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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Will We Have To Use The “D” Word This Summer?

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The upper airflow has increasing the  onshore flow and will keep us wet through Saturday. A frontal system is pushing through today. Another disturbance will approach Oregon late today and tonight continuing the chance for more significant rainfall. Drying will start Sunday and continue to at least Wednesday as an upper air high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) takes over clearing out the clouds.

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Advisories: None at This Time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 13 in the Good category measuring Ozone at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 6 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……….High (30)

Trees……….Low (2)

Last Counted: 6/26/14

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:

• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday (0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
• lows 55-48 warming to 52 Monday night highs 72-83.
• Mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday night,
• Partly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night and Friday AM, then partly cloudy Friday afternoon (Independence Day).
• highs 85-75 lows 54-50. (seasonal averages high 77 low 49)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday possible), partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy at night and Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Mostly sunny Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
• lows 56-48 warming to 52 Monday night highs 72-83.
• Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Tuesday through Thursday, mostly clear each night,
• Partly cloudy Thursday AM, then sunny Thursday afternoon (Independence Day).
• highs 85-75 lows 54-50. (seasonal averages high 79 low 54)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy in the evening with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers and just mostly cloudy Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Sunny and warmer Monday, then partly cloudy at night.
• lows 57-53 warming top 46 Monday night highs 62-68.
• Partly cloudy Tuesday through Thursday , mostly clear each night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then just partly cloudy Wednesday night through Friday (Independence Day).
• highs 68-62 lows 55-53. (seasonal averages high 63 low 52).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy and warmer Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny Monday, then mostly clear at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Saturday night, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Sunday, 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. Sunday night, 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Monday, then 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. Monday night..
• lows 42-39 warming to 47 Monday night highs 59-76.
• Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (Independence Day), mostly clear each night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. Tuesday night, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,00 ft. Wednesday, 13,000 ft. falling to 12,000 ft. Wednesday night, 12,000 ft. falling to 11,000 ft. Thursday, 12,000 ft. falling to 11,000 ft. Thursday afternoon, 11,000 ft. Thursday night, then 11,000 ft. falling to 10,000 ft. Friday.
• highs 80-63 lows 48-38.

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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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