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More sunshine as High Pressure (“Arch” shape with blue arrows) continues to dry us out and keep us warm. It seems the next frontal system that has any chance to change our weather won’t be seen until Saturday. By Monday the frontal system is well East of us, so it looks like we’ll have a nice day for the 4th of July (actually the whole long holiday weekend). Looks like some typical Oregon Summertime sunny and dry weather for the 2016 Olympic Team Trials starting tomorrow July 1st through July 10th at Hayward Field.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 25 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 15 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 29 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 is in effect 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, mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Friday and in the evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night and Saturday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler , then partly cloudy Saturday night.
• highs 83-80 lows 50-53.
• AM clouds, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
• AM clouds and sun, sunny Monday afternoon (Independence Day), clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Then mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear at night.
• highs near 82 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 78 low 50)

 

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. High (102)

Trees………. Low (8)

Last Counted: 6/29/16

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon and Friday, mostly clear tonight and Friday evening, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night, and Saturday AM, sunny and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, just partly cloudy Saturday night.
• highs 85-88 cooling to 84 Saturday lows 52-59 cooling to 57 Saturday night.
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Sunday through Monday (Independence Day), partly cloudy and a bit cooler at night and Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday.
• highs 86-84 lows 57-54. (seasonal averages high 80 low 54)

 

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

• Sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late Friday night and Saturday AM, mostly sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Saturday night.
• highs 65-67 cooling back to 65 Saturday lows 52-56 cooling to 54 Saturday night.
• Partly cloudy Sunday through Monday (Independence Day), partly Monday night and Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Then mostly sunny Wednesday.
• highs near 65 lows 55-53. (seasonal averages high 63 low 52)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny and a bit cooler today, mostly clear tonight,
• Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy Friday night through  night,
• AM clouds and sun Saturday, then partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon and Saturday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. today through Friday night, 14,000 ft. Saturday, then 15,000 ft. Saturday night.
• highs 74-70 lows 44-47 cooling back to 44 Saturday night.
• Partly cloudy Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon (Independence Day), clear in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 14,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, then 12,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Then 11,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 70-68 lows 44-40.

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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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