An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch”shape) kept heating us up today, but that’s going to change. The graphics for days 1-3 show a dry cold  front moving through the Pacific Northwest tomorrow. The graphics for days 3-7   Friday through Tuesday show a cold frontal system will be to our northwest then pushing through next Monday.

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• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE SOUTHERN DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE  AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FROM 2 PM UNTIL 9 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE  AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE JOHN DAY VALLEY, THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, AND THE SOUTHERN DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM 11 AM UNTIL 10 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM UNTIL 11 PM WEDNESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LIGHTNING FROM 3 PM MDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH 11 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE BURNS BLM, THE SOUTHERN GRASSLANDS, CENTRAL CANYONLANDS, AND THE NORTHWESTERN VALE BLM.
• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM TODAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
•  A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TONIGHT FOR THE OREGON LOWER TREASURE VALLEY.

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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• Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
• Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, clear Thursday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, then clear Friday night.
• lows 58-62 cooling to 60 Thursday night warming to 62 Friday night highs 86-92.                   .
• Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, clear Saturday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, clear at night,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Monday, clear Monday night,
• Then sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday.
•  highs 95-96 cooling to 94 Monday warming to 95 Tuesday lows 63-64 cooling to 60 Monday night (seasonal averages high 84 low 57).

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

• Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy Wednesday night,
• AM clouds, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Friday, then mostly clear Friday night.
• lows 54-55 cooling to 53 Thursday night and Friday night highs near 72.
• Mostly sunny Saturday, a mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Saturday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Some AM clouds, then sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon.
• highs 73-70 warming back to 73 Tuesday lows 54-52.
• (seasonal averages high 66 low 53).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         _______________

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• Mostly sunny Thursday, clear at night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, clear Friday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft Wednesday, 14,000 ft. rising to  15,000 ft. Wednesday night, 15,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, then 16,000 ft. Friday and Friday night.
• lows 48-52 highs 72-82.
• Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, clear Saturday night,
• Sunny Sunday, clear at night,
• Sunny Monday, clear Monday night,
• Then sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday.
• highs 83-84  Wednesday lows 53-52.
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday, then 16,000 ft. Sunday night through Monday.
• highs 82-83 lows 52-53.

An approaching Broad Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch”shape) takes over heating us up. The graphics for days 1-3 show no frontal systems moving into or through the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 3-7   Friday through Tuesday show a cold frontal systems will be to our northwest then pushing through next Monday.

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• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FROM 2 PM UNTIL 11 PM TODAY FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE SOUTHERN DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FROM 2 PM UNTIL 11 PM TODAY.FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE  AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FROM 2 PM UNTIL 11 PM TODAY FOR THE JOHN DAY VALLEY.
• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE  AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON.
• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LIGHTNING FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING THE BURNS BLM, THE SOUTHERN GRASSLANDS, CENTRAL CANYONLANDS, AND THE NORTHWESTERN VALE BLM.
• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM TODAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
•  HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TODAY FOR THE OREGON LOWER TREASURE VALLEY.

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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• Sunny and a bit cooler today, mostly clear tonight,
• Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• AM clouds, sunny Thursday afternoon, clear Thursday night.
• highs 92-86 lows 59-62.                     .
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday and Saturday, clear both nights,
• Then sunny Sunday and Monday, clear Sunday night,
•  highs 92-94 lows 60-63 (seasonal averages high 84 low 57).

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

• AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy at night,
• AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• highs 68-72 lows 54-55 cooling to 53 Thursday night.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, a mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Then mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear Sunday night,
• highs near 72 lows 52-55.
• (seasonal averages high 66 low 53).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         _______________

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny and a bit cooler today, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, then clear Thursday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft, today, 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft tonight, 13,000 ft Wednesday, 14,000 ft. rising to  15,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 15,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night.
• highs 72-72 lows 49-48 .
• Sunny and warmer Friday, clear Friday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Sunday and Monday, clear Sunday night.
• highs 75-85 cooling to 83 Wednesday lows 48-54.
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. Friday through Monday.
• highs 82-83 lows 52-53.

An approaching Broad Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch”shape) takes over heating us up. The graphics for days 1-3 show no frontal systems moving into or through the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 3-7   Thursday through Monday show the frontal systems that pushed into the Pacific Northwest Wednesday, then a cold front will be to our northwest next Monday.

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• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FROM 2 PM UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE SOUTHERN DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FROM 2 PM UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY.FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE  AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FROM 2 PM UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY FOR THE JOHN DAY VALLEY.
• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE  AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON.
• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LIGHTNING FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING THE BURNS BLM, THE SOUTHERN GRASSLANDS, CENTRAL CANYONLANDS, AND THE NORTHWESTERN VALE BLM.
• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM TUESDAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR THE OREGON LOWER TREASURE VALLEY.

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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• Mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, just mostly clear late tonight,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
• AM clouds, sunny Thursday afternoon, clear Thursday night.
• lows 62-59 warming to 62 Wednesday night highs 92-86.                     .
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, clear Friday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, clear at night,
• Then sunny Sunday and Monday, clear Sunday night,
•  highs 92-94 lows 60-63 (seasonal averages high 84 low 56).

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

• Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy at night,
• AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, then mostly clear Thursday night.
• lows 53-55 cooling to 53 Thursday night highs 68-72.
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, a mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday  night,
• Then mostly sunny Monday.
• highs near 72 lows 52-55.
• (seasonal averages high 66 low 53).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         _______________

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

• Clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, then clear Thursday night.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft, tonight and Tuesday, 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft Tuesday night, 13,000 ft Wednesday, 14,000 ft. rising to  15,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 15,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night.
• lows 55-48 highs 72-72.
• Sunny and warmer Friday, clear Friday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
• Then sunny Sunday and Monday, clear Sunday night.
• highs 75-85 cooling to 83 Wednesday lows 48-54.
• free air freezing level 16,000 ft. Friday through Monday.
• highs 82-83 lows 52-53.

An approaching Broad Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch”shape) takes over to start heating us up. The graphics for days 1-3 show no frontal systems moving into or through the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 3-7   Thursday through Monday show a frontal systems that pushed into the Pacific Northwest Wednesday, then a cold front will be to our northwest next Sunday.

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• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE SOUTHERN DESCHUTES NATIONAL NATIONAL FOREST.
• A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE  AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
• A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM TUESDAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.

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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• Sunny and a bit warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy Wednesday night.
• highs 95-84 lows 62- 59.                     .
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, clear Thursday night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, clear at night,
• Then sunny Saturday and Sunday, clear Saturday night.
•  highs 87-94 lows 60-58 warming 62 Friday night (seasonal averages high 84 low 56).

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

• Patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
• AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
• Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday, then mostly cloudy Wednesday night.
• highs near 70 lows 52-54.
• Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
• Partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night,
• Then partly cloudy Sunday.
• highs 70-72 lows 52-55.
• (seasonal averages high 66 low 53).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         _______________

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

• Sunny and a bit warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late at night,
• Sunny and cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Wednesday night.
• snow level free air freezing level 15,000 ft, today through Tuesday, 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft Tuesday night, 13,000 ft Wednesday, then 15,000 ft. Wednesday night.
• highs 70-84 lows 52-47.
• Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, clear Thursday night,
• Sunny and warmer Friday, clear at night,
• Then sunny and a bit cooler Saturday and Sunday, clear Saturday night,
• highs 75-85 cooling to 83 Wednesday lows 48-54.
• free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Thursday through Friday, then 16,000 ft. Friday night through Sunday.
• highs 74-85 cooling to 83 Saturday lows 49-55.