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An upper level low pressure trough (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) is sending moisture and smoke northward at us. A frontal system (position shown is Friday) will be bringing more clouds and a continued chance of precipitation for the middle to the end of the workweek. The Perseid Meteor Shower peak continues tonight. It is caused by debris from the comet Swift-Tuttle. For best viewing get away from the city lights and hope for mostly clear skies after Midnight and before Sunrise.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 72 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 43 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 88 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON
• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM FRIDAY MORNING UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNSET BAY STATE PARK BEACH LOCATED IN COOS COUNTY FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE AND AGENCY LAKE DOWN TO KENO DAM TO THE CALIFORNIA BORDER, LOCATED JUST NORTH OF KLAMATH FALLS ALONG HIGHWAY 97 IN KLAMATH COUNTY. WATER MONITORING BY THE USGS HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE TOXINS WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. SWALLOWING, INHALING OR SKIN CONTACT WITH WATER DROPLETS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.
• A HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SEAL ROCK STATE PARK BEACH FOR HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL FECAL BACTERIA WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER – ESPECIALLY BY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, WHO MAY BE VULNERABLE TO WATERBORNE BACTERIA  – SHOULD BE AVOIDED IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS  SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy and cooler Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rainfall possible, more in storms),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday (under 0.10 in. of rainfall possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, just partly cloudy Friday night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then clear Saturday night, clear at night,
• lows 58-52 highs 80-78 warming to 82 Saturday.
• Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy at night and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday.
• highs 86-82 warming to 88 Wednesday lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 83 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Clear this evening with patchy smoke, becoming mostly cloudy with more patchy smoke late tonight,
• Partly cloudy with patchy smoke Thursday, becoming mostly cloudy with more patchy smoke and a good (50%) chance of showers late Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
• A (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just partly cloudy at night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then clear Saturday night.
• lows 56-52 highs 86-80 warming back to 86 Saturday.
• Sunny and warmer Sunday and Monday (a bit cooler), clear Sunday night, clear in the evening and partly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny and warmer Wednesday.
• highs 92-87 warming to 92 Wednesday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 85 low 56)

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

• Mostly cloudy at the shore tonight while clear inland this evening and mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
•  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of patchy drizzle Thursday AM and a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers while mostly cloudy with patchy AM drizzle inland and partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon inland showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of evening coastal showers and showers likely (60%) late at night while evening inland showers likely (60%) and a (40%) chance of showers late Thursday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• lows 56-52 highs near 66.
• Sunny Sunday, clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Sunday night  through Wednesday.
• highs near 66 lows 54-56. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this evening, just partly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, becoming partly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then clear at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Friday, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, then 13,000 ft. Saturday night.
• lows 48-44 warming back to 48 Saturday night highs 80-63 warming to near 70 Saturday.
• Sunny and warmer Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday AM, mostly mostly sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Then mostly sunny and warmer Wednesday.
• free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Sunday through Monday night, 14,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then 15,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 75-69 warming to 76 Wednesday lows 49-46 warming back to 49 Wednesday.

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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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