An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape”) will be bringing serious heating into the Pacific Northwest. We could break some record highs. The graphics for days 1-3 show a no frontal systems moving into the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 3-7 Saturday through Wednesday show no frontal systems pushing through the Pacific Northwest until next Wednesday.
ADVISORIES:
- A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11AM UNTIL 11 PM SUNDAY FOR CLATSOP COUNTY, THE TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST, AND THE CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON.
- A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE LOWLANDS, THE NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE, THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE, THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER, THE OUTER SOUTHEAST PORTLAND METRO, WEST CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, EAST CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, BENTON COUNTY LOWLANDS, THE LANE COUNTY LOWLANDS, THE WEST COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON ABOVE 500 FT, THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY, THE CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE I-84 CORRIDOR, CLACKAMAS COUNTY CASCADE FOOTHILLS, THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES, AND THE LANE COUNTY CASCADE FOOTHILLS.
- A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY UNTIL 11 PM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
- A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY UNTIL 11 PM MONDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, AND THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.
- A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM SATURDAY FOR THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
- A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY FOR EASTERN JOSEPHINE COUNTY AND JACKSON COUNTY.
- AN EXTREME HEAT WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER, TUALATIN VALLEY, PORTLAND WEST HILLS AND CHEHAEM MOUNTAIN, INNER PORTLAND METRO, THE EAST PORTLAND METRO, OUTER SOUTHEAST PORTLAND METRO, WEST CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, EAST CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, AND THE WEST COLUMBIA GORGE I-84 CORRIDOR.
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: IT’S NOT OFFICIAL, BUT DUE TO THE LATENESS OF THE SEASON AND THE MILD WEATHER TREND THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO CHANCE OF GETTING ENOUGH SNOWFALL TO ALLOW OPENING FOR SKIING. CONSIDER IT CLOSED FOR THE SEASON.
Hoodoo Ski: IS CLOSED FOR THE SEASON.
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:
- Clear tonight,
- Sunny and warmer (Hot) Saturday, clear Saturday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer (Hot) Sunday, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer (Hot) Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night.
- lows 53-62 highs 91-96.
- Sunny and a bit cooler (But very warm) Tuesday, clear Tuesday night,
- Sunny and cooler Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
- Then sunny and a bit cooler Friday (Juneteenth).
- highs 89-82 warming to 83 Thursday cooling to 82 Friday lows 56-53 (seasonal averages high 73 low 47)
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EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD POLLEN COUNT:`
GRASS POLLEN: VERY HIGH (322)
TREE POLLEN: LOW (12)
WEEDS: LOW (0)
Measured 6.12.26
NOTE: DATA FROM OREGON ALLERGY ASSOCIATES.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- Clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, clear Saturday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer (Hot) Sunday, clear Sunday night,
- Sunny and (Hot) Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night.
- lows 56-66 highs 92-97.
- Sunny and a bit cooler (Still Very Warm) Tuesday, clear at night,
- Sunny and cooler Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly cloudy Thursday night,
- Then sunny and a bit cooler Friday (Juneteenth)
- highs 92-84 warming to 85 Thursday cooling to 82 Friday lows 67-56 (seasonal averages high 75 low 52).
- Mostly clear tonight and breezy (Wind: N 18-23 mph gust to 33 mph decreasing to N 10-15 mph ),
- Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, clear Saturday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night.
- lows 56-6 Monday night highs 70-78 cooling to 72 Monday.
- Sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
- Mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
- Then mostly sunny Friday (