A weak disturbance rolls over the tilting High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape) pushing a front our way. The graphics for days 1-3 show a frontal system along the coast ready to move into the Pacific Northwest between today and Saturday. The graphics for days 3-7 Monday through Friday show that a complex frontal system off the coast of Northern California and Southern Oregon will move up the coast pushing inland next Tuesday.
ADVISORIES:
- A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE CLATSOP COUNTY COAST, THE TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST, AND THE CENTRAL COAST 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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SKI REPORT:
Willamette Pass Ski: Temporarily on hold due to weather conditions.
Hoodoo Ski: Temporarily closed due to weather conditions.Waiting for more snow.
Mt. Ashland Ski: Paused ski area operations indefinitely due to the warmer weather and lack of snow cover.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Mostly cloudy with rain tonight and patchy fog late (0.50 in. of rain possible),
- Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) Saturday (Valentine’s Day), evening rain, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with rain a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) with patchy fog Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), then rain Monday night.
- lows 38-32 highs 46-49 cooling to 48 Monday.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Wednesday, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Thursday, rain at night,
- Then rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Friday.
- highs 47-46 warming back to 47 Friday lows 29-33. (seasonal averages high 51 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 good (50%) chance of early evening rain, rain tonight (snow level 3,500 ft. late tonight),
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow and a bit cooler Saturday, evening rain, a good (50%) chance of rain late Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Sunday, rain likely (70%) at night (snow level 3,500 ft. late at night),
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow and a bit cooler Monday (Presidents’ Day), then mostly cloudy with rain and snow Monday night.
- lows 42-35 highs 46-49 cooling to 47 Monday.
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow and a bit cooler Tuesday, rain and snow likely (70%) Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday and at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow and a bit cooler Thursday, rain and snow Thursday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow Friday.
- highs 44-45 cooling to 44 Thursday warming to 46 Friday lows 32-36 (seasonal averages high 54 low 38).
Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with rain tonight,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Saturday (Valentine’s Day), rain Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Sunday and at night,
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening, then showers, snow and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Monday night.
- lows 40-34 highs 52-56 cooling back to 52 Monday.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow Tuesday and Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow and a bit warmer Wednesday, rain and snow at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain AM rain, rain Thursday afternoon, rain and snow Thursday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with rain and snow Friday.
- highs 55-53 warming to 54 Wednesday lows near 36. (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 good (50%) of evening rain and snow, rain and snow tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow and rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) Saturday (Valentine’s Day), evening rain and snow, snow likely (70%) with a good (50%) chance of rain late Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Sunday, rain likely (70%) at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow and with rain likely (70%) Monday (Presidents’ Day), then snow and rain Monday night.
- snow level 4,500 ft. tonight, 4,000 ft. Saturday, 4,500 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night, 3,500 ft. Monday, then 3,000 ft. Monday night.
- lows 30-28 warming to 29 highs 38-40 cooling to 35 Monday
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow Tuesday, snow likely (70%) Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with snow Wednesday, snow (possibly heavy at times) at night,
- Mostly cloudy with snow Thursday (snow possibly heavy at times), snow Thursday night (snow possibly heavy at times),
- Then mostly cloudy with snow and rain Friday.
- snow level 2,000 ft. Tuesday, at the surface Tuesday night through Wednesday night, then 2,000 ft. Thursday through Friday
- highs near 30 lows 18-22.