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Upper level Low Pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) has replaced the high pressure returning the much cooler onshore airflow. The low will keep us in clouds sending disturbances our way until a High Pressure Ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) takes over for Wednesday.
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Advisories: None at this time.
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Air Quality Index: Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Ozone at Delight Valley School, Saginaw. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 5 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:
Grass……….Low (0)
Trees……….Low (13)
Last Counted: 5/5/14
Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of scattered showers this evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of isolated showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
- Partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, good (50%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, then rain at night.
- lows 39-42 highs 63-65 cooling back to 63 Thursday night.
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Friday, a (40%) chance of showers Friday night,
- A good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night through Sunday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday.
- highs 62-66 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 65 low 42).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy Tuesday, just partly cloudy Tuesday night,
- Partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday evening, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday, then rain Thursday night.
- lows 45-42 warming to 45 Wednesday night highs 62-68.
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday, a (30%) chance of showers Friday night,
- A slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
- Then Mostly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday.
- highs 72-64 warming to near 70 Sunday lows 48-45. (seasonal averages high 68 low 45)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and at night,
- Partly cloudy Wednesday, mostly cloudy at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (60%) Thursday afternoon, then rain Thursday night.
- lows 47-45 warming to 48 Thursday night high 58-60.
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Friday, a (30%) chance of showers Friday night through Sunday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday.
- highs 67-66 lows near 49. (seasonal averages high 58 low 45).
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers this evening, scattered rain and snow showers likely (60%) late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible),
- Mostly cloudy with scattered AM rain and snow showers, a (30%) chance of isolated rain and snow showers Tuesday afternoon and evening, then just partly cloudy Tuesday night through Wednesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a (40%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, then rain Thursday night.
- snow level 5,000 ft. tonight and Tuesday, 5,500 ft. at night, free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Wednesday, 8,000 ft. at night, snow level 6,700 ft. Thursday, then 7,000 ft. at night.
- lows 28-33 highs 45-52.
- Mostly cloudy with rain Friday, a (40%) chance of showers Friday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday, a (40%) chance of showers at night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday.
- snow level 5,500 ft. Friday through Saturday night, 6,500 ft. at night, 7,500 ft. Sunday night, then 8,000 ft. Monday.
- highs 46-52 lows 32-36 cooling back to 32 Sunday night.
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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.
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