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27.
11.27.23 Patchy late night/AM frost and fog, sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon.
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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “Offshore Flow?”

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Upper level High Pressure keeps the colder nights with us. The graphics for days 1-3  show a complex frontal system moving through central California. The graphics for days 3-7  Thursday through Monday show an active weather pattern Thursday through next Monday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 70 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality is 68 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM WEDNESDAY BELOW 1,000 FT. FOR THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND  COUNTY.
  • AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY.
  • AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM THURSDAY FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, WALLOWA COUNTY, THE JOHN DAY BASIN, THE OCHOCO, THE JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS, THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,  NORTH CENTRAL OREGON, AND CENTRAL OREGON.
  • AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, JACKSON COUNTY, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM THURSDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
  • AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY FOR HARNEY COUNTY, BAKER COUNTY, MALHEUR COUNTY AND THE OREGON LOWER TREASURE VALLEY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND KLAMATH COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM THURSDAY FOR DESCHUTES, JEFFERSON, AND WASCO COUNTIES.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • 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:
  • Mostly clear with patchy frost tonight,
  • Some AM clouds with patchy frost and fog, sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, patchy evening frost, partly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • Partly cloudy Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late at night, patchy frost late,
  • Then mostly cloudy with rain Thursday and Thursday night.
  • lows 27-37 highs near 47.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain, rain with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon and evening, rain late Friday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Saturday and Sunday, rain both nights,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Monday.
  • highs 48-56 lows 42-47. (seasonal averages high 50 low 36)
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Your Local College Football Games Weather Forecast:
Friday December 1st “Pac-12 Championship Game” Oregon Ducks vs. Washington Huskies at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV-Game time 5:00 pm- Partly cloudy 53 Degrees, cooling as the game progresses. The weather is inconsequential for the game since the stadium has a roof.
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: RED – Burning of wood in fireplaces and wood stoves is prohibited, unless it is your only source of heat.
Oakridge: YELLOW – Caution is advised. Use alternative heating options besides  wood burning to use them in place of wood stoves or fireplaces.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Mostly clear with patchy evening dense fog, partly cloudy with areas of evening frost, widespread dense frost late tonight,
  • Some AM clouds with widespread fog and frost, sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of evening frost, mostly cloudy  with areas of frost late Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
  • Cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, evening rain, then showers likely (70%) late Thursday night.
  • lows 32-39 highs 47-52 cooling back to 47 Thursday.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers likely (70%), showers and a bit cooler Friday afternoon, rain Friday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with showers Saturday and in the evening, rain likely (70%) late at night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Sunday and Monday, rain Sunday night.
  • highs 46-54 lows 42-49. (seasonal averages high 50 low 39)

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

  • Mostly clear with patchy evening coastal fog, areas of frost late tonight,
  • Areas of AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal rain while partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance  of inland evening rain and inland rain likely (70%) late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Thursday and in the evening, then showers likely (70%) Thursday night.
  • lows 37-42 highs 63-56.
  • Mostly cloudy with showers Friday, rain Friday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with showers Saturday and in the evening, rain late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy and a bit warmer Sunday, rain and breezy Sunday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and breezy Monday.
  • highs 56-63 lows 45-52. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of  rain and snow late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow and rain, a bit cooler with snow and rain likely (70%) Thursday afternoon, snow and rain  Thursday night.
  • free air freezing level 10,000 ft. falling to 9,000 ft. late tonight, 8,000 ft. Tuesday, 7,000 ft. falling to 6,500 ft. late Tuesday night, 6,500 ft. Wednesday, snow level 3,500 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, then 3,000 ft. Thursday night.
  • lows near 25 highs near 43.
  • Mostly cloudy with snow and rain and a bit cooler Friday, snow and rain Friday night (snow possibly heavy at times),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow and rain Saturday, rain and snow at night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow Sunday and Monday, rain and snow Sunday night,
  • snow level 3,000 ft. Friday, 3,500 ft. Friday night, 4,000 ft. Saturday, 4,500 ft. Saturday night, 6,000 ft. Sunday, then 7,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday.
  • highs 34-32 warming to 3 Sunday lows 24-28.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Nov
26.
11.27.23 Patchy AM frost, then sunny this afternoon for your Monday.
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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “Offshore Flow?”

