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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) has taken over control of the Pacific Northwest weather for a while bringing sunshine and even warmer temperatures. The graphics for days 1-3 show a frontal system that will move through Monday night into Tuesday. The graphics for days 3-7 a frontal system approaching the Oregon coast next Sunday.

Note: Summer officially begins with the Summer Solstice at 9:24 pm Tuesday June 20th, tomorrow.

 

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 23 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 17 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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Advisories:

• A Health Advisory is in effect for the water around Eagle Ridge County Park on Upper Klamath Lake. The park is located off Highway 140, 15 miles west of Klamath Falls in Klamath County. Water monitoring has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae and the toxins they produce in this area of Upper Klamath Lake. These toxin concentrations can be harmful to humans and animals.
• A Permanent Health Advisory remains in effect for the South Umpqua River and Lawson Bar. Pools in the bedrock along the rivers edge are known to develop Blue-green Algae (cyanobacterial) blooms that can be harmful to pets and people if accidental ingestion occurs. Signs have been posted along several access areas along the river.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Partly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy a bit cooler Tuesday and Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, then mostly clear at night.
• highs 87-75 lows 55-47.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday and Saturday, clear both nights,
• Then sunny Sunday.
• highs 75-86 lows 48-52. (seasonal averages high 74 low 48)

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 Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Grass………. Very High (356)

Trees………. Moderate (32)

Last Counted: 6/19/17

Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

 

 

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Partly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday and in the evening, mostly clear at night,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, then clear at night.
• highs 90-80 lows 58-52.
• Sunny but a bit warmer Thursday, clear Thursday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday and Saturday, clear at night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday.
• highs 83-96 cooling to 92 Sunday lows 50-54. (seasonal averages high 77 low 52)

 

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

• Partly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday and in the evening, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, then clear Wednesday night.
• highs 66-64 lows 57-52.
• Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday through Saturday, clear each night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday.
• highs 65-72 cooling to 68 Sunday lows 52-55. (seasonal averages high 62 low 51)

 

 

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer today, partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, then clear at night.
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. today through Tuesday, 16,000 ft. falling to 15,000 ft. Tuesday night, 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Wednesday, then 15,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• highs 79-70 warming to 72 Wednesday lows 49-42.
• Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday and Friday, clear each night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, clear at night,
• Then sunny and a bit warmer Sunday.
• free air freezing level  15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. Thursday, 14,00 ft. Thursday night and Friday, 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Friday night, 15,000 ft. Saturday afternoon and Saturday night, then 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. Sunday.
• highs 72-78 lows 42-48.

 

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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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