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Check out my latest EDN column The Perfect 4th Of July?
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
An upper air high pressure center has been controlling our weather and will slowly weaken enough to return some clouds and cooling us today and even more by Thursday the 4th.
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The Grass Pollen Count is listed as High again at 95 and Tree pollen is Moderate at 20 as of 7/01/13 according to Oregon Allergy Associates.
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If you are looking for a cool place to go for the 4th of July give this a try. I’ll be your Master of Ceremonies introducing the bands.
Dexter Lake State Park Lowell State State Park
Independence Day Celebration | EDN
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly sunny and not quite as hot this afternoon, mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny and cooler Thursday (Independence Day), mostly clear at night, mostly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny and cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy Friday night highs 90-78 lows near 50. Mostly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy at night and Sunday AM, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon through Tuesday with mostly clear nights highs 84-87 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 79 low 50)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Sunny today, mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Thursday AM (Independence Day), sunny and cooler in the afternoon, mostly clear at night, sunny and a bit cooler Friday, then partly cloudy Friday night highs 92-80 lows 57-54. Partly cloudy Saturday, clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Saturday night through Monday evening, clear late at night, then sunny Tuesday highs 86-93 lows near 58. (seasonal averages high 81 low 55)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this AM, sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and Thursday AM (Independence Day), sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, then sunny Friday afternoon and partly cloudy Friday night highs 70-66 lows 54-56 cooling back to 53 Friday night. Partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday night, mostly cloudy Monday and Monday night, partly cloudy in the AM, then sunny Tuesday afternoon highs 69-72 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy and a bit cooler today and tonight, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday (Independence Day), mostly clear Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Friday night free air freezing level 16,000 ft. falling to 15,000 ft. this afternoon, 15,000 ft. tonight, 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. Thursday and at night, 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Friday, then 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. late Friday night highs 80-67 lows 47-44. Mostly sunny Friday through Tuesday free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Saturday, 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Saturday night through Tuesday highs near 74 lows 47-52.
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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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