An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape) brings still plenty of sunshine but cooler temperatures. The graphics for days 1-3 show a weak frontal system sliding through the Pacific Northwest bringing cooling. The graphics for days 3-7 Friday through Tuesday show increasing frontal systems pushing into the Pacific Northwest Thursday through Saturday.
Note: Outdoor Burning Season in Lane County ended last 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 UNTIL 9 PM TONIGHT FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON.
- A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TONIGHT FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON.
- A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 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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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Sunny and cooler today, partly cloudy tonight,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear Thursday night.
- highs 85-76 lows 48-46.
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny Sunday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Sunday night,
- Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday.
- highs 72-76 lows 43-46. (seasonal averages high 72 low 47).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- Sunny and cooler today with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon thunderstorms, mostly clear late tonight,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night.
- highs 99-80 lows 54-52.
- Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Friday afternoon, clear Friday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
- Some AM clouds, sunny Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy Sunday night,
- Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday.
- highs 76-73 warming to 77 Saturday cooling to 75 Sunday lows 52-50 warming back to 52 Saturday night (seasonal averages high 75 low 52).
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
- AM clouds, sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
- Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night.
- highs 66-67 cooling to 64 Thursday lows 49-47.
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, partly cloudy at night,
- Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night,
- Then partly cloudy Monday.
- highs 66-65 lows 45 -47.
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Sunny and a bit cooler today, partly cloudy tonight,
- Mostly sunny and cooler Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear late Thursday night.
- free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today and tonight, 13,000 ft. Wednesday, 13,000 ft. falling to 12,000 ft. falling to 12,000 ft. late Wednesday night, 11,000 ft. Thursday, then 10,000 ft. Thursday night.
- highs 80-65 lows 47-39.
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, partly cloudy at night,
- Sunny Sunday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Sunday night,
- Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Monday.
- free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Friday, 11,000 ft. Friday night through Sunday, 122,000 ft. Sunday night, then snow level 7,500 ft. Monday.
- highs 62-66 lows 36-39.