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It’s back to sunshine and no rain as High Pressure (“Arch” shape with blue arrows) has taken over to dry us out and warm us up. It seems the next frontal system that has any chance to change our weather won’t be seen until Friday. By Sunday the frontal system is well east of us.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 26 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 16 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

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

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Advisories:

• A Blue-Green Algae health advisory has been issued for Howard Bay (sometimes called Howards Bay or Howard’s Bay) in Upper Klamath Lake. People should avoid swallowing water while swimming or inhaling water droplets as a result of high-speed water activities, such as water skiing or power boating, in areas where blooms are identified. Although toxins are not absorbed through the skin, people who have skin sensitivities may experience a puffy, red rash at the affected area.

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

• Sunny this afternoon and Wednesday, clear both nights,
• Sunny Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• highs near 85 lows near 53.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, partly cloudy Friday night through Sunday night,
• AM clouds, then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday (Independence Day).
• highs 82-78 warming to 82 Monday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 77 low 49)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. High (62)

Trees………. Low (3)

Last Counted: 6/28/16

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and Wednesday AM, sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Wednesday night,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, then mostly clear at night.
• highs near 86 lows 58-53.
• Sunny Friday, clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night through Sunday night,
• Then sunny and a bit warmer Monday (Independence Day).
• highs 84-79 warming to 86 Monday  lows 58-56. (seasonal averages high 80 low 54)

 

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight while partly cloudy inland this evening mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy Wednesday with patchy AM coastal fog, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon then just partly cloudy Thursday night.
• highs 64-66 lows near 54.
• Partly cloudy Friday through Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy Monday AM (Independence Day), then sunny in the afternoon.
• highs 64-66 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 63 low 52)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer today and Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening and clear late both nights,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. today through Wednesday night, 14,000 ft. Thursday, then 15,000 ft. Thursday night.
• highs near 76 lows 47-44.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, mostly clear at night,
• AM sun Saturday, partly cloudy in the afternoon through Sunday night,
• AM clouds, then mostly sunny Monday (Independence Day), mostly clear to partly cloudy each night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 14,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, then 13,000 ft. Sunday through Monday.
• highs 73-68 warming to 72 Monday lows near 45.

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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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