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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 late today 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 32 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 30 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:
- Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun today, becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (60%) late tonight (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.
- highs 68-62 lows 45-35 warming to 38 Thursday night.
- Partly cloudy Friday, through Saturday, clear Saturday night,
- Mostly sunny Sunday, with partly cloudy at night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday.
- highs 63-70 cooling to 63 Monday lows 37-43. (seasonal averages high 59 low 39).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night,
- Sunny Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night.
- highs 75-68 warming to near 70 Thursday lows 50-40.
- 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 70-73 cooling to 66 Monday lows 40-43. (seasonal averages high 61 low 41)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Wednesday night,
- Sunny Thursday, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late at night.
- highs 60-57 lows 47-40 warming to 43 Thursday night.
- Sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and 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 sunny this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM showers Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
- Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night.
- free air freezing level 10,000 ft. today, snow level 7,500 ft. late tonight, 6,000 ft. Wednesday, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Wednesday night, 9,000 ft. Thursday, then 10,000 ft. Thursday night.
- highs 63-50 warming to 54 Thursday lows 35-30 warming to 34 Thursday night.
- Mostly sunny Friday through Saturday night,
- Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy at night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday.
- free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Friday through Sunday night, then 8,000 ft. Monday.
- highs 53-57 cooling to 50 Monday lows near 30.
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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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