Eugene/Springfield, Oakridge & Cottage Grove Air Quality Index

by Tim Chuey

May 13, 2019

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AIR QUALITY INDEX

For the local area

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 6 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 7 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (lrapa.org)

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Forecast For 10/18/2021

Today's High: 59

Today's Low: 39

Tomorrows High: 64

After a slight chance of a morning shower, clouds and sun, a bit cooler for your Monday.

ADVISORIES

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TODAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES. HEALTH ADVISORIES: A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MALHEUR RESERVOIR IN MALHEUR COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF AS CYANOBACTERIAL (HARMFUL ALGAE) BLOOM AND CYANOTOXINS (HARMFUL ALGAE TOXINS) ABOVE RECREATIONAL GUIDELINE VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE BLOOMS ARE IDENTIFIED. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO INHALATION RISK. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH. A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR FERN RIDGE LAKE IN LANE COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF AS CYANOBACTERIAL (HARMFUL ALGAE) BLOOM AND CYANOTOXINS (HARMFUL ALGAE TOXINS) ABOVE RECREATIONAL GUIDELINE VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE BLOOMS ARE IDENTIFIED. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO INHALATION RISK. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH. A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR EAGLE RIDGE PARK ON UPPER KLAMATH LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF AS CYANOBACTERIAL (HARMFUL ALGAE) BLOOM AND CYANOTOXINS (HARMFUL ALGAE TOXINS) ABOVE RECREATIONAL GUIDELINE VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE BLOOMS ARE IDENTIFIED. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO INHALATION RISK. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH. A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR FERN RIDGE LAKE IN LANE COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF AS CYANOBACTERIAL (HARMFUL ALGAE) BLOOM AND CYANOTOXINS (HARMFUL ALGAE TOXINS) ABOVE RECREATIONAL GUIDELINE VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE BLOOMS ARE IDENTIFIED. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO INHALATION RISK. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH. THE PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY THAT WAS ISSUED FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT CANNON BEACH AND TOLOVANA STATE PARK IN CLATSOP COUNTY HAS BEEN LIFTED. OFFICIALS RECOMMEND STAYING OUT OF LARGE POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH THAT ARE FREQUENTED BY BIRDS AND RUNOFF FROM THOSE POOLS, BECAUSE THE WATER MAY CONTAIN INCREASED BACTERIA FROM FECAL MATTER.

Weather Pattern

An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape) bringing more frontal systems returning moisture back to the northwest. The graphics for days 1-3 show a couple of cold fronts pushing together and moving into Oregon. The graphics for days 3-7 Thursday through next Monday show frontal activity from Thursday through Friday, Saturday through Sunday, then a frontal system will be just offshore next Monday.

Eugene Area Forecast

Partly cloudy with just a slight (20%) chance of an AM shower, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler this afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog tonight,
Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Tuesday, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Wednesday, evening rain likely (70%), then a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night.
highs 59-64 cooling to 62 Wednesday lows 39-49.
Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, rain Thursday night,
Mostly cloudy with rain and cooler Friday, rain likely (70%) at night,
Rain and a bit cooler Saturday, rain Saturday night,
Then mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Sunday.
highs 68-56 warming to 58 Sunday lows 48-50 cooling back to 48 Friday night warming back to 50 Saturday night. (Seasonal Averages high 64 low 41)

_____ Your College Football Forecast: Saturday October 23rd: Ducks vs UCLA Bruins at Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California Kickoff: 12:30 pm. Weather forecast: Too soon for a preliminary weather forecast. Beavers vs Utah Utes at Reiser Stadium, Kickoff: 4:30 pm. Weather Forecast: Too soon for a preliminary weather forecast.

Umpqua Forecast

Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, just partly cloudy this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
Mostly cloudy with AM showers, showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, then a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday night.
highs 60-66 cooling to 62 Wednesday lows 42-49.
Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, rain Thursday night,
Rain and patchy AM fog, showers likely (70%) and cooler Friday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of evening showers, rain likely (70%) late at night,
Mostly cloudy with showers and a bit cooler Saturday and Saturday night,
Then mostly cloudy with showers Sunday.
highs 69-47 lows 49-47. (Seasonal Averages high 66 low 45)

Coos Bay Forecast

Some AM coastal clouds and sunny and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers this afternoon while partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, evening coastal rain likely (70%) and coastal showers late Tuesday night while a good (50%) chance of inland evening rain and inland showers likely (70%) late at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
Mostly cloudy with AM showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, showers likely (70%) and slightly cooler Wednesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night.
highs 65-68 cooling to 66 Wednesday lows 44-52.
Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, rain Thursday night,
Mostly cloudy with AM rain, showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Friday afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, rain late at night,
Showers and slightly cooler Saturday, showers and breezy Saturday night,
Then mostly cloudy with showers and breezy Sunday.
highs 72-65 lows near 50. (Seasonal Averages high 63 low 47)

Cascades Forecast

Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow showers (1 in. of snow possible), a mix of clouds and sun and colder with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just partly cloudy tonight,
Partly cloudy and warmer Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) late at night,
Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a rain Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of evening rain, then a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night,
snow level 4,500 ft. today, free air freezing level 6,500 ft. rising to 8,000 ft. late tonight, 9,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, snow level 6,500 ft. Tuesday night, 6,000 ft. Wednesday, then 7,000 ft. Wednesday night.
highs 38-49 cooling to 42 Wednesday lows 26-34.
Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, rain Thursday night,
Mostly cloudy with AM rain, rain and snow likely (70%) and colder Friday afternoon, cloudy with evening rain likely (70%) and a (40%) chance of snow, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late at night,
AM rain and snow likely (70%), rain and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, rain Saturday night,
Mostly cloudy with AM rain, then rain and snow and slightly cooler Sunday afternoon.
snow level 7,500 ft. Thursday, above 8,000 ft. Thursday night, 7,000 ft. falling to 5,500 ft. Friday, 5,000 ft. Friday night, 5,000 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. Saturday afternoon, 6,500 ft. Saturday night, then 5,500 ft. Sunday.
highs 52-37 lows 36-33.

Life In LC

Eugene/Springfield, Oakridge & Cottage Grove Air Quality Index

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