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The Jet Stream airflow (Shaded area with blue arrows) has shifted away from the “Pineapple Express” and is bringing cooler air in from the northwest. A frontal system is moving through now bringing more rain and kicking up the winds again. It will be followed by yet another frontal system Thursday.
Advisories:
- AN AVALANCHE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS, THE WASHINGTON CASCADES, AND THE MT. HOOD AREA UNTIL 6 PM TONIGHT.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5,000 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
- A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Pollution Index is 12 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Pollution Index is 16 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: (Green) Burning Allowed.
Oakridge: (Green) Burning Allowed.
The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Mostly cloudy with rain this evening, showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Showers Wednesday (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- AM rain, showers Thursday afternoon (0.35 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers with patchy fog late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible).
- Patchy AM fog, cloudy Friday afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday night.
- lows 38-32 highs 46-43.
- Partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun Monday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday.
- highs 53-56 cooling back to 53 Tuesday lows 32-40 cooling to 36 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 52 low 35).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy with rain this evening, showers late tonight (0.30 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 2,500 ft. late tonight),
- AM rain and snow showers, rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft. rising to 2,500 ft. in the afternoon), cloudy with a good (50%) of evening rain and snow showers, rain and snow showers late Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,000 ft. late at night)
- Mostly cloudy with AM showers, showers likely (70%) Thursday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. late afternoon), a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night with areas of fog late,
- Mostly cloudy with areas of AM and late night fog with lingering afternoon fog Friday and Friday night.
- lows 38-32 highs 49-54.
- Areas of AM fog, partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night,
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night through Monday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
- highs 57-63 lows 38-40. (seasonal averages high 54 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Cloudy with evening rain, showers (0.25 in. of rain possible) late tonight,
- AM showers, showers likely (70%) Wednesday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), coastal showers at night while a good (50%) chance of evening showers inland and showers late Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Showers Thursday (0.30 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then just mostly cloudy at night through Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible).
- lows 43-45 cooling to 38 Friday night highs 54-52.
- Partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night,
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night through Monday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
- highs 54-58 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County
- Rain or snow this evening, rain or snow showers late tonight (0.75 in. of rain possible, 5-10 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Wind: W 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph decreasing to W 10-15 mph by late tonight),
- Mostly cloudy with showers Wednesday (0.25 in. of rain possible, 3-7 in. of snow possible), rain or snow Wednesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible),
- AM rain or snow, showers Thursday afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
- Then partly cloudy Friday and Friday night.
- snow level 4,500 ft. falling to 2,500 ft. late tonight, at the surface Wednesday and Wednesday night, 2,500 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, free air freezing level at the surface rising to 3,500 ft. Friday afternoon, then 5,500 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. late Friday night.
- lows 25-20 warming back to 25 Friday night highs 27-35.
- Partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun Monday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday.
- free air freezing level 6,500 ft. Saturday through Sunday, 7,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, then snow level 6,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday.
- highs 40-45 lows 27-32 cooling to 28 Monday night.
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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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