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Upper level High Pressure keeps the colder nights with us. The graphics for days 1-3  show a complex frontal system off the California coast Tuesday. The graphics for days 3-7  Thursday through Monday show an active weather pattern Thursday through next Monday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 125 in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 70 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality is 118 in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM WEDNESDAY BELOW 1,000 FT. FOR THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY  AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY.
  • AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, JACKSON COUNTY, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY FOR HARNEY COUNTY, BAKER COUNTY, MALHEUR COUNTY AND THE OREGON LOWER TREASURE VALLEY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • 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:
  • A mix of clouds and sun with areas of AM frost, fog and freezing fog, sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
  • AM clouds and sun, sunny Tuesday afternoon, patchy evening frost, partly cloudy at night,
  • AM clouds and sun, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night, patchy frost late.
  • highs 47-49 lows 27-33.
  • Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Friday, rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday, rain likely (70%) Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Sunday.
  • highs 48-53 lows 36-43. (seasonal averages high 50 low 36)
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Your Local College Football Games Weather Forecast:
Friday December 1st “Pac-12 Championship Game” Oregon Ducks vs. Washington Huskies at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV-Game time 5:00 pm- Partly cloudy 53 Degrees. The weather is inconsequential for the game since the stadium has a roof.
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: YELLOW – Caution is advised. Use alternative heating options besides wood burning to use them in place of woodstoves or fireplaces.
Oakridge: YELLOW – Caution is advised. Use alternative heating options besides  wood burning to use them in place of woodstoves or fireplaces.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • AM clouds with widespread frost, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly cloudy with areas of evening frost, widespread frost late tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny Tuesday afternoon, just partly cloudy at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night.
  • highs near 52 lows 33-35.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, rain likely (70%) Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a rain likely (70%) Friday, rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday, rain likely (70%) Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Sunday.
  • highs 47-50 lows 39-43. (seasonal averages high 50 low 39)

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

  • Areas of AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night.
  • highs 62-59 lows 36-39.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%),  a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Thursday afternoon, rain likely (70%) Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), rain and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday, rain likely (70%) Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), then rain and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon.
  • highs 56-60 lows 42-46. (seasonal averages high 55 low 42)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler today, mostly clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of  rain and snow Wednesday night.
  • free air freezing level 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. this afternoon, 10,000 ft. falling to 9,000 ft. late tonight, 9,000 ft. Tuesday, 8,000 ft. falling to 7,500 ft. late Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday, then snow level 3,500 ft. Wednesday night.
  • highs near 43 lows near 25.
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain and snow, cooler with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Thursday afternoon, evening snow and rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, a bit cooler with snow and rain likely (70%) Friday afternoon, snow and rain at night (snow possibly heavy at times),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow and rain Saturday (snow possibly heavy at times), evening snow and rain (snow possibly heavy at times), a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow Sunday.
  • snow level 3,500 ft. Thursday, 3,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, 3,500 ft. Friday night, 4,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, then 5,000 ft. Sunday.
  • highs 34-32 warming to 3 Sunday lows 24-28.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Nov
26.
11.26.23 Partly cloudy with patchy frost tonight. What about your Monday?
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “OEODM?” Here is the correct answer. OEODM is The Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management. Provides a duel role. Advises and assists the Assistant Administrator in carrying out the National Weather Service’s (NWS) responsibilities relative to Civil Rights laws, Executive Orders, regulatory guidelines, and other nondiscrimination laws within the Federal Government. Advises and assists the Assistant Administrator in carrying out the NWS policy of diversity management by fostering an inclusive workforce, building an environment that respects the individual and offering opportunities for all employees to develop to their full potential. Cultural Diversity is the mixture of differences and similarities each employee brings to the workplace to accomplish the goals of the NWS.

