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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with arrows) will take over bringing more sun and no precipitation. The graphics for days 1-3 show a front approaching the Pacific Coast Friday, but high pressure should keep it at bay. The graphics for days 3-7  show a frontal system moving into the Pacific Northwest next Wednesday with another following behind it next Thursday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 55 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 12 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 33 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 9 AM FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY.

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

• Clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Friday AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
• Areas of AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, clear with patchy fog late Saturday night,
• Patchy AM and late night fog, mostly sunny and slightly warmer Sunday afternoon (Veterans Day), then mostly clear at night.
• low 30-36 cooling back to 30 Sunday night highs 57-50 warming to 52 Sunday.
• Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday (Veterans Day Observed) and Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, then partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 54-57 lows 32-40. (seasonal averages high 55 low 39)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Posted Daily

Eugene-Springfield: YELLOW – Caution is advised.

Oakridge: YELLOW – Caution is advised.

*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    

November 10th:

Ducks vs Utah at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT – Kickoff: 2:30 pm PST  – Mostly sunny/Mostly clear 48, slow cooling as the game progresses.

Beavers vs Stanford at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California –Kickoff 6:00 PM PST – Clear 58, slow cooling as the game progresses.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Clear tonight,
• Patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday (Veterans Day), then mostly clear at night.
• lows 33-35 cooling to 33 Saturday night warming to 36 Sunday night highs 58-60.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday (Veterans Day Observed), partly cloudy Monday night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Then partly cloudy and slightly warmer Thursday.
• highs 62-60 warming back to 62 Thursday lows 38-42. (seasonal averages high 56 low 41)

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

• Clear with patchy inland fog late tonight,
• Patchy AM inland fog, sunny Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny and cooler Saturday, mostly clear and cooler Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday (Veterans Day), then mostly clear at night.
• lows near 42 highs 60-56 warming to 62 Sunday.
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday (Veterans Day Observed), mostly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday, just mostly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Then partly cloudy Thursday.
• highs 63-60 lows 44-46. (seasonal averages high 57 low 44)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, partly cloudy Friday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Sunday (Veterans Day), then mostly clear Sunday night.
• free air freezing level 10,000 ft. falling to 9,000 ft. tonight, 11,000 ft. Friday, 9,000 ft. falling to 8,000 ft. late Friday night, 6,000 ft. falling to 8,000 ft. Saturday afternoon, 8,000 ft. Saturday night, 10,000 ft. Sunday, then 11,000 ft. Sunday night.
• lows 25-27 cooling back to 25 Sunday night highs 49-43.
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday (Veterans Day Observed) and at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday, then just partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday night and Thursday.
• free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday, snow level 6,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, 10,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 11,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs 44-48 lows 29-32.

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