Benton County Fair wraps up a busy year

by Staff Writer

August 3, 2019August 5, 2019

The Benton County Fair & Rodeo wrapped up its four-day run Saturday and preliminary numbers suggest its total attendance will be on par with recent years.

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Forecast For 10/29/2020

Today's High: 60

Today's Low: 42

Tomorrows High: 60

AM fog, then sunny & a bit cooler today.

ADVISORIES

THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY HAS ISSUED A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY FOR HOWARD’S BAY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA ON UPPER KLAMATH LAKE DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA (HARMFUL ALGAE) BLOOM THAT HISTORICALLY PRODUCES CYANOTOXINS (HARMFUL ALGAE TOXINS) ABOVE RECREATIONAL GUIDELINE VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. MOORE PARK IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERN END OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY. UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE BLOOMS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH. VISITING ODELL LAKE IS SAFE AS LONG AS ANY BOATING OR OTHER ACTIVITIES DO NOT CAUSE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO INHALATION RISKS IF THERE IS EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY HAS ISSUED A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT SUNSET BAY STATE PARK IN COOS COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. THIS APPLIES ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE MORE VULNERABLE TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY HAS ISSUED A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY FOR ODELL LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA (HARMFUL ALGAE) BLOOM THAT HISTORICALLY PRODUCES CYANOTOXINS (HARMFUL ALGAE TOXINS) ABOVE RECREATIONAL GUIDELINE VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE BLOOMS ARE IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH. VISITING ODELL LAKE IS SAFE AS LONG AS ANY BOATING OR OTHER ACTIVITIES DO NOT CAUSE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO INHALATION RISKS IF THERE IS EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER DUE TO BLUE-GREEN ALGAE. SIGNS ARE POSTED.

Weather Pattern

An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with arrows) is going to allow us to slowly heat up once again. The graphics for days 1-3 show a new frontal system headed through Oregon Friday. The graphics for days 3-7 Sunday through next Thursday show a cold front moving through the Pacific Northwest Wednesday and another approaching next Thursday.
Note: Friday is Halloween (Follow the safe distancing guidelines & wear a face covering, not just a Halloween mask) and don’t forget to change to Pacific Standard Time officially at 2:00 am Sunday. At Bedtime Saturday night turn your clocks back one hour (Fall Back). Also the authorities suggest that you check your smoke alarms, Carbon Monoxide detector, and Radon detector to make sure they are working and replace batteries as necessary.

Eugene Area Forecast

Mostly cloudy with widespread AM fog, mostly sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy, possible sun breaks, Friday afternoon, becoming partly cloudy late at night,
AM clouds and sun with patchy fog, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear with patchy fog Saturday night.
highs near 60 lows 42-34.
Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear with patchy fog Sunday night,
Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
A good (50%) chance of AM showers, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon.
highs 59-63 cooling to 60 Tuesday and Wednesday lows 36-48. (seasonal averages high 58 low 40)

Umpqua Forecast

Patchy fog this AM, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight,
Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday and in the evening, mostly cloudy Friday night,
AM clouds, sunny Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear at night.
highs 69-65 lows 42-45 cooling back to 42 Saturday night.
Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
Mostly sunny Monday, becoming 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 Tuesday and Tuesday night,
Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday.
highs 72-65 lows 43-50. (seasonal averages high 60 low 43)

Coos Bay Forecast

Patchy fog this AM, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
AM clouds with patchy fog, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Friday, partly cloudy at night,
Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear Saturday night.
highs 65-63 warming back to 65 Saturday lows 44-46 cooling back to 44 Saturday night.
Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night,
Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday.
highs 65-67 cooling back to 65 Tuesday and Wednesday lows 46-50.(seasonal averages high 59 low 45).

Cascades Forecast

Sunny and a bit cooler today, mostly clear tonight,
Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and cooler Friday afternoon, just partly cloudy at night,
Some AM clouds, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear Saturday night.
free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today, 12,000 ft. late tonight, snow level 7,000 ft. Friday, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Friday night, then 14,000 ft. Saturday afternoon and Saturday night.
highs 63-49 warming to 55 Saturday lows 36-34.
Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
A slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday.
free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 13,000 ft Monday and in the evening, snow level 7,500 ft. Monday night, 8,000 ft. Tuesday, then above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday.
highs 58-60 cooling to 50 Wednesday lows 36-38.

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