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Upper level High Pressure keeps the colder nights with us. The graphics for days 1-3  show a complex frontal system off the California coast Tuesday. The graphics for days 3-7  Wednesday through Sunday show an active weather pattern Wednesday through next Sunday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 72 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 32 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality is 71 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, JACKSON COUNTY, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT 9 PM MST TONIGHT UNTIL NOON MST THURSDAY FOR HARNEY COUNTY, BAKER COUNTY, MALHEUR COUNTY AND THE OREGON LOWER TREASURE VALLEY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • 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:
  • Partly cloudy with patchy frost tonight,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with patchy AM frost, sunny Monday afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night,
  • AM clouds and sun, sunny Tuesday afternoon, patchy evening frost, partly cloudy at night,
  • AM clouds and sun, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night, patchy frost late.
  • lows 26-33 highs 47-49.
  • Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Friday, rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday, rain likely (70%) Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Sunday.
  • highs 48-53 lows 36-43. (seasonal averages high 50 low 36)
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Your Local College Football Games Weather Forecast:
Friday December 1st “Pac-12 Championship Game” Oregon Ducks vs. Washington Huskies at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV-Game time 5:00 pm- Partly cloudy 53 Degrees. The weather is inconsequential for the game since the stadium has a roof.
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: YELLOW – Caution is advised. Use alternative heating options besides  wood burning to use them in place of woodstoves or fireplaces.
Oakridge: YELLOW – Caution is advised. Use alternative heating options besides  wood burning to use them in place of woodstoves or fireplaces.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Clear with areas of evening frost, widespread frost late tonight,
  • AM clouds with widespread frost, sunny and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy with areas of evening frost, widespread frost late Monday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny Tuesday afternoon, just partly cloudy at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night.
  • lows 40-42 highs 60-57.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, rain likely (70%) Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a rain likely (70%) Friday, rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday, rain likely (70%) Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Sunday.
  • highs 53-56 lows 42-45. (seasonal averages high 50 low 39)

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

  • Clear with areas of frost late tonight,
  • Areas of AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, mostly clear Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night.
  • lows 35-39 highs 62-59.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%),  a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Thursday afternoon, rain likely (70%) Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), rain and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday, rain likely (70%) Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), then rain and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon.
  • highs 56-60 lows 42-46. (seasonal averages high 55 low 42)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
  • Mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of  rain and snow Wednesday night.
  • free air freezing level 10,000 ft. tonight, 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. Monday afternoon, 10,000 ft. falling to 9,000 ft. late Monday night, 9,000 ft. Tuesday, 8,000 ft. falling to 7,500 ft. late Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday, then snow level 3,500 ft. Wednesday night.
  • lows 23-25 highs near 43.
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain and snow, cooler with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Thursday afternoon, evening snow and rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, a bit cooler with snow and rain likely (70%) Friday afternoon, snow and rain at night (snow possibly heavy at times),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow and rain Saturday (snow possibly heavy at times), evening snow and rain (snow possibly heavy at times), a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow Sunday.
  • snow level 3,500 ft. Thursday, 3,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, 3,500 ft. Friday night, 4,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, then 5,000 ft. Sunday.
  • highs 34-32 warming to 3 Sunday lows 24-28.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Nov
25.
11.26.23 Patch AM fog and frost, then sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon for your Sunday.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “OEODM?” Here is the correct answer. OEODM is The Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management. Provides a duel role. Advises and assists the Assistant Administrator in carrying out the National Weather Service’s (NWS) responsibilities relative to Civil Rights laws, Executive Orders, regulatory guidelines, and other nondiscrimination laws within the Federal Government. Advises and assists the Assistant Administrator in carrying out the NWS policy of diversity management by fostering an inclusive workforce, building an environment that respects the individual and offering opportunities for all employees to develop to their full potential. Cultural Diversity is the mixture of differences and similarities each employee brings to the workplace to accomplish the goals of the NWS.

