Mar
22.
An Atmospheric River continues bringing us a little bit more wet weather. Then the Atmospheric river will migrate to the north and Upper Level High Pressure takes over for some serious warming . The graphics for days 1-3 show no fronts moving through the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 3-7 Wednesday through Sunday show a strong frontal system that will be approaching and moving through the Pacific Northwest between Wednesday and Thursday.
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ADVISORIES:
- A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
Air Quality Index
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 23 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 5 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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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun and warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Sunday night,
- Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late at night,
- Mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening rain, then mostly cloudy late Tuesday night.
- lows 46-48 cooling to 47 Monday night warming to 49 Tuesday night highs 63-72 cooling to 70 Tuesday.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) of thunderstorms Wednesday, rain Wednesday night,
- Mostly cloudy and cooler with showers Thursday, showers at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, then partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon.
- highs 68-54 warming to 56 Saturday lows 46-39 (seasonal averages high 58 low 38).
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HOME WOOD HEATING ADVISORY:
The Eugene & Springfield: GREEN– Fireplace and wood stove used is allowed. Protect air quality by not heating with wood when possible.
Oakridge And Westfir: GREEN– Fireplace and wood stove used is allowed. Protect air quality by not heating with wood when possible.
The use of pellet stoves is always allowed.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA.org)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight,
- Mostly cloudy and warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
- Some AM clouds, sunny and warmer Monday afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late at night,
- Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Tuesday night.
- lows 45-52 highs 65-78.
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon, evening rain, showers late Wednesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with showers and cooler Thursday, showers Thursday night,
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, showers and a bit cooler Friday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers and a bit warmer Saturday.
- highs 72-56 warming to 58 Saturday lows 47-40 (seasonal averages high 55 low 42).
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal showers tonight while a slight (20%) chance of early evening inland showers and a slight (20%) chance of inland showers late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy dense AM fog, warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, just partly cloudy Sunday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late at night,
- Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday and in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night.
- lows 45-47 highs 62-68.
- Partly cloudy start, mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon, evening rain, showers late Wednesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with showers and cooler Thursday, evening rain and snow showers, rain and snow showers likely (70%) late Thursday night,
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers likely (70%), rain and snow showers and a bit cooler Friday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
- Then mostly cloudy and slightly warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday.
- highs 64-54 warming to 55 Saturday lows 44-39 (seasonal averages high 55 low 42).
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of snow and a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Sunday (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night,
- Mostly sunny and warmer Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late at night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
- snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, 6,500 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. Sunday afternoon, 8,000 ft. Sunday night, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Monday, 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. Monday night, then 11,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night.
- lows 33-39 highs 43-56.
- Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday, rain Wednesday night,
- Mostly cloudy and cooler with rain and snow Thursday, rain with snow likely (70%) at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow and rain Friday, a (40%) chance of snow and rain Friday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Saturday.
- snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday, 6,000 ft. Wednesday night, 4,000 ft. Thursday, 3,500 ft. Thursday night, 3,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 3,500 ft. Saturday.
- highs 56-38 warming to 40 Friday lows 32-26.