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (Shaded “U” shape with arrows) brings increases precipitation chances. The graphics for days 1-3 show a complex frontal system moving in tonight and Saturday. The graphics for days 3-7 increasing frontal activity in the Pacific Northwest Tuesday through next Friday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 26 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 37 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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ADVISORIES:
HEALTH ADVISORIES:
- A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WATER CONTACT AT SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ISSUED THE ADVISORY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH, LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY. WATER SAMPLES INDICATE HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA, WHICH CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. THIS APPLIES ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA. INCREASED PATHOGEN AND FECAL BACTERIA LEVELS IN OCEAN WATERS CAN COME FROM BOTH SHORE AND INLAND SOURCES SUCH AS STORMWATER RUNOFF, SEWER OVERFLOWS, FAILING SEPTIC SYSTEMS, AND ANIMAL WASTE FROM LIVESTOCK, PETS AND WILDLIFE. 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 PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER 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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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Mostly cloudy with rain today (0.50 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers with patchy fog late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, a (40%) chance of evening rain (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain late at night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a showers likely (70%) Sunday and Sunday night.
- highs 62-66 cooling to 60 Saturday low 50-52 Saturday night cooling to 46 Sunday night.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
- Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday.
- highs 58-62 lows 43-45. (seasonal averages high 60 low 40)
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Posted Daily
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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Your College Football Forecast
Saturday October 27th:
Ducks vs Arizona at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona – Kickoff: 7:30 PM PDT – Clear 75, Slow cooling as the game progresses.
Beavers vs Colorado at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado –Kickoff 12:00 PM PDT – Partly cloudy 68, warming to 75 toward the end of the game, then slow cooling.
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Forecast for Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain today (0.25 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of evening rain, just mostly cloudy tonight,
- Just mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, rain late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Sunday, then showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Sunday night.
- highs 63-73 cooling to 62 Sunday lows 49-53 cooling to 46 Sunday night.
- Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
- Just mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and slightly warmer Thursday.
- highs 59-64 lows 42-49. (seasonal averages high 62 low 43)
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with coastal rain today while inland AM rain likely (70%) and inland rain this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), evening rain likely (70%), a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, a (40%) chance of evening rain, rain late at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Sunday, showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Sunday night.
- highs 60-63 cooling to 58 Sunday lows 52-55 cooling to 50 Saturday night.
- Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
- Then just mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday.
- highs 57-60 lows 46-52. (seasonal averages high 59 low 45)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Cloudy with rain today, evening rain likely (70%), a slight (20%) chance of showers and colder late tonight,
- A mix of clouds and sun and warmer Saturday, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, rain late at night and Sunday AM, then a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Sunday afternoon and at night.
- snow level above 8,000 ft.today and tonight, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Saturday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night, above 8,000 ft. falling to 7,000 ft. Sunday afternoon,then 6,500 ft. Sunday night.
- highs 49-56 cooling to 45 Sunday lows 39-32.
- Cloudy and much cooler with a rain and snow showers likely (70%) Monday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Monday night,
- A mix of clouds and and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night,
- A bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday.
- snow level 5,500 ft. Monday, 5,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, 5,500 ft. Tuesday night, 8,000 ft. Wednesday, then above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday.
- highs 38-49 lows 30-36.
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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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