Feb
22.
An Upper Level Low that’s offshore will be spinning more moisture into the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 1-3 show a frontal system impacting the Pacific Northwest Monday and Tuesday. The graphics for days 3-7 Tuesday through Saturday show that a complex frontal system moving into the Pacific Northwest next Tuesday. Another front will move through between Friday and Saturday.
ADVISORIES:
- NONE AT THIS TIME.
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. Skiing and ridding off Midway and Sleepy Hollow lifts only for Monday February 23rd.
Hoodoo Ski: Has reopened.
Mt. Ashland Ski:Was closed Sunday February 22 due to high winds.
Be sure to check their web pages for the latest updates.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 12 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 31 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 18 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 evening rain, rain with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Monday (0.75 in. of rain possible), rain Monday night (0.75 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Tuesday, rain at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night.
- lows 43-32 highs near 52.
- A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler with with a slight (20%) chance of of rain Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) of rain Sunday.
- highs 55-49 warming to 53 Sunday lows 34-32. (seasonal averages high 53 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 early evening rain, a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain Monday afternoon, rain Monday night,
- 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 at night (snow level 3,000 ft. late at night),
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night.
- lows 52-35 highs 56-52.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a slight with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, a slight (20%) of rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night,
- Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday.
- highs 56-53 lows 37-33. (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 a good (50%) chance of evening coastal rain and coastal rain likely (70%) late tonight, while a good (50%) chance of inland rain tonight and inland rain likely late tonight, breezy (Coastal Wind: S 15-25 mph while Inland Wind: S 15-25 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Monday and breezy (Coastal Wind: SW 15-25 mph shifting S 10-15 mph in the afternoon while Inland Wind: S 10-20 mph in the afternoon), then rain Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Tuesday, evening rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain late at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night,
- lows 50-34 highs 56-53.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, a (30%) chance of rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday, a (30%) chance of rain Saturday night,
- Then partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday.
- highs 59-55 warming to 58 Sunday lows 35-36. (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 evening snow and freezing rain (snow possibly heavy at times), rain late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain, a bit cooler with rain and freezing rain Monday afternoon (0.75 in. of rain possible), evening snow (possibly heavy at times), rain late Monday night (0.75 in. of rain possible 1 in. of snow possible),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Tuesday, rain and snow at night,
- Mostly cloudy sand a bit cooler with snow and rain likely (70%) Wednesday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night.
- snow level 6,000 ft. tonight through Monday night, 6,500 ft. Tuesday, 5,000 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 3,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night.
- lows 34-25 highs 42-38.
- Mostly cloudy 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,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Saturday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Saturday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Sunday.
- snow level 3,500 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 4,000 ft. Friday, 4,500 ft. Friday night, 4,000 ft. Saturday, 4,500 ft. Saturday night, then 4,5000 ft. Sunday.
- highs 44-45 cooling back to 44 Saturday warming to 46 Sunday lows 30-29.
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