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An upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) has cleared us out, but a weak frontal system (moving in from the west) will get through bringing a brief chance of showers Tuesday and early Wednesday.
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Advisories: None at this time.
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Air Quality Index: Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 31 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 11 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……….Moderate (8)
Trees……….High (131)
Last Counted: 4/7/14
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:
- Clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
- Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (60%) late Tuesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy and colder with patchy fog late Wednesday night.
- Patchy AM fog, then partly cloudy Thursday afternoon and Thursday night.
- lows 45-35 warming to 37 Thursday night highs 68-62.
- Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with mostly clear nights,
- Then just partly cloudy Monday.
- highs 63-70 cooling to 65 Monday lows 37-43. (seasonal averages high 59 low 39).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Clear in the evening, becoming partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
- Partly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain late Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Thursday night.
- lows 50-40 highs 75-69.
- Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy at night,
- Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear at night,
- Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday.
- highs 68-72 cooling to 66 Monday lows 40-43. (seasonal averages high 60 low 41)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy at the beaches while mostly clear inland this evening then mostly cloudy late, patchy fog late tonight,
- Cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal rain while partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of inland rain late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, mostly cloudy Wednesday afternoon, then partly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday night.
- lows 47-40 highs 60-56.
- Sunny Friday, partly cloudy at night,
- Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear at night,
- Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday.
- highs near 60 lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly clear tonight,
- Mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM showers Wednesday, just mostly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
- Mostly sunny Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then becoming mostly clear Thursday night.
- free air freezing level 11,000 ft. falling to 10,000 ft. late tonight, 10,000 ft. Tuesday, snow level above 8,000 ft. falling to 7,500 ft. late Tuesday night, 6,500 ft. Wednesday, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, then 10,000 ft. Thursday night.
- lows 38-33 highs 59-46 warming to 54 Thursday.
- Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, mostly clear at night,
- Then just partly cloudy Monday.
- free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Friday through Sunday night, then 8,000 ft. Monday.
- highs 53-57 cooling to 53 Monday lows 30-32.
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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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