Feb
15.
An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape) brings a big change to weather more like normal Winter. The graphics for days 1-3 show a frontal system impacting the Pacific Northwest today. The graphics for days 3-7 Wednesday through Sunday show that a complex frontal system off the Oregon coast Saturday then moving into the Pacific Northwest next Sunday
ADVISORIES:
- A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY.
- A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JEFFERSON COUNTY.
- A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY ABOVE 2,000 FT. FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY BELOW 2,000 FT. FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY BELOW 1,500 FT. FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TODAY UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE, CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE, CLACKAMAS COUNTY CASCADE FOOTHILLS, THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES, AND THE LANE COUNTY CASCADE FOOTHILLS.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TODAY UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES, , THE CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES, AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN BAND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TODAY UNTIL 3 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JEFFERSON COUNTY.
- A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR HAZARDOUS SNEAKER WAVES IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE CLATSOP COUNTY COAST AND 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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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 34 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 18 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 42 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 and a bit cooler with rain (snow level 1,800 ft.) today (Presidents’ Day), rain and snow tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,400 ft.),
- Mostly cloudy with AM snow and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, rain Tuesday afternoon (snow level 1,000 ft. ), evening rain and snow, snow likely (70%) with a good (50%) chance of rain late at night (snow level 700 ft. rising to 1,300 ft),
and possible thunderstorms Tuesday night (snow level 800 ft.), - Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday (snow level 1,200 ft.), then rain and snow Wednesday night (snow level 1,300 ft.).
- highs 44-42 lows 30-28.
- Mostly cloudy with snow with rain likely (70%) Thursday (snow level 1,000 ft. ), rain and snow likely (|70%) Thursday night (snow level 900 ft.),
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) and a bit warmer Friday (snow level 700 ft. rising to 1,500 ft.), rain likely (70%) at night (snow level 1,900 ft.),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Saturday (snow level 1,800 ft. rising to 2,400 ft. in the afternoon), rain Saturday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Sunday.
- highs 42-52 lows 27-37. (seasonal averages high 52 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 rain and snow (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,300 ft. falling to 2,300 ft.) and a bit cooler today (Presidents’ Day), mostly cloudy with evening rain, snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight (1-2 in. of snow possible lower elevations, 2-4 in. of snow above 1,500 ft., snow level 1,900 ft. falling to 1,300 ft. late tonight),
- Mostly cloudy with rain showers and snow showers and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday (snow level 1,100 ft. rising to 1,600 ft.) and in the evening, then rain, snow likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late at night ( 0.50 in. of snow or less expected, snow level 1,100 ft. ),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with AM rain showers and snow shower with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, rain and snow Wednesday (snow level 800 ft,. rising to 1,700 ft. in the afternoon), then rain and snow Wednesday night (snow level 1,500 ft.).
- highs 43-42 lows 33-30 warming to 32 Wednesday night.
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Thursday, (snow level 1,200 ft. rising to 1,900 ft.), rain and snow Thursday night (snow level 1,900 ft.),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow Friday, rain and snow likely (70%) at night (snow level 12,000 ft.)
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow likely (70%) Saturday (1,7,00 ft. rising to 3,000 ft.), rain and snow Saturday night (snow level 3,500 ft.),
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow Sunday (snow level 3,500 ft.).
- highs 42-50 lows 30-39 (seasonal averages high 54 low 38).
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with coastal rain and a bit cooler today while inland rain and snow and a bit cooler today (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,900 ft.), showers, snow showers snow and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1-2 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,300 ft.),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday while inland snow showers and thunderstorms Tuesday (snow level 1,200 ft.), rain, snow and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Tuesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,200 ft.),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain showers and snow showers, rain and snow and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon (snow level 1,400 ft.), then rain and snow Wednesday night (snow level 1,400 ft.).
- highs 52-48 warming to 49 Wednesday lows 33-32 warming to 33 Wednesday night.
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Thursday (snow level 1,300 ft.) and Thursday night (snow level 1,500 ft.),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain and a bit warmer Friday afternoon (snow level 1,900 ft.), rain at night (snow level 2,500 ft.),
- Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Saturday (snow level 2,900 ft. rising to 3,500 ft.), rain Saturday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Sunday.
- highs 49-56 lows 32-40. (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%) chance of evening rain and snow, rain and snow late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible),
- Mostly cloudy with AM snow and rain, snow likely (70%) and a bit cooler Monday afternoon (Presidents’ Day) (0.50 in,. of rain possible, 3-6 in. of snow possible), snow and rain Monday night 2-4 in. of snow possible,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow Tuesday, snow at night,
- Mostly cloudy with snow Wednesday, then snow Wednesday night.
- snow level 5,000 ft. tonight, 3,000 ft. falling to 2,000 ft. Monday, then at the surface Monday night through Wednesday night.
- highs 32-26 lows 19-16 warming to 17 Wednesday night.
- Mostly cloudy with snow Thursday, snow Thursday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow Friday, snow likely (70%) at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow and rain likely (70%) Saturday, snow and rain Saturday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow Sunday.
- snow level at the surface Thursday through Friday night, 2,500 ft. Saturday, then 3,500 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
- highs 26-39 lows 17-28.
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