An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough(“U”shape) is moving in along the West Coast keeping rain chances with us. The graphics for days 1-3 show low pressure and a cold front off the California coast bringing rain chances to the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 3-7 Wednesday through Sunday show a cold front moving through the Pacific Northwest Sunday night and Monday, then a complex frontal front pushes toward the Pacific Northwest 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 closed until better snow conditions for Spring skiing.
Hoodoo Ski: Is closed until better snow conditions for Spring skiing.
Mt. Ashland Ski: IS CLOSED FOR THE SEASON.
Be sure to check their web pages for the latest updates.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers today (o.25 in.of rain possible), showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with showers likely (70%) Monday, a (40%) chance of evening showers, just mostly cloudy late at night,
- highs 54-55 lows 45-46 cooling to 40 Monday night warming to 42 Tuesday night.
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, cloudy with rain Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Wednesday, evening rain likely (70%), a (40%) chance of rain late at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday (snow level 1,500 ft. rising to 2,800 ft. in the afternoon), just partly cloudy Thursday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, partly cloudy at night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday.
- highs 52-66 lows 34-33 warming to 37 Friday night (seasonal averages high 60 low 40).
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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 showers and a bit cooler today (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with showers and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, a (30%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday night (0.25 in of rain possible).
- highs 62-55 lows 46-40 warming 43 Tuesday night.
- Cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Wednesday, evening rain likely (70%), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, partly cloudy Friday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday.
- highs 53-62 Friday lows 43-37 warming to 38 Thursday night (seasonal averages high 62 low 42).
Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with showers and a bit cooler today (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with showers tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with AM showers, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, a (30%) chance of evening showers, just mostly cloudy late at night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, then rain likely (70%) Tuesday night.
- highs 52-53 lows 49-46.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Wednesday, evening rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain late Wednesday night,
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy Friday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday.
- highs 50-57 lows 43-39 warming to 44 Friday night (seasonal averages high 56 low 43).
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow showers today (o.50 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), snow showers and rain showers tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a rain and snow showers Monday, rain showers with snow showers late Monday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain showers and snow showers and a bit warmer Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow Tuesday night.
- snow level 5,000 ft. today, 4,500 ft, tonight, then 4,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday night.
- highs 39-38 warming to 42 Tuesday lows 32-29 warming to 32 Tuesday night.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow and rain Wednesday (snow possibly heavy at times), snow likely (70%) Wednesday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday (snow level 1,500 ft. rising to 2,800 ft.), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow at night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Friday night,
- Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday.
- snow level 4,000 ft. Wednesday, 2,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 3,000 ft. Thursday night, 5,000 ft. Friday, 6,500 ft. Friday night, then 5,500 ft. Saturday.
- highs 35-53 lows 22-29.