Jan
31.
An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape) takes over returning the chance of precipitation. The graphics for days 1-3 show the first in a series of warm fronts moving into the Pacific Northwest Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7 Tuesday through Saturday show frontal activity over the Pacific Northwest through the period, particularly next Saturday.
ADVISORIES:
- A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE CLATSOP COUNTY COAST AND THE TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST.
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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SKI REPORT:
Willamette Pass Ski: Is open daily.
Hoodoo Ski: Is open Wednesday through Sunday.
Mt. Ashland Ski: Operations are on indefinite pause due to the warmer weather and lack of snow cover.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 33 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 21 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 34 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 good (50%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- AM clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
- Patchy dense AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Tuesday night.
- lows 40-36 Monday night highs 55-56.
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday night,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Friday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday.
- highs 57-56 warming to 58 Friday cooling to 57 Saturday lows 36-34. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35).
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HOME WOOD HEATING ADVISORY:
EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD: GREEN- FIREPLACE AND WOOD STOVE BURNING IS ALLOWED.
OAKRIDGE: GREEN- FIREPLACE AND WOOD STOVE BURNING IS ALLOWED.
NOTE: Use of Pellet stoves is allowed all of the time.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday night,
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, just partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
- Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
- lows 42-38 highs 55-59.
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly clear at night,
- Partly cloudy Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday.
- highs 60-57 lows 38-42. (seasonal averages high 52 low 37).
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of late evening coastal rain while a good (50%) chance of inland late evening rain, rain late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday, a (40%) chance of coastal rain Sunday night while partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of inland rain Sunday night,
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain and a bit warmer Monday while patchy AM fog with a slight (20%) chance of inland rain and partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly cloudy Tuesday night,
- Mostly sunny Wednesday, then clear Wednesday night.
- lows 44-40 warming to 42 Monday night and Tuesday night highs 58-64.
- Mostly sunny Wednesday, clear Wednesday night,
- Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Friday, partly cloudy Friday night,
- Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler Saturday.
- highs 64-60 lows 42-43. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41).
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow likely (70%), a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday afternoon (AM snow possibly heavy at times, 0.25 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, just mostly clear Monday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
- snow level 5,500 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 5,000 ft. rising to 6,500 ft. Monday, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Monday night, 11,000 ft. Tuesday, then 12,000 ft. Tuesday night.
- lows 33-27 warming to 33 Tuesday night highs 40-52.
- Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night,
- Sunny Thursday, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
- Then mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday.
- free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Wednesday , 13,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 12,000 ft. Thursday night, 10,000 ft. Friday, then snow level 6,500 ft. Friday night and Saturday.
- highs 54-49 lows 33-34 cooling back to 33 Friday night. 2-54 lows near 33.
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