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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column You Didn’t Do Anything, So It Must Be The TV Weather Guy’s Fault.
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Advisories: There is a Blue-Green Algae warning that continues for Dexter Reservoir and Dorena Reservoir has just been added to the list. 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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An upper level low (“U” shape with blue arrows) has moved to the south and is settling to the along the California/Oregon coast sending warmer air our way. High pressure will take over long enough to heat us up a bit. The airflow continues to bringing a chance of showers and isolated, mainly dry, thunderstorms over the mountains. The big problem with that is the development of dry thunderstorms, particularly over the mountains and foothills, that can produce more wildfires through lightning strikes.
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The Grass Pollen Count is listed as Moderate at 6 and Tree pollen is Low at 2 as of 8/4/13 and both have risen a bit according to Oregon Allergy Associates.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Sunny and warm this afternoon and Tuesday with clear skies tonight and partly cloudy Tuesday night.
Partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night.
highs 92-88 lows near 53.
A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday.
Partly cloudy Thursday through Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms late Friday night and Saturday AM, then just partly cloudy Saturday afternoon through Sunday.
highs 86-84 lows near near 53. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy with areas of smoke this AM, sunny with areas of smoke this afternoon, mostly clear with areas of smoke tonight.
Sunny warmer with areas of smoke Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late with areas of smoke Tuesday night. Partly cloudy with areas of smoke Wednesday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night with areas of smoke.
highs 93-95 cooling to 88 Wednesday night lows 59-57.
Partly cloudy with areas of AM smoke and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms with areas of smoke Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms with areas of smoke Thursday night through Friday night.
Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday AM, partly cloudy with areas of smoke Saturday afternoon and evening, then partly cloudy Sunday.
highs 85-88 cooling to 84 Sunday lows near 58. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog this AM and areas of inland smoke again, sunny this afternoon with inland smoke, partly cloudy this evening and mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog and inland areas of smoke late tonight.
Partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog and inland areas of smoke Tuesday AM, sunny with inland smoke in the afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of patchy inland smoke in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog and areas of smoke Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy Wednesday night.
highs 65-63 lows near 52.
Mostly cloudy Thursday through Sunday.
highs near 64 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Sunny with patchy smoke today, clear with more patchy smoke tonight, mostly sunny Tuesday with patchy smoke, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, partly cloudy at night .
Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night.
free air freezing level 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. today and tonight, 14,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night through Wednesday night.
highs 78-80 cooling to 75 Wednesday lows 53-49.
Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday and Thursday night.
A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday and Saturday while mostly cloudy to partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night, Saturday night, and Sunday .
snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday through Sunday
highs 74-70 warming to 73 Sunday lows 50-48.
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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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