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Upper level High Pressure keeps the colder nights with us. The graphics for days 1-3  show no frontal activity. The graphics for days 3-7  Wednesday through Sunday show frontal activity Thursday through next Sunday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 96 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 103 in the Unhealthy for category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality is 84 in the Moderate 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 4 AM UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL  OREGON COAST.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, JACKSON COUNTY, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, 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 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:
  • Patchy AM fog and frost, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog and frost tonight,
  • AM clouds and sun with patchy fog, sunny and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night.
  • highs 48-46 lows 27-30.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday and Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, a bit warmer with a rain likely (70%) Friday, rain likely (70%) Friday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Saturday.
  • highs 47-50 lows 33-37. (seasonal averages high 50 low 36)
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Your Local College Football Games Weather Forecast:
Friday November 24th “The Rivalry Game” (Formally known as “The Civil War Game”) Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State Beavers at Autzen Stadium-Game time 5:30 pm –Ducks easily beat the Beavers 31-7.
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN -Using fireplaces and wood stoves is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN -Using fireplaces and wood stoves is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Widespread AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly cloudy with areas of evening frost, widespread frost late tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear at night,
  • Partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night.
  • highs 52-50 lows 32-35.
  • Mostly cloudy Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) of AM rain and snow, a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a rain likely (70%) Friday, showers likely (70%) Friday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with showers likely (70%) Saturday.
  • highs 50-46 warming to 49 Saturday lows 36-40. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)

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

  • Areas of AM and late night frost, sunny and a bit warmer today, clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night.
  • highs 62-60 warming back to 62 Tuesday lows near 36.
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, rain likely (70%) at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a rain likely (70%) Friday, showers likely (70%) Friday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with showers likely (70%) Saturday.
  • highs near 59-56 warming to 58 Saturday lows 40-43. (seasonal averages high 55 low 42)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Sunny and a bit warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
  • free air freezing level 9,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. this afternoon, 10,000 ft. tonight, 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. Monday afternoon, 10,000 ft. falling to 9,000 ft. late Monday night, 9,000 ft. Tuesday, then 8,000 ft. Tuesday night.
  • highs 42-45 cooling to 44 Tuesday night lows 23-26.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow, a (0%) chance of  snow and a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, a bit cooler with snow and rain likely (70%) Friday afternoon, rain and snow likely (70%) Friday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow and rain likely (70%) Saturday.
  • free air freezing level 7,500 ft. Wednesday, snow level 3,500 ft. Wednesday night through Saturday.
  • highs 42-33 warming back to 35 Saturday lows near 24.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Nov
25.
11.25.23 Clear with patchy evening frost, then widespread frost late tonight.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “OEODM?” Here is the correct answer. OEODM is The Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management. Provides a duel role. Advises and assists the Assistant Administrator in carrying out the National Weather Service’s (NWS) responsibilities relative to Civil Rights laws, Executive Orders, regulatory guidelines, and other nondiscrimination laws within the Federal Government. Advises and assists the Assistant Administrator in carrying out the NWS policy of diversity management by fostering an inclusive workforce, building an environment that respects the individual and offering opportunities for all employees to develop to their full potential. Cultural Diversity is the mixture of differences and similarities each employee brings to the workplace to accomplish the goals of the NWS.

