Feb
20.
Guess what. A weak Atmosperic River Brings weekend rain. The graphics for days 1-3 show a frontal systems impacting the Pacific Northwest Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7 Monday through Friday show that a complex frontal system moving into the Pacific Northwest next Monday and Tuesday. Another front will be offshore next Friday.
ADVISORIES:
- A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL COAST THE CURRY COUNTY AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 10 PM SATURDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 10 PM SATURDAY FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 10 PM SATURDATY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 4 PM SATURDAY FOR NORTH CENTRAL OREGON.
- A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SATURDAY UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
- A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY UNTIL 6 PM SUNDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY , AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
- A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAYFOR THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY.
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAY. - A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 10 PM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING PM SATURDAY FOR THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY.
- A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
- A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SATURDAY UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM Sat
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: Plans to reopen today Friday February 20th through Monday February 23rd.
Hoodoo Ski: Planed to reopened yesterday February 19th.
Mt. Ashland Ski: Planed to reopen with limited terrain yesterday Thursday February 19th.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 9 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 6 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 12 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 evening rain, rain likely (70%) late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (%) chance of evening rain, rain late Saturday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday, rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Monday, then rain likely (70%) Monday night.
- lows 35-43 highs 52-55.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, a mix of clouds and a bit cooler with a good (50%) rain Tuesday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday.
- highs 52-53 lows 35-32 warming to 34 Thursday night. (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 a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow, rain and snow likely (70%) late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon and evening, rain late Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Sunday, rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Monday, rain Monday night.
- lows 37-46 highs 52-50 warming to 55 Monday.
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, evening rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and cooler late Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, rain a (40%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, a (0%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, then a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Friday afternoon.
- highs 52-55 cooling to 54 Friday lows 37-38. (seasonal averages high 55 low 38).
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with evening coastal rain and a good (50%) chance of coastal rain late tonight while inland evening rain likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of inland rain late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph), evening coastal rain likely (70%) while a good (50%) chance of inland evening rain, showers late Saturday night windy (Coastal Wind: SE 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph late evening and overnight),
- Mostly cloudy with coastal AM rain, coastal rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon while inland rain and a bit cooler Sunday, evening coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, and coastal rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms at night while inland evening rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, rain late Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Monday, then rain Monday night.
- lows 37-42 highs 59-56 warming back to 59 Monday.
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, evening rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain late Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday, rain likely (70%) Thursday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Friday.
- highs 56-58 cooling to 57 Friday lows 40-37 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 (20%) chance of evening snow, snow and rain likely (70%) late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, little or now snow accumulation possible),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow likely (70%) Sunday, mostly cloudy with evening snow and rain, evening snow and rain, rain late Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Monday, then rain Monday night.
- snow level 2,500 ft.tonight, 2,500 ft. rising to 4,500 ft. Saturday afternoon, 4,000 ft. Saturday night, 4,500 ft. Sunday, 6,000 ft. Sunday night, then 6,500 ft. Monday and Monday night.
- lows 23-34 highs 34-42.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow likely (70%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow at night,
- Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow and a bit warmer Thursday, a good (50%) chance chance of rain and snow Thursday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday.
- snow level 5,000 ft. Tuesday, 3,500 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, then 4,500 ft. Thursday night and Friday.
- highs 37-44 lows 25-24 warming to 28 Thursday night.
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