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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not column:

Can These Machines Keep Storm Researchers Safer?

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An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (Shaded “U” shape with arrows) is approaching the Oregon coast.  The graphics for Days 3-7  show a frontal system moving southward at us in late Sunday into next Monday.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 21 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 40 in the Good category measuring Ozone.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

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ADVISORIES:

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • THE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN RE-ISSUED FOR UPPER KLAMATH LAKE. THE LAKE IS LOCATED OFF OREGON ROUTE 140, 15 MILES WEST OF KLAMATH FALLS IN KLAMATH COUNTY. WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE LEVEL OF CYNOTOXINS (FROM HARMFUL ALGAE TOXINS) IS ONCE AGAIN ABOVE RECREATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. PEOPLE AND ESPECIALLY SMALL CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD AVOID RECREATING IN AREAS WHERE THE WATER IS FOAMY, THICK LIKE PAINT, PEA-GREEN, BLUE-GREEN OR BROWNISH-RED IN COLOR, IF A THICK MAT OF CYANOBACTERIA (HARMFUL ALGAE) IS VISIBLE IN THE WATER, OR BRIGHT GREEN CELLS ARE SUSPENDED IN THE WATER COLUMN. IF YOU OBSERVE THESE SIGNS IN THE WATER ARE ENCOURAGED TO AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE IDENTIFIED.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR DORENA RESERVOIR, LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF COTTAGE GROVE IN LANE COUNTY. WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF HARMFUL ALGAE ABOVE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR CELL COUNTS. HARMFUL ALGAE AT THIS LEVEL ARE LIKELY TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH CYANOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. RECREATIONAL VISITORS ARE ADVISED TO ALWAYS BE ALERT TO SIGNS OF HARMFUL ALGAE AND AVOID AREAS WITH VISIBLE SCUM THAT LOOKS FOAMY, THICK LIKE PAINT, PEA-GREEN, BLUE-GREEN, OR BROWNISH, OR WHERE SMALL BRIGHT-GREEN CLUMPS ARE FLOATING IN THE WATER. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE IDENTIFIED.
  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY HAS RE-ISSUED FOR DETROIT LAKE, LOCATED 46 MILES SE OF SALEM. THE LAKE SPANS BOTH LINN AND MARION COUNTIES.  WATER MONITORING HAS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF HARMFUL ALGAE ABOVE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY RECREATIONAL VALUES FOR CELL COUNTS. HARMFUL ALGAE AT THIS LEVEL ARE LIKELY TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH CYANOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. RECREATIONAL VISITORS ARE ADVISED TO ALWAYS BE ALERT TO SIGNS OF HARMFUL ALGAE AND AVOID AREAS WITH VISIBLE SCUM THAT LOOKS FOAMY, THICK LIKE PAINT, PEA-GREEN, BLUE-GREEN, OR BROWNISH, OR WHERE SMALL BRIGHT-GREEN CLUMPS ARE FLOATING IN THE WATER. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS WHERE BLOOMS ARE IDENTIFIED.  FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SALEM’S WATER ADVISORY GO TO HTTP://WWW.CITYOFSALEM.NET.
  • 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:

  • Mostly cloudy this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
  • AM clouds and sun, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday, partly cloudy Friday night,
  • Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Saturday night.
  • lows 47-52 highs 74-79.
  • Partly cloudy Sunday and at night,
  • Mostly sunny in the AM, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday and Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday and Tuesday night,
  • AM sun, then partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon (Independence Day).
  • highs 79-73 warming to 75 Wednesday lows 52-48. (seasonal averages high 76 low 49)

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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count

Grass………. High (76)
Trees………. Low (12)
Last Counted: 6/27/18
Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates

 

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Forecast for Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday AM, sunny but slightly cooler in the afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night,
  • Partly cloudy Friday AM, sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then clear Saturday night.
  • lows 52-56 cooling to 54 Saturday night highs 78-86.
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Then mostly sunny Wednesday (Independence Day).
  • highs 85-78 lows 56-52. (seasonal averages high 79 low 54)

 

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

  • Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday AM, sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, mostly clearing the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night,
  • AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Sunny but a bit cooler Saturday, then clear Saturday night.
  • lows 52-54 highs 66-68.
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday (Independence Day).
  • highs 69-66 lows 55-52. (seasonal averages high 63 low 52)

 

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy this evening, partly cloudy late tonight and Thursday AM, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon,  mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
  • free air freezing level 11,000 ft. tonight through Friday, 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. late Friday night and Saturday, then 15,000 ft. Saturday night.
  • lows 40-44 highs 59-70.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday and Monday, mostly clear Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny but a bit cooler in the afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday (Independence Day).
  • free air freezing level  15,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. Monday afternoon, 11,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, 12,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 13,000 ft. Friday.
  • highs 69-60 warming to 63 Wednesday lows 42-40.

 

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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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