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More sunshine as High Pressure (“Arch” shape with blue arrows) continues to keep us warm and dry. It seems a frontal system is moving through the Pacific Northwest and will wash out bringing only a few more clouds with almost no noticeable difference in our weather. Looks like some typical Oregon Summertime sunny and dry weather for Independence Day and the 2016 Olympic Team Trials that run through July 10th at Hayward Field.

Note: Please consider your neighbors when discharging fireworks, which by statute in Eugene should only be used on Monday the 4th. Also, be very careful to put out all spent fireworks to prevent accidental fires. If possible, keep pets indoors to lessen the jarring boom of  mainly the illegal fireworks. Proudly fly your American Flag.

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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 8 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 24 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.
• A Blue-Green Algae health advisory has been issued for the Metolius Arm of Lake Billy Chinook from Perry South Campground to and including the area around Three Rivers Marina, located about 12 miles Southwest of Madras in Jefferson County.   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:

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Cloudy Sunday AM, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon and at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday (Independence Day), mostly clear Monday night,
• Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon and at night.
• lows 53-50 highs near 80.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy at night and Thursday AM, mostly sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night,
• A mix of clouds and showers with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday.
• highs 77-80 lows 50-54. (seasonal averages high 79 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:

• Clear tonight,
• Partly cloudy Sunday AM, sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Monday (Independence Day), mostly clear at night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
• lows 56-50 warming to 53 Tuesday night highs 85-80.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday and Thursday (a bit cooler), mostly clear Wednesday night and Thursday evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon.
• highs 83-78 lows 53-57 cooling to 55 Saturday. (seasonal averages high 81 low 55)

 

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

• Partly cloudy this evening, cloudy late tonight and Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Sunny Monday (Independence Day), mostly clear at night,
• Mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night.
• lows 53-50 warming back to 53 Tuesday night highs near 65.
• Mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night and Saturday AM, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon.
• highs 64-67 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Mostly sunny Monday (Independence Day), mostly clear Monday night,
• AM sun, then partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon and at night.
• free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, 12,000 ft. Monday night, then 11,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night.
• lows 45-39 highs 70-65.
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday and Thursday (a bit warmer), mostly clear Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Friday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, then just partly cloudy in the afternoon.
• free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, 12,000 ft. Thursday night,then snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday through Saturday.
• highs 64-67 lows 40-45.

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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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