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An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) is returning the flow of moisture over us. A frontal system (approaching the coast) pushed by the upper level low, moves into Oregon today.

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Advisories:

• A HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN CULLABY LAKE JUST OFF HWY 101 BETWEEN ASTORIA AND SEASIDE IN CLATSOP COUNTY OREGON, IN WICKIUP RESERVOIR IN DESCHUTES COUNTY, 40 MILES SW OF BEND, THE LOWER WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM THE SOUTH END OF ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM TO THE SOUTH END OF SAUVIE ISLAND IN MULTNOMA COUNTY,  FOR TENMILE LAKES IN COOS COUNTY, FOR WALTERVILLE POND IN LANE COUNTY AND AT DEVILS LAKE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM MEANS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT DRINK OR 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 44 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 38 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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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:,

• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy and cooler with possible sun breaks and a good (50%) chance of rain this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain), mostly cloudy with evening showers likely (70%), a (30%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain),
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy and colder Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny and just a bit warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday night.
• highs 69-66 warming to 70 Wednesday lows near 49-40.
• AM clouds and patchy fog, sunny and warmer Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 74-79 cooling to 76 Sunday lows 44-53. (seasonal averages high 72 low 44).

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain this afternoon, a (40%) chance of showers tonight,
• Mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in  the afternoon and Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Wednesday, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 72-68 warming to 73 Wednesday lows 54-44.
• Sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Sunday.
• highs 80-84 lows 49-53. (seasonal averages high 74 low 48)

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

• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of coastal rain today while a (30%) chance of inland afternoon showers, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers Tuesday, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, clearing late Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Wednesday, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 65-67 lows 54-50.
• Sunny Thursday, clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 65-68 lows 52-55. (seasonal averages high 64 low 48)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County

• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler today with a slight (20%) chance of rain this afternoon, cloudy with showers likely (60%) this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers (0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: W 15-25 mph decreasing to W 5-15 mph late at night),
• A mix of clouds and sun and much cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy late Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today and tonight, 7,500 ft. Tuesday, 8,000 ft. Tuesday night, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Wednesday, then 12,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• highs 62-52 warming to near 60 Wednesday lows 38-33 warming to 36 Wednesday night.
• Sunny Thursday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and warmer Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, mostly clear each night.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Thursday, 14,000 ft. Thursday night, 15,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 14,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, then 15,000 ft. Sunday.
• highs 70-72 lows 46-49.

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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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