An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape) brings even more sunshine and increasingly warmer temperatures. The graphics for days 1-3 show no frontal systems sliding through the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 3-7 Tuesday through Saturday show cold frontal systems sliding into the Pacific Northwest Tuesday through Wednesday.
Note: Outdoor Burning Season in Lane County ended Friday June 6th due to the warmer than normal temperatures and escalating fire danger. The outdoor burning season in Lane county usually closes on June 15th.
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ADVISORIES:
- A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY UNTIL 10 PM MONDAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER, TUALATIN VALLEY, INNER PORTLAND METRO, EAST PORTLAND METRO, OUTER SOUTHEAST PORTLAND METRO, WEST CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, EAST CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, BENTON COUNTY LOWLANDS, LINN COUNTY LOWLANDS, LANE COUNTY LOWLANDS, THE WEST COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE I-84 CORRIDOR, AND CLACKAMAS COUNTY CASCADE FOOTHILLS.
- A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 9 PM SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON.
- AN EXTREME HEAT WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON.
- A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11AM SUNDAY UNTIL 9 PM TUESDAY FOR 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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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Sunny and a bit warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, clear at night,
- Sunny Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear Monday night.
- highs 87-93 lows 54-57 cooling back to 54 Monday night.
- Mostly sunny and cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night,
- Then mostly sunny Friday.
- highs 84-72 lows 48-44. (seasonal averages high 72 low 46).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- Sunny and a bit warmer today, clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, clear at night.
- Sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear Monday night.
- highs 94-97 cooling to 95 Monday lows 59-63 cooling to 62 Monday.
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
- Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
- Then mostly sunny Friday.
- highs 87-74 lows 52-49 (seasonal averages high 74 low 51).
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Some AM clouds, sunny and warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear at night,
- highs 72-73 cooling to 70 Monday lows 48-50 cooling back to 48 Sunday night.
- Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday, mostly partly cloudy Tuesday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear both nights,
- Then mostly sunny Friday.
- highs 68-64 lows 47-45.
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Sunny and a bit warmer today, clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night.
- free air freezing level 16,000 ft. today and tonight, 15,000 ft. Sunday through Monday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night
- highs 74-84 lows 53-55.
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late Tuesday night,
- Sunny and cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late at night,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late Thursday night,
- Then sunny and a bit cooler Friday.
- free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 11,000 ft. Wednesday, then 10,000 ft. Wednesday night through Friday.
- highs 83-62 lows 52-39.