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Upper level High Pressure keeps the colder are with us. The graphics for days 1-3  show no frontal activity. The graphics for days 3-7  Tuesday through Saturday show frontal activity Wednesday through next Saturday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 39 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 15 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality is 25 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 4 AM UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL  OREGON COAST.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • 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:
  • Mostly clear with patchy frost tonight and patchy fog late,
  • Patchy AM fog and frost, sunny and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog and frost Sunday night,
  • AM clouds and sun with patchy fog, sunny and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night.
  • lows 25-30 highs 48-46.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday and Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, a bit warmer with a rain likely (70%) Friday, rain likely (70%) Friday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Saturday.
  • highs 47-50 lows 33-37. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)
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Your Local College Football Games Weather Forecast:
Friday November 24th “The Rivalry Game” (Formally known as “The Civil War Game”) Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State Beavers at Autzen Stadium-Game time 5:30 pm –Ducks easily beat the Beavers 31-7.
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN -Using fireplaces and wood stoves is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN -Using fireplaces and wood stoves is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Clear with areas of evening frost, widespread frost late tonight,
  • Widespread AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with areas of evening frost, widespread frost late Sunday night,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear at night,
  • Partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night.
  • lows 32-35 highs 52-50.
  • Mostly cloudy Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) of AM rain and snow, a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a rain likely (70%) Friday, showers likely (70%) Friday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with showers likely (70%) Saturday.
  • highs 50-46 warming to 49 Saturday lows 36-40. (seasonal averages high 52 low 39)

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

  • Clear with areas of late evening and late night frost tonight,
  • Areas of AM and late night frost, sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, clear Sunday night,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night.
  • lows near 36 highs 62-60 warming back to 62 Tuesday.
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, rain likely (70%) at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a rain likely (70%) Friday, showers likely (70%) Friday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with showers likely (70%) Saturday.
  • highs near 59-56 warming to 58 Saturday lows 40-43. (seasonal averages high 55 low 42)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
  • free air freezing level 9,000 ft. falling to 8,000 ft. late tonight, 9,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, 10,000 ft. Sunday night, 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. Monday afternoon, 10,000 ft. falling to 9,000 ft. late Monday night, 9,000 ft. Tuesday, then 8,000 ft. Tuesday night.
  • lows 22-26 highs 42-45 cooling to 44 Tuesday night.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow, a (0%) chance of  snow and a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, a bit cooler with snow and rain likely (70%) Friday afternoon, rain and snow likely (70%) Friday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow and rain likely (70%) Saturday.
  • free air freezing level 7,500 ft. Wednesday, snow level 3,500 ft. Wednesday night through Saturday.
  • highs 42-33 warming back to 35 Saturday lows near 24.

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Nov
24.
11.25.23 Patchy AM/late night frost, Sunny & a bit cooler today for your Saturday.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “OEODM?” Here is the correct answer. OEODM is The Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management. Provides a duel role. Advises and assists the Assistant Administrator in carrying out the National Weather Service’s (NWS) responsibilities relative to Civil Rights laws, Executive Orders, regulatory guidelines, and other nondiscrimination laws within the Federal Government. Advises and assists the Assistant Administrator in carrying out the NWS policy of diversity management by fostering an inclusive workforce, building an environment that respects the individual and offering opportunities for all employees to develop to their full potential. Cultural Diversity is the mixture of differences and similarities each employee brings to the workplace to accomplish the goals of the NWS.

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Upper level High Pressure keeps the colder are with us. The graphics for days 1-3  show no frontal activity. The graphics for days 3-7  Tuesday through Saturday show frontal activity Wednesday through next Friday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 68 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 75 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality is 70 in the Moderate 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 4 AM UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL  OREGON COAST.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • 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:
  • Some AM clouds with patchy frost, mostly sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, mostly clear with patchy frost tonight,
  • Some AM clouds with patchy frost, sunny and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, patchy evening frost, mostly clear late at night,
  • AM clouds and sun, sunny Monday afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday night.
  • highs 46-48  lows 27-29.
  • Partly cloudy Tuesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night with a slight (20%) chance of snow late,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow, a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night with a (30%) chance of snow late at night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday.
  • highs 48-46 warming back to 48 Friday lows 29-34. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)
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Your Local College Football Games Weather Forecast:
Yesterday Friday November 24th “The Rivalry Game” (Formally known as “The Civil War Game”) Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State Beavers at Autzen Stadium-Game time 5:30 pm –Ducks easily beat the Beavers 31-7.
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Home Wood Heating Advisory: Eugene-Springfield: GREEN -Using fireplaces and wood stoves is allowed. Oakridge: GREEN -Using fireplaces and wood stoves is allowed. *Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Widespread AM frost, sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, clear with widespread frost tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
  • highs 47-52 lows 30-33.
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday and in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) of AM rain and snow, a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Friday.
  • highs 52-47 lows 37-35 warming back to 37 Friday. (seasonal averages high 52 low 39)

