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Upper level Low Pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) gives us the impetus for a change in our weather pattern. A frontal system is  approaching the coast and moving in returning the showers. There’s another cause for increased rain chances. Take a look at the frontal system that will be moving through the Pacific Northwest a week from today. The 2016 Olympic Team Trials that run through next Sunday July 10th at Hayward Field will encounter at least a chance of showers, as you can see in the forecast, from Thursday through the rest of the trials.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 30 in the good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 13 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 32 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:

• Cloudy with rain likely (70%) tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with occasional rain Friday (0.25 in. of rain possible), evening showers, a good (50%) chance of showers late Friday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday, cloudy with a (%) chance of evening showers, showers likely (70%) late Saturday night,
• Windy with AM showers likely (70%), a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers in the evening, then just partly cloudy late Sunday night.
• lows 67-70 cooling back to 67 Sunday night highs 77-68.
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, just partly cloudy late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Wednesday night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon.
• highs 70-77 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 80 low 51)

 

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

Grass………. High (30)

Trees………. Low (5)

Last Counted: 7/5/16

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Sunny this AM, then mostly cloudy this afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers tonight,
• AM showers likely (70%), cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Friday afternoon and Friday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Saturday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night.
• highs 82-68 lows 59-54 Friday.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday AM, partly cloudy and a bit warmer in the afternoon and Monday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Wednesday.
• highs 72-80 lows 52-54. (seasonal averages high 83 low 56)

 

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

• Mostly cloudy today with patchy AM coastal fog and drizzle, a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening showers, showers likely (70%) tonight and Friday AM, a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers, a (40%) chance of showers Friday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night.
• highs 63-60 lows near 57-55.
• Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy in the evening, just partly cloudy late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night and Tuesday, then just partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 63-65 lows 50-54. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with increasing clouds and a slight (20%) chance of rain this afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) late tonight and Friday AM, cooler with showers likely (60%) Friday afternoon and Friday night,
• Then showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Saturday and Saturday night.
• snow level 10,000 ft. today, 9,000 ft. tonight and Friday, 8,000 ft. Friday night, 7,500 ft. Saturday, then 7,000 ft. Saturday night.
• highs 68-49 lows 45-38.
• Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Sunday, a (40%) chance of showers in the evening, just partly cloudy late Sunday night and Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then just partly cloudy late Tuesday night and Wednesday (a bit warmer).
• snow level 7,000 ft. Sunday, 7,500 ft. Sunday night, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday evening, then free air freezing level 12,000 ft. late Tuesday night and Wednesday.
• highs 57-66 lows 37-40.

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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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