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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 in our weather. Looks like some typical Oregon Summertime sunny and dry weather for the 2016 Olympic Team Trials that run through July 10th at Hayward Field.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 24 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 9 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 15 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 sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
• AM clouds, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night and Sunday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, then partly cloudy at night.
• highs 85-82 lows 52-50.
• AM clouds and sun, sunny Monday afternoon (Independence Day), partly cloudy Monday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday and at night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly partly cloudy Wednesday night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday.
• highs near 78 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 78 low 50)

 

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. High (103)

Trees………. Low (0)

Last Counted: 7/1/16

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Sunny and a bit warmer today, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight, and Saturday AM, partly cloudy 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.
• highs 88-85 lows 59-56.
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny and a bit cooler Monday (Independence Day), partly cloudy at night through Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny Wednesday, then partly cloudy at night and Thursday.
• highs 84-80 warming to 83 Thursday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 81 low 55)

 

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

• Sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of coastal fog and a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late tonight and Saturday AM, mostly cloudy 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.
• highs near 66 lows near 55.
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny Monday afternoon (Independence Day), partly cloudy at night and Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday.
• highs 64-67 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 63 low 52)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny today, partly cloudy tonight through Sunday AM, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, then partly cloudy at night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today through Saturday night, then 15,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
• highs 74-70 lows near 45.
• 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 and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night,
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Monday, 13,000 ft. Monday night, 12,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 11,000 ft. Wednesday, then 13,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 67-64 warming  to 68 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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