Mar
07.
The Jet Stream Airflow is poised to bring us more moisture. The graphics for days 1-3 show a cold front moving through the Pacific Northwest Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7 Tuesday through Saturday show a front pushing through Oregon between Sunday and Monday. Another frontal system will be offshore to our northwest next Thursday. Another front will be just offshore moving in next 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 Sunday March 8th.
Hoodoo Ski: Is open Sunday March 8th.
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 15 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 7 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 8 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:
- Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog tonight (Turn Clocks ahead 1 hour at bedtime as Daylight Saving time begins),
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a (30%) chance of rain (Spring Forward-Turn Clocks ahead 1 hour officially at 2:00 am), mostly cloudy with rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and cooler Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with rain Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Monday, evening showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of snow showers, snow shower s likely (70%) late at night (snow level 1,000 ft.),
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday (snow level 1,500 ft.), then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night.
- lows 42-32 warming to 37 Tuesday night highs 57-49.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Thursday, rain likely (70%) at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, rain likely (70%) Friday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Saturday.
- highs 57-52 warming to 54 Saturday lows 44-43. (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:
- Becoming partly cloudy with patchy dense late evening fog, mostly cloudy with patchy dense fog late tonight (Turn Clocks ahead 1 hour at bedtime as Daylight Saving time begins),
- Patchy dense AM fog (Spring Forward-Turn Clocks ahead 1 hour officially at 2:00 am), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with evening rain, rain and snow likely (70%) late Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow likely (70%), cooler with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Monday afternoon and evening (snow level 2,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) late at night (snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,200 ft. late at night),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow likely (70%), a (40%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday afternoon (1,200 ft. rising to 2,200 ft.), then a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night (snow level 2,200 ft.)
- lows 45-34 warming to 36 Tuesday night highs 59-50.
- Mostly cloudy with (30%) chance of rain and snow and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon (snow level 2,600 ft. rising to 5,000 ft.), a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday night.
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Thursday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Friday and Friday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday.
- highs 59-55 lows 43-44. (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 a slight (20%) chance of late evening coastal rain with patchy fog late tonight while a slight (20%) chance of inland rain with fog late tonight (Turn Clocks ahead 1 hour at bedtime as Daylight Saving time begins),
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog with a (40%) chance of coastal rain and coastal rain and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon while mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of inland rain Sunday (Spring Forward-Turn Clocks ahead 1 hour officially at 2:00 am), mostly cloudy with evening coastal rain and coastal likely (70%) Sunday night while inland rain Sunday night (snow level 2,000 ft. ),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday afternoon (snow level 2,000 ft.), evening coastal rain likely (70%) and rain and snow likely (70%) late at night, a (30%) chance of rain and snow at night (snow level 1,700 ft. ),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow likely (70%), a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon and evening (snow level 1,600 ft. rising to 2,200 ft,) then a (40%) chance of rain and snow late Tuesday night (snow level 2,500 ft.).
- lows 43-34 warming to 35 Tuesday night highs 59-52 warming to 53 Tuesday.
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Wednesday and in the evening, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a a good (50%) chance of rain and snow and a bit cooler Friday, rain and snow likely (70%) Friday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow likely (70%) Saturday.
- highs 58-55 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 55 low 42).
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly clear tonight (Turn Clocks ahead 1 hour at bedtime as Daylight Saving time begins),
- Increasing clouds with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain (Spring Forward-Turn Clocks ahead 1 hour officially at 2:00 am), mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and with snow late Sunday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, little or no snow accumulation expected),
- Mostly cloudy and cooler with snow showers Monday, snow showers at night,
- Mostly cloudy snow likely (70%) and a bit warmer Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a (50%) chance of snow and rain Tuesday night.
- free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, snow level 6,000 ft. Sunday, 6,500 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. Sunday night, at the surface Monday through Tuesday, then snow level 2,000 ft. Tuesday night.
- lows 34-20 warming to 26 highs 50-34.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow likely (70%) Thursday and at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) and a bit cooler Friday,
- snow level 4,000 ft. Wednesday, 5,500 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 4,500 ft. Thursday night, 4,000 ft. Friday, then 5,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday.
- highs 46-42 lows 33-32 warming to 35 Friday night.
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