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More sunshine as High Pressure (“Arch” shape with blue arrows) continues to keep us warm and dry. It seems the next frontal system that moves through the Pacific Northwest will do so Sunday with almost no noticeable difference. 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 36 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 12 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 37 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:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night and Saturday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
• AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, then partly cloudy at night.
• lows 50-54 highs 85-82.
• AM clouds and sun, sunny Monday afternoon (Independence Day), partly cloudy Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy at night and Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday.
• highs 82-79 warming to 83 Thursday 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:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night, and Saturday AM, sunny and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, just partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night and Sunday AM, sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Sunday night.
• lows 52-59 cooling to 57 Saturday night highs 88-84 warming to 86 Sunday.
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday (Independence Day) through Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, clear at night,
• Then sunny Thursday.
• highs 83-85 cooling to 83 Thursday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 80 low 54)

 

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

• Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with areas of coastal fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late Friday night and Saturday AM, sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night and Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Sunday night.
• lows 52-56 cooling to 54 Saturday night highs 66-64 warming back to 66 Sunday.
• Partly cloudy Monday (Independence Day) throughTuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, clear at night,
• Then sunny and a bit warmer Thursday.
• highs 64-67 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 63 low 52)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Friday, partly cloudy Friday night through Sunday AM, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, then partly cloudy at night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. tonight through Friday night, 14,000 ft. Saturday, then 15,000 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night.
• lows 44-47 cooling back to 44 Sunday night highs 75-70.
• Partly cloudy Monday AM (Independence Day), mostly sunny in the afternoon and Tuesday (a bit cooler), partly cloudy Monday night, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, 12,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 11,000 ft. Wednesday, then 13,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 70-66 warming back to 70 Thursday lows near 42.

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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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