Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not column:
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The graphics for days 1-3 show High Pressure building at the surface. An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with arrows) takes over for drying time starting Friday. The graphics for days 3-7 show a frontal system along the coast by next Tuesday into Wednesday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 36 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 5 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 33 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Advisories:
- A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER 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 with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy late tonight,
- A mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night,
- Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night.
- lows 43-49 highs 63-80.
- AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, mostly clear Monday night,
- Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday and at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, mostly cloudy at night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday.
- highs 75-66 lows 50-48. (seasonal averages high 66 low 43)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count
Grass………. Low (3)
Trees………. Moderate (45)
Last Counted: 5/9/18
Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates
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Forecast for Roseburg:
- Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late at night,
- Sunny and warmer Saturday, clear Saturday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, then clear Sunday night.
- lows 46-54 highs 68-87.
- Sunny and a bit cooler Monday, clear in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
- Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon thunderstorms, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Wednesday night and Thursday.
- highs 82-72 lows 53-50. (seasonal averages high 69 low 46)
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy tonight,
- Mostly cloudy Friday with occasional AM coastal drizzle, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late Friday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday and Sunday, clear Saturday night, then mostly clear with patchy fog late Sunday night.
- lows 47-52 highs 58-70.
- Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night and Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Wednesday and at night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Thursday.
- highs 62-64 cooling to 59 Thursday lows 52-48. (seasonal averages high 58 low 46)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of scattered evening showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late tonight,
- A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Friday with a slight (20%) chance of morning rain and snow showers, just partly cloudy at night,
- Then mostly sunny and warmer Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear both nights.
- Mostly sunny and warmer Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night.
- snow level 6,000 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. late tonight, 4,500 ft. Friday AM, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Friday night, 9,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Saturday afternoon, 10,000 ft. falling to 9,000 ft. late Saturday night, then 10,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
- lows 32-40 highs 49-68.
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy Monday night,
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, then a (40%) chance of showers at afternoon.
- free air freezing level 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. in the evening, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. late Monday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Thursday,
- highs 66-56 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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