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

  • Areas of  AM coastal frost while inland widespread frost, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, clear with areas of frost tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
  • highs 58-62 lows 34-37.
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (30%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday.
  • highs near 62-56 lows near 39. (seasonal averages high 55 low 42)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Sunny and a bit cooler today, clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
  • free air freezing level 5,500 ft. rising to 9,000 ft. this afternoon, 8,000 ft. tonight, 8,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, 10,000 ft. falling to 9,000 ft. late Sunday night, 11,000 ft. Monday, then 10,000 ft. Monday night.
  • highs 36-45 lows 22-24.
  • AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow, a (30%) chance  of rain and snow late at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Thursday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Friday.
  • snow level 4,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, 3,500 ft. Wednesday night, then 3,000 ft. Thursday through Friday.
  • highs 44-35 lows 26-24.

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Nov
24.
11.24.23 Mostly clear and COLD with patchy late night and early AM frost, mostly sunny Saturday.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “OEODM?”

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Upper level High Pressure keeps the colder are with us. The graphics for days 1-3  show no frontal activity. The graphics for days 3-7  Monday through Friday show frontal activity Wednesday and 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 16 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality is 27 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 9 AM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
  • A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 9 AM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL  OREGON COAST.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES  FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • 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:

  • Mostly clear with patchy frost tonight,
  • Some AM clouds with patchy frost, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, mostly clear with patchy frost Saturday night,
  • Some AM clouds with patchy frost, sunny and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, patchy evening frost, mostly clear late at night,
  • AM clouds and sun, sunny Monday afternoon, then partly cloudy Monday night.
  • lows 27-29 highs 46-48.
  • Partly cloudy Tuesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night with a slight (20%) chance of snow late,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow, a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night with a (30%) chance of snow late at night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday.
  • highs 48-46 warming back to 48 Friday lows 29-34. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)

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Your Local College Football Games Weather Forecast:

Today Friday November 24th “The Rivalry Game” (Formally known as “The Civil War Game”)

Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State Beavers at Autzen Stadium-Game time 5:30 pm -Weather forecast – 45 degrees,  Clear, cooling to the 30s as the game progresses. Dress appropriately for the colder temperatures.

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield:

GREEN -Using fireplaces and wood stoves is allowed.

Oakridge:

GREEN -Using fireplaces and wood stoves is allowed.

*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Clear with areas of evening frost, widespread frost and with patchy freezing fog late tonight,
  • Widespread AM frost, sunny and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, clear with widespread frost Saturday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
  • lows 29-33 highs 47-52.
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday and in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) of AM rain and snow, a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Friday.
  • highs 52-47 lows 37-35 warming back to 37 Friday. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)

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

  • Clear with areas of coastal frost late tonight while areas of evening inland frost with widespread inland frost late tonight,
  • Areas of  AM coastal frost while inland widespread frost, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, clear with areas of frost Saturday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
  • lows 33-37 highs 58-62.
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (30%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday.
  • highs near 62-56 lows near 39. (seasonal averages high 55 low 42)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, clear Saturday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
  • free air freezing level 4,000 ft. tonight, 5,500 ft. rising to 9,000 ft. Saturday afternoon, 8,000 ft. Saturday night, 8,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, 10,000 ft. falling to 9,000 ft. late Sunday night, 11,000 ft. Monday, then 10,000 ft. Monday night.
  • lows 16-24 highs 36-45
  • AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow, a (30%) chance  of rain and snow late at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Thursday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Friday.
  • snow level 4,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, 3,500 ft. Wednesday night, then 3,000 ft. Thursday through Friday.
  • highs 44-35 lows 26-24.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com


Nov
23.
11.24.23 AM frost again, clouds and sunshine and a bit warmer today for your Friday.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “OEODM?”

