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An Upper Level Low (Shaded “U”shape with blue arrows) currently off the California coast will keep enough moisture available for possible showers and thunderstorms in the mountains and to the south of Lane county. The graphics for days days 1-3 show a weak frontal system moving over the Pacific Northwest today. The graphics for days 3-7 show a frontal system trying to make an impact on us Sunday night and another front approaching the coast next Tuesday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 27 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 29 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 16 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

 

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Advisories:

• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST AND THE MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT.
• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS, AND THE WALLOWA DISTRICT.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY, AND FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR ABUNDANT DRY LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR THE UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST.
• The Oregon Health Authority has issued a Health Advisory for Odel Lake, located 75 miles southeast of Eugene off highway 58  in the northwest corner of Klamath County. Water monitoring has confirmed that the level of blue-green algae toxins are below guideline values for human exposure. 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 sessitivities may experience a puffy, red rash at the affected area.
• 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.
• The Oregon Health Authority has updated the Health Advisory issued June 30 for Lake Billy Chinook, located about 12 miles west of Madras in Jefferson County. The update lifts the advisory on those areas of the Deschutes and Crooked River of Lake Billy Chinook arms affected by the advisory, and confines the advisory on the Metolius Arm to Perry South Cove. Water monitoring has confirmed that the level of blue-green algae toxins are below guideline values for human exposure. However, OHA recommends that people remain cautious when using the lake, particularly with pets because toxins are still well above the very low exposure levels established for dogs.

 

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

• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon, clear Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Friday night.
• highs 86-82 lows near 53.
• Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, clear at night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, clear Monday night,
• Then sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday.
• highs 86-89 cooling to 87 Tuesday lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count
Grass………. Moderate (5)
Trees………. Low (0)
Last Counted: 7/27/17
Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.
Note: It would seem the pollen season just about over.

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon, clear at night,
• Sunny Friday, then clear Friday night.
• highs 90-88 lows 59-57.
• Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, clear each night,
• Then sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday.
• highs 92-94 cooling back to 92 Tuesday lows 58-60. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)

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

• Sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday with patchy AM coastal fog, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog at night while mostly clear inland Thursday night and Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night.
• highs near 63 lows near 55.
• Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, clear at night,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear with patchy fog Monday night,
• Then patchy AM fog and mostly sunny Tuesday.
• highs 68-70 cooling to 63 Tuesday lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and in the evening, clear late tonight,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, clear Thursday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, clear at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. today and this evening, free air freezing level above 12,000 ft. Thursday through Friday night.
• highs 76-74 warming back to 76 Friday lows near 50.
• Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
• Then sunny Monday and Tuesday, clear Monday night.
• free air freezing level above 12,000 ft. Saturday through Tuesday.
• highs 78-80 lows near 52.

 

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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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