Mar
05.
The Jet Stream Airflow is poised to bring us more moisture except on Saturday. The graphics for days 1-3 show the cold front that moved through the Pacific Northwest Wednesday. The graphics for days 3-7 Sunday through Thursday show that a front pushes through Oregon between Sunday and Monday. Another frontal system will be offshore to our northwest next Thursday.
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: Reopens today Friday March 6th.
Hoodoo Ski: Is open through 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 25 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 13 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 17 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 rain likely (70%) today (0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- AM clouds and sun with patchy fog, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a good (50%) chance of rain, a mix of clouds and sun and warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon (Spring Forward-Turn Clocks ahead 1 hour officially at 2:00 am), then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
- highs 52-62 cooling to 58 Sunday lows 42-40.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Monday, rain likely (70%) Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night,
- Then rain likely (70%) Thursday.
- highs 52-49 warming to 53 Wednesday and Thursday lows 33-40. (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 patchy dense AM fog and a (30%) chance of rain, a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain this afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy evening fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain with areas of fog late at night (Turn Clocks ahead 1 hour at bedtime as Daylight Saving time begins),
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and slight (20%) chance of rain, a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon (Spring Forward-Turn Clocks ahead 1 hour officially at 2:00 am), then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late Sunday night.
- highs 54-63 cooling to 62 Sunday lows 44-45.
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow likely (70%), cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain and snow Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (40%) chance of evening rain, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), then a (40%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon.
- highs 52-55 lows 37-42. (seasonal averages high 58 low 39).
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with AM coastal rain likely (70%) with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit warmer this afternoon while a good (50%) chance of inland rain today, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a (40%) chance of coastal rain tonight while a slight (20%) chance of inland evening rain late tonight,
- Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal rain, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal rain late at night while partly cloudy inland in the evening and mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of inland rain late Saturday night with patchy fog (Turn Clocks ahead 1 hour at bedtime as Daylight Saving time begins),
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a (40%) chance of rain, a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon (Spring Forward-Turn Clocks ahead 1 hour officially at 2:00 am), then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Sunday night.
- highs 56-62 cooling to 60 Sunday lows near 42.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of evening rain, a (40%) chance of rain and snow late at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Thursday.
- highs 54-53 warming to 56 Wednesday cooling to 55 Thursday lows 42-37 warming to 39 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 55 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 AM rain with snow likely (70%), rain likely this afternoon (0.10 in., of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), a good (50%) chance of evening rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight,
- Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of rain and warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night (Turn Clocks ahead 1 hour at bedtime as Daylight Saving time begins),
- A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday (Spring Forward-Turn Clocks ahead 1 hour officially at 2:00 am), then rain and snow Sunday night.
- snow level 4,500 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. late this afternoon, 6,500 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. late tonight, 7,500 ft. Saturday, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Saturday night, snow level 6,500 ft. Sunday, then 6,000 ft. Sunday night.
- highs 38-52 cooling to 50 Sunday lows 32-33.
- Mostly cloudy and cooler with rain and snow Monday, snow likely (70%) Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy with snow likely (70%) and a bit cooler Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday, rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Thursday.
- snow level 3,500 ft. Monday, at the surface Monday night and Tuesday, 2,500 ft. Tuesday night, 3,500 ft. Wednesday, then 4,500 ft. Wednesday and Thursday.
- highs 39-35 warming to 40 Wednesday and Thursday lows 24-32.
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