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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 (blue arrows rotating clockwise) has been controlling our weather and will slowly weaken enough to return some clouds and keeping us a bit cooler for a while. The airflow will be coming more from the west with cooler marine air and an upper level low to our northwest.
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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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Advisories: There is a Green Algae warning for Dexter Reservoir. Water monitoring has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae that can produce toxins, state public health officials said. The algae levels are likely associated with dangerous cyanotoxin concentrations in the water that can be harmful to humans and animals. Swallowing or inhaling water droplets, as well as skin contact with water, should be avoided according to the authorities
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny and cooler this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight, cloudy Saturday AM, sunny Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy at night, AM clouds, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, then mostly clear Sunday night highs 78-85 lows 49-52. Mostly sunny Monday through Thursday with mostly clear nights highs 86-83 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 80 low 51)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy this AM, sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, clear in the evening, partly cloudy tonight and Saturday AM, sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Saturday night, cloudy Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Sunday night highs 80-87 lows 54-58. Partly cloudy Monday, mostly clear at night, mostly sunny Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night through Thursday highs 90-93 cooling to near 88 Wednesday then warming to near 90 Thursday lows near 59. (seasonal averages high 82 low 55)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: AM clouds, sunny this afternoon and breezy (wind: N 10-15 mph increasing to N 15-25 mph late this afternoon), mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and breezy (wind: N 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph decreasing to N 10-15 mph late), mostly cloudy at the shore while cloudy inland in the AM and sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night and breezy (wind: N 15-25 mph decreasing to N 10-15 mph then to 5 mph late at night), cloudy Sunday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon and Sunday night highs near 68 lows near 55. Partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday night, mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, then partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday highs 68-70 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, clear tonight, mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday with mostly clear skies at night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today, 14,000 ft. tonight and Saturday, 13,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, then 14,000 ft. Sunday night highs 69-76 lows 43-50. Mostly sunny Sunday through Thursday free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Sunday, 14,000 ft. at night, then 15,000 ft. Monday through Thursday with highs 74-70 lows 52-48.
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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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