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Upper level High Pressure and a cold front has changed our weather for the colder. The graphics for days 1-3  show no frontal activity. The graphics for days 3-7  Monday through Friday show frontal activity Wednesday through Friday.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 53 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 48 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality is 28 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 9 AM TODAY AND SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
  • A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 9 AM TODAY AND SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL  OREGON COAST.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • 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:

  • Patchy AM frost and fog, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear with patchy frost tonight,
  • Some AM clouds with patchy frost and fog, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, mostly clear with patchy frost at night,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, then partly cloudy with patchy frost Sunday night.
  • highs 50-47 lows near 28.
  • Some AM clouds with patchy frost, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, partly cloudy late Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday.
  • highs 48-46 lows 29-34. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)

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Your Local College Football Games Weather Forecast:

Friday November 24th “The Rivalry Game” (Formally known as “The Civil War Game”)

Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State Beavers at Autzen Stadium-Game time 5:30 pm -Weather forecast – 42 degrees,  Clear, cooling to the 30s as the game progresses. Dress appropriately for the colder temperatures.

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield:

GREEN -Using fireplaces and wood stoves is allowed.

Oakridge:

GREEN -Using fireplaces and wood stoves is allowed.

*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, clear tonight,
  • AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night.
  • highs 50-47 warming back to 50 Sunday lows 30-32.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy start, mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a  good (50%) chance of rain Thursday.
  • highs 52-48 lows 33-37. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)

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

  • Areas of AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer today, clear with areas of frost late tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night,
  • highs 55-60 lows 32-35.
  • Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
  • AM sun, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday.
  • highs near 60-57 lows 37-40. (seasonal averages high 55 low 42)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Sunny and a bit cooler today, clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night.
  • free air freezing level at the surface rising to 4,500 ft. today, 4,000 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. rising to 9,000 ft. Saturday, 8,000 ft. falling to 7,000 ft. late Saturday night, then 10,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
  • highs 34-42 lows 18-23.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, partly cloudy Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain and snow, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance  of rain and snow Wednesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday.
  • free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, snow level 4,500 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, then 4,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday.
  • highs 46-37 lows near 26.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com


Nov
23.
11.23.23 Mostly clear with patchy late night/early AM frost, sunshine and a bit warmer tomorrow.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “OEODM?”

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Upper level High Pressure and a cold front has changed our weather for the colder. The graphics for days 1-3  show no frontal activity. The graphics for days 3-7   Sunday through Thursday show fronts will be offshore next Wednesday and Thursday.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 29 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 12 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality is 58 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 9 AM FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
  • A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 9 AM FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
  • A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 9 AM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
  • A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 9 AM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES FROM FRIDAY MORNING UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL  OREGON COAST.
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • 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:

  • Mostly clear with patchy frost tonight,
  • Patchy AM frost, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear with patchy frost Friday night,
  • Some AM clouds with patchy frost, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, mostly clear with patchy frost at night,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, then partly cloudy with patchy frost Sunday night.
  • lows 32-28 highs 50-47.
  • Some AM clouds with patchy frost, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, partly cloudy late Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday.
  • highs 48-46 lows 29-34. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)

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Your Local College Football Games Weather Forecast:

Friday November 24th “The Rivalry Game” (Formally known as “The Civil War Game”)

Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State Beavers at Autzen Stadium-Game time 5:30 pm -Weather forecast – 42 degrees,  Clear, cooling to the 30s as the game progresses. Dress appropriately for the colder temperatures.

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield:

GREEN -Using fireplaces and wood stoves is allowed.

Oakridge:

GREEN -Using fireplaces and wood stoves is allowed.

