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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Remember, The First “Marathon Man” Finished Both The Race And His Life.
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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) is moving slowly sinking to the south away from us. A weakening cold front will move through Oregon on the heals of a cold front that already slid by yesterday.
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The Grass Pollen Count is listed as Absent at 0 and Tree pollen is Low at 2 as of 8/14/13 according to Oregon Allergy Associates.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
A slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight, partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Sunday night.
highs 80-78 warming to near 80 Sunday lows 59-53.
Mostly sunny Monday through Thursday with mostly clear nights.
highs 86-80 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 83 low 51)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, partly cloudy with more smoke this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy smoke tonight, patchy smoke again Saturday with AM clouds, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with areas of smoke Saturday night and Sunday AM, sunny with more patchy smoke in the afternoon, then mostly clear Sunday night.
highs 87-82 warming to 88 Sunday lows 60-57.
Mostly sunny with areas of smoke Monday through Thursday with clear nights.
highs 90-85 lows 62-55. (seasonal averages high 85 low 56)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
Patchy fog this AM with a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog tonight and Saturday AM with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers, partly cloudy in the evening, patchy coastal fog late Saturday night.
Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog Sunday, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy with patchy fog late Sunday night.
highs 68-70 lows 57-53.
Patchy AM, partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night, mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday with clear skies Wednesday night.
highs 70-64 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County
A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) of evening showers this evening, partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night.
Mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night.
snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Saturday, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Saturday night, 14,000 ft. rising to 16,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
highs 68-70 lows 50-47.
Mostly sunny Monday through Thursday with mostly clear nights.
free air freezing level 16,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, 16,000 ft. falling to 15,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday.
highs near 73-68 lows near 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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