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An upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) centered offshore will keep the rain clouds away from us from today through the weekend. The workweek will start off with just a slight chance of showers due to a cold front that will move in.
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Advisories: None at this time.
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Air Quality Index: Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 37 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 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 (12)
Trees……….High (203)
Last Counted: 4/11/14
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:
- Partly cloudy today and tonight,
- A mix of clouds and sun Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear at night.
- highs 67-65 warming to 73 Sunday lows 42-39 warming to 44 Sunday night.
- Mostly sunny Monday, becoming partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night,
- A (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday.
- highs 65-55 lows 43-40 warming to 45 Thursday. (seasonal averages high 60 low 39).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny Sunday, then mostly clear at night.
- highs 75-72 warming to 79 Sunday lows 42-38 warming to 45 Sunday night.
- Partly cloudy Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy and cooler Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
- A (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday.
- highs 79-60 lows 45-42 warming to 44 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 61 low 41)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Partly cloudy with patchy AM inland fog, sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, becoming mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and breezy (Wind: N 15-25 mph decreasing to N 10-15 mph late at the beaches while N 15 mph decreasing to N 5-10 mph by late evening inland),
- Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
- Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night.
- highs 58-55 warming to 66 Sunday lows 44-42 warming to 47 Sunday night.
- Partly cloudy Monday and in the evening, mostly cloudy Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and cooler Tuesday and at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, then rain likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday.
- highs 59-55 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly sunny today, partly cloudy tonight,
- Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Saturday night,
- Mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear at night.
- free air freezing level 11,000 ft. today and tonight, 10,000 ft. Saturday, 9,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, then 11,000 ft. Sunday night.
- highs 58-54 warming to 60 Sunday lows 37-33.
- Mostly sunny Monday, becoming partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
- A (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain of snow at night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday.
- free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Monday, snow level 7,500 ft. Monday night, 5,500 ft. Tuesday and at night, 5,000 ft. Wednesday, 5,500 ft. at night, then 6,000 ft. Thursday.
- highs 57-40 lows 30-33.
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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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