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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column It Takes More Than Just Flipping A Coin.
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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called “Buffalo Isn’t Only Known For Its Wings.”
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An upper level high pressure ridge is moving closer and will give us more sunshine and slowly warming temperatures after a cooler day for your Tuesday. The smokey air is being scoured out of the valley.
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Advisories:
- A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE FOR WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED WATER AND THAT ALSO GOES FOR ANY PETS.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 32 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 59 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Mostly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny and cooler this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
- AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, then clear at night.
- highs 76-88 lows 48-46.
- Sunny Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, clear each night,
- Then mostly sunny Monday.
- highs 88-86 lows 50-54. (seasonal averages high 79 low 48)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
- Sunny Wednesday and Thursday, clear at night.
- highs 80-93 lows 50-57.
- Sunny Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, clear each night.
- highs 93-89 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 81 low 53)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and Tuesday night,
- Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, clear at night,
- Sunny Thursday, then clear at night.
- highs 64-70 lows near 54.
- Sunny Friday, clear at night,
- Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear at night,
- Then sunny Monday.
- highs 67 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 51)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of drizzle this AM, party cloudy this afternoon, clear tonight,
- Sunny and warmer Wednesday and Thursday, clear at night.
- free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today and tonight, 15,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, then 14,000 ft. Thursday night.
- highs 65-70 lows near 42-48.
- Sunny Friday, Saturday, Sunday, clear each night,
- Then mostly sunny Monday.
- free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 14,000 ft. Saturday through Monday.
- highs 78-72 lows 47-50.
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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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