Mar
02.
The Jet Stream Airflow is pushing moisture into Northern California and some gets sent to moisture to Oregon as a front pushes through. The graphics for days 1-3 show a cold front offshore ready to move into the Pacific Northwest Wednesday. The graphics for days 3-7 Wednesday through Sunday show a weak frontal system that moved through the Pacific Northwest between Wednesday and Thursday. Then a front pushes through Oregon next Sunday.
ADVISORIES:
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 10 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES, AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 10 PM WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4,500 FT. FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 10 PM WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5,000 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES.
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 pausing operations until Friday March 6th.
Hoodoo Ski: Is was open (Sunday).
Mt. Ashland Ski: All operations paused due to poor mountain conditions.
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 41 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 22 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 52 in the Moderate 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:
- Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, showers and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, showers at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday, then mostly cloudy a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night.
- lows 42-44 cooling to 38 Thursday night highs 57-52.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, a (40%) chance of rain Friday night,
- AM clouds with a slight (20%) chance of rain, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday.
- highs 53-58 cooling to 52 Monday lows 42-43 cooling to 40 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 55 low 36).
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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 early evening showers, mostly cloudy late this evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight with patchy dense evening fog continuing overnight tonight,
- Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, evening showers, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday, evening showers, showers likely (70%) with patchy fog late at night,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and showers likely (70%), a (50%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, then a (50%) chance of rain Thursday night.
- lows 45-46 cooling to 42 Thursday night highs 58-50 warming to 52 Thursday.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday and at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday and in the evening, a (30%) chance of rain and snow late Sunday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Monday.
- highs 54-62 cooling to 54 Monday lows 43-45 cooling to 42 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 57 low 39).
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of early evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of late evening coastal rain continuing overnight tonight and patchy dense fog late while patchy evening inland fog continuing overnight and a slight (20%) chance of inland rain late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM inland fog, a (30%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, evening coastal while a (30%) chance of inland evening rain, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Wednesday, coastal showers at night while inland evening showers and and inland showers likely (70%) late at night,
- Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with showers likely (70%) Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night.
- lows 45-40 highs 57-54 warming to 55 Thursday.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, a (30%) chance of rain Friday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, a (30%) chance of rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday, a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday.
- highs 56-60 cooling back to 56 Monday lows 42-43 back to 42 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41).
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, increasing clouds and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain and snow late Tuesday night (snow possibly heavy at times late),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain, snow and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, rain and snow showers and cooler Wednesday afternoon (snow possibly heavy at times), rain and snow showers at night,
- Mostly cloudy with snow and rain Thursday, then rain and snow likely (70%) Thursday night.
- snow level free air freezing level 8,000 ft. tonight, snow level 6,000 ft, Tuesday, 5,500 ft. Tuesday night, 4,000 ft. Wednesday, 3,500 ft. Wednesday night, 3,000 ft. Thursday, then 3,500 ft. Thursday night.
- lows 32-33 cooling to 28 Wednesday night and Thursday night highs 47-35.
- Mostly cloudy with AM snow likely (70%), partly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night.
- A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow likely (70%) and a good (50%) of rain Monday.
- snow level 4,500 ft. Friday, 6,000 ft. Friday night, 7,500 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 6,500 ft. Sunday, 5,500 ft. Sunday night, then 4,500 ft. Monday.
- highs 39-48 cooling to 40 lows 32-35 cooling back to 32 Sunday night.
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