Sep
21.
Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “NEXRAD”?
Upper Level Low Pressure brings normal temps and a little rain. The graphics for days 1-3 show a cold front approaching the coast Saturday. The graphics for days 3-7 Monday through Friday show a frontal system pushing through Monday and Monday night, and the next one slides through the Pacific Northwest Wednesday.
Note: The Autumnal Equinox occurs tonight at 11:50 PM. That makes Saturday the first full day of Autumn (Fall).
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 33 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 33 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality is 30 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
- AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR CURRY COUNTY.
- A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 9 AM TODAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
HEALTH ADVISORIES:
- A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT HARRIS BEACH IN CURRY COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
- A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BEVERLY BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
- A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
- A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
- A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
- A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
- 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:
- Sunny and a bit warmer today, partly cloudy tonight (Autumnal Equinox 11:50 pm),
- AM clouds and sun, becoming mostly cloudy and cooler with a good (50%) of rain Saturday afternoon, evening rain likely (70%), a (30%) chance of rain late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, then showers likely (70%) Sunday night.
- highs 80-67 lows 49-55.
- Mostly cloudy with showers and a bit warmer Monday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon thunderstorms, showers Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers Tuesday, showers likely (70%) at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with showers likely (70%) Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday.
- highs 69-65 warming back to 69 Wednesday and Thursday lows 52-50. (seasonal averages high 76 low 47)
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Your Local College Football Games Weather Forecast:
Saturday 9.23.23
Ducks vs. Colorado Buffaloes at Autzen Stadium, – Kickoff 12:30 pm- Becoming Mostly cloudy 64 degrees, 50% chance of rain, warming to 70 by the end of the game.
Beavers vs Washington State Cougars at Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA- Kickoff 4:00 pm- Partly to Mostly cloudy 67 degrees, cooling as the game progresses.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- Sunny and a bit warmer today, mostly clear with evening haze, partly cloudy and hazy tonight (Autumnal Equinox 11:50 pm),
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of shower at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, then showers likely (70%) Sunday night.
- highs 83-69 lows 52-58.
- Mostly cloudy with AM showers, showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon, showers Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers Tuesday, evening showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers late at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday.
- highs 69-72 lows 54-52. (seasonal averages high 79 low 51)
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Sunny and hazy and a bit warmer today, partly cloudy this evening at the shore and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers tonight and a slight (20%) chance of showers late (Autumnal Equinox 11:50 pm) while hazy with inland evening areas of smoke, hazy with patchy fog late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of of coastal showers Saturday while patchy AM inland fog showers and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of inland showers Saturday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with evening coastal showers likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of coastal showers late at night while a good (50%) chance of inland showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, showers likely (70%) Sunday afternoon, then showers likely (70%) Sunday night.
- highs 75-70 warming to 72 Sunday lows 52-58.
- Mostly cloudy and breezy with AM showers, breezy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon, showers Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy with showers Tuesday, showers likely (70%) at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with showers likely (70%) Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday.
- highs 72-69 warming back to 72 Wednesday cooling to 70 Thursday lows 55-53. (seasonal averages high 66 low 51)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Sunny and a bit warmer today, partly cloudy tonight (Autumnal Equinox 11:50 pm),
- A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Saturday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night,
- Cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, then showers likely (70%) Sunday night.
- free air freezing level 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. this afternoon, 11,000 ft. tonight, 10,000 ft. Saturday, snow level 7,500 ft. Saturday night, 8,000 ft. Sunday, then above 8,000 ft. Sunday night.
- highs 65-54 lows 39-44.
- Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Monday, showers Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy with showers and a bit cooler Tuesday, evening showers likely (70%), a (40%) chance of showers at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, a good(50%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday.
- snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday, 8,000 ft. Monday night, 7,500 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then 8,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday.
- highs 53-49 warming to 54 Wednesday and Thursday lows 38-36.
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