Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. “What are “Sastrugi?”
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape) takes over for warming. The graphics for days 1-3 show The frontal system that moved through Oregon Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7 Thursday through Monday show no frontal systems pushing through the Pacific Northwest until a complex frontal system will be moving through Oregon between Saturday and next Sunday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 14 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 29 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 14 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA.org)
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ADVISORIES:
- NONE AT THIS TIME.
HEALTH 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:
- Sunny and a bit warmer today, clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and cooler Wednesday, then mostly cloudy Wednesday night.
- highs 79-86 cooling to 76 Wednesday lows 49-52.
- A mix of clouds and sun and and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late Thursday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
- Then mostly sunny Sunday.
- highs 75-82 cooling to 80 Sunday lows 48-52. (seasonal averages high 77 low 49)
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EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD POLLEN COUNT:
GRASS: HIGH (95)
TREES: MODERATE (24)
WEEDS: MODERATE (12)
Measured 6.24.24
Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
- Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Wednesday, then partly cloudy Wednesday night.
- highs 83-89 cooling to 79 Wednesday lows 52-55.
- Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly clear with patchy fog Thursday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
- Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler Saturday and Sunday, partly cloudy Saturday night.
- highs 77-84 cooling to 82 Saturday and Sunday lows 53-56. (seasonal average high 79 low 54)
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Sunny and a bit warmer today, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
- Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
- Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Wednesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy Wednesday night.
- highs near 68 lows 47-50.
- Mostly cloudy Thursday, mostly clear with patchy fog Thursday night,
- Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, partly cloudy at night,
- Partly cloudy Saturday, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy start, then partly cloudy Sunday afternoon.
- highs 67-69 lows 49-52. (seasonal average high 64 low 52)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Sunny and warmer today, clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night.
- free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today, 15,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 12,000 ft. Wednesday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night.
- highs 72-78 cooling to 65 Wednesday lows 42-48 cooling to 42 Wednesday night.
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late Thursday night,
- Sunny and warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday.
- snow level 7,500 ft. Thursday, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 13,000 ft. Friday, 14,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
- highs 58-70 cooling to 66 Sunday lows 37-45.
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