*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly clear with patchy dense evening fog continuing through the tonight,
  • Patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, clear Friday night,
  • AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night.
  • lows 32-29 highs 50-47 warming back to 50 Sunday.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy start, mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a  good (50%) chance of rain Thursday.
  • highs 52-48 lows 33-37. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)

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

  • Clear tonight with areas of frost and inland patchy fog,
  • Areas of AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer Friday, clear with areas of frost late Friday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night,
  • lows 35-32 warming to 35 Sunday night highs 55-60.
  • Mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
  • AM sun, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday.
  • highs near 60-57 lows 37-40. (seasonal averages high 55 low 42)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Friday, clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night.
  • free air freezing level 4000 ft. falling to the surface late tonight, at the surface rising to 4,500 ft. Friday, 4,000 ft. Friday night, 5,000 ft. rising to 9,000 ft. Saturday, 8,000 ft. falling to 7,000 ft. late Saturday night, then 10,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
  • lows 20-18 warming to 23 Sunday night highs 34-42.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, partly cloudy Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain and snow, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance  of rain and snow Wednesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday.
  • free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, snow level 4,500 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, then 4,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday.
  • highs 46-37 lows near 26.

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Nov
22.
11.23.23 (Happy Thanksgiving) Patchy AM fog & frost, partly cloudy and a bit cooler today for your Thanksgiving.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is “OEODM?”

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A cold front is changing our weather for the colder. The graphics for days 1-3  show the frontal system pushing through Pacific Northwest Wednesday. The graphics for days 3-7   Sunday through Thursday show fronts will be offshore next Wednesday and Thursday.

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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 34 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality is 23 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES FROM 7 PM FRIDAY UNTIL 10 PM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • 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:

  • Patchy AM fog and frost, partly cloudy and a bit cooler today (Thanksgiving Day), mostly clear with areas of evening frost, widespread frost late tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, clear at night,
  • AM clouds and sun, sunny and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear Saturday night.
  • highs 47-49 cooling back to 47 Saturday lows 32-27.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday and in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday.
  • highs 46-48 lows 28-32. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)

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Your Local College Football Games Weather Forecast:

Friday November 24th “The Rivalry Game” (Formally known as “The Civil War Game”)

Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State Beavers at Autzen Stadium-Game time 5:30 pm -Weather forecast – 45 degrees,  Clear, cooling to the 30s by the end of the game. Dress appropriately for the colder temperatures.

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield:

GREEN -Using fireplaces and wood stoves is allowed.

Oakridge:

GREEN -Using fireplaces and wood stoves is allowed.

*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon (Thanksgiving Day), mostly clear tonight,
  • Sunny Friday, clear at night,
  • AM clouds, sunny Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear Saturday night.
  • highs near 48 lows 32-29.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
  • Partly cloudy Monday and at night,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday.
  • highs near 52 lows 33-36. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)

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

  • Sunny and a bit warmer today (Thanksgiving Day), clear tonight,
  • Sunny Friday, clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
  • highs near 57 lows 32-34.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
  • AM sun, partly cloudy Monday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday.
  • highs near 59 lows 36-40. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Some AM clouds with widespread frost, sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon (Thanksgiving Day), mostly clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
  • free air freezing level 5,000 ft. today, 4000 ft. falling to the surface late tonight, at the surface rising to 4,500 ft. Friday, 3,500 ft. falling to the surface late Friday night, then 6,500 ft. Saturday, then 7,500 ft. Saturday night.
  • highs 36-33 warming to 37 Saturday lows 20-22.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny start, partly cloudy and and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night,(20%) chance of snow,
  • Clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of AM rain and a slight a slight (20%) chance of snow, then a (40%) chance of snow and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon.
  • free air freezing level  10,000 ft. Sunday through Monday, 11,000 ft. Monday night, then snow level 4,500 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday.
  • highs 43-46 cooling back to 43 Tuesday lows 23-27.

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