Jul
07.
Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is a “Mesocyclone? ”
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape offshore) will keep up the onshore airflow. Still no chance of getting the much needed rain for the Willamette Valley and Eastern Oregon. The graphics for days 1-3 show no frontal systems approaching the coast. The graphics for days 3-7 Monday through Friday show no fronts pushing into or through the Pacific Northwest during rest of the period. There will be a cold front well to the Northwest next Friday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 21 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
- NONE AT THIS TIME.
HEALTH ADVISORIES:
- A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE GALESVILLE RESERVOIR AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY.. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
- 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 tonight,
- AM clouds and sun, sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night,
- Mostly sunny Sunday, clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
- Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
- lows 50-48 warming back to 50 Sunday night and Monday night highs 82-80.
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, clear Tuesday night,
- Sunny Wednesday, clear at night,
- Then sunny and a bit warmer Thursday and Friday, clear Thursday night,
- highs 84-87 lows 50-52. (seasonal averages high 82 low 51)
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Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:
Grass Pollen: Moderate (14)
Weeds: Low (3)
Tree Pollen: Low (3)
Last counted: 7.6.23
Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
- AM clouds, sunny Saturday afternoon, clear Saturday night,
- Patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, clear in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
- Some AM cloudy with patchy fog, sunny Monday afternoon, then mostly clear Monday night.
- lows near 54 highs 82-84.
- Patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, clear Tuesday night,
- Patchy AM fog, sunny Wednesday afternoon, clear at night,
- Then sunny and a bit warmer Thursday and Friday, clear Thursday night.
- highs near 88-92 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 84 low 56)
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy start with patchy coastal fog, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late Saturday night,
- Patchy AM and late night coastal fog, sunny and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy at night,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, then mostly clear with patchy fog late Monday night.
- lows 52-50 warming to 53 Sunday night cooling back to 52 Monday night highs 68-70.
- Some AM clouds with patchy fog, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Tuesday night,
- Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
- Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday and Friday, mostly clear Thursday night.
- highs 70-72 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 66 low 53)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly clear tonight,
- Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly clear late Saturday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, then clear Monday night.
- free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Saturday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. late Sunday night, 13,000 ft. Monday, then 14,000 ft. Monday night
- lows 46-48 cooling to 42 Monday night highs 76-70.
- Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, clear Tuesday night,
- Sunny Wednesday, clear at night,
- Then sunny and a bit warmer Thursday and Friday, clear Thursday night.
- free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 13,000 ft. Wednesday, 14,000 ft, Wednesday night and Thursday, 15,000 ft. Thursday night, then 16,000 ft. Friday.
- highs 73-77 lows near 44.
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