Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not column:
http://eugenedailynews.com/2018/06/mother-nature-just-couldnt-wait-for-the-starting-gun/
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with arrows) is going to keep us in sunshine for a while. The graphics for days 1-3 show the next frontal system that moves through Friday. The graphics for days 3-7 show the frontal system moving through between Friday after the one before it Thursday night. A couple of weak surface disturbances slide through and a frontal system pushes through the Pacific Northwest between Tuesday night and next Wednesday.
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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 10 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 19 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
HEALTH ADVISORIES:
- A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR DETROIT LAKE, LOCATED 46 MILES SE OF SALEM. THE LAKE SPANS BOTH LINN AND MARION COUNTIES. WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE AND THE TOXINS THEY PRODUCE IN DETROIT LAKE. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWALLOWING WATER, 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. ALSO KEEP PETS AWAY FROM THE WATER.
- 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 this AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
- Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday and Thursday night,
- Partly cloudy Friday with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with evening rain likely (70%), then a good (50%) chance of rain late Friday night.
- highs 75-72 lows 49-47 warming to 50 Friday night.
- Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday AM, a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) in the afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday and in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
- 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, just partly cloudy at night,
- Then just partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday.
- highs 60-72 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 71 low 46)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count
Grass………. High (65)
Trees………. Low (14)
Last Counted: 6/6/18
Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates
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Forecast for Roseburg:
- Partly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
- Partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then rain likely (70%) Friday night.
- highs 78-76 lows 50-53.
- Mostly cloudy with showers likely (700%) Saturday and Saturday night,
- A (40%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Sunday, a slight (20) chance of showers at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, becoming mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, mostly clear late Monday night,
- Then sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday.
- highs 62-78 lows 47-50. (seasonal averages high 74 low 50)
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Partly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy tonight,
- AM clouds, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon and at night,
- Partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of afternoon rain, evening rain likely (70%), then a (40%) chance of rain late Friday night.
- highs near 62 lows 50-52.
- Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Saturday and Saturday night,
- A (30%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit warmer in the afternoon and evening, becoming clear late Monday night,
- The sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday.
- highs 59-64 lows 49-52. (seasonal averages high 61 low 50)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit warmer this afternoon and tonight,
- Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday and Thursday night,
- AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with rain becoming likely (70%) late Friday night.
- free air freezing level 12,000 ft. today, 12,000 ft. falling to 11,000 ft. late tonight, 11,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday afternoon and evening, then above 8,000 ft. falling to 8,000 ft. Friday late Friday night.
- highs 69-65 lows 42-40.
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday AM, a bit cooler with a showers likely (70%) in the afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, a (30%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
- Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, just partly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon.
- snow level 8,000 ft. falling to 7,000 ft. Saturday afternoon, 7,000 ft. falling to 5,500 ft. late Saturday night, 5,500 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, 7,000 ft. Sunday evening, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday AM, snow level 7,000 ft. Monday afternoon.
- highs 45-63 lows 34-40.
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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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