A strengthening Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape) brings us more daytime sunshine and nighttime clear skies through the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 1-3 show another a weak cold front offshore Friday. The graphics for days 3-7 Saturday through Wednesday show another dry frontal system sliding through the Pacific Northwest Saturday.
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ADVISORIES:
- A FLOOD WARNING FOR SNOW MELT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE SILVIES RIVER NEAR BURNS AFFECTING HARNEY COUNTY.
- A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR BAKER COUNTY AND THE OREGON LOWER TREASURE VALLEY.
Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Mostly clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, clear Thursday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and cooler Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
- lows 38-43 cooling to 39 Saturday night highs 70-73 cooling to 63 Saturday.
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday (Easter and Orthodox Easter), then partly cloudy Sunday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
- Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday.
- highs 60-65 lows 40-38. (seasonal averages high 61 low 40).
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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:
- Clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, clear Thursday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, clear at night,
- Mostly sunny start, sunny and cooler Saturday afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night.
- lows 42-44 cooling back to 42 Saturday night highs 75-77 cooling to 66 Saturday.
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday (Easter and Orthodox Easter), partly cloudy Sunday night,
- Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear at night,
- Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear Tuesday night.
- highs 75-70 lows 42-40 warming back to 42 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 63 low 42).
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight while mostly clear with patchy inland late evening fog with areas of inland fog late tonight,
- Patchy AM coastal fog, sunny and warmer Thursday afternoon, clear Thursday night,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Friday, mostly clear at night,
- AM clouds, sunny and cooler Saturday afternoon, then clear Saturday night.
- lows 40-44 cooling to 42 Saturday night highs 69-59.
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday (Easter and Orthodox Easter), partly cloudy Sunday night,
- Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
- Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler Wednesday.
- highs 58-62 cooling to 60 Wednesday lows 42-40 warming back to 42 Tuesday night.
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, clear Thursday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
- Mostly sunny and cooler Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night.
- free air freezing level 10,000 ft. falling to 9,000 ft. late tonight, 8,000 ft. Thursday through Friday, 10,000 ft. Friday night, 6,500 ft. Saturday, then 5,500 ft. Saturday night.
- lows 32-34 highs 55-53 warming to 57 Friday.
- Mostly sunny and cooler Sunday (Easter and Orthodox Easter), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear at night,
- Then sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
- free air freezing level 5,000 ft. Sunday, snow level 4,000 ft. Sunday night, free air freezing level 5,000 ft. Monday, 6,500 ft. Monday night, 7,000 ft. Tuesday, then 7,500 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday.
- highs 46-53 lows 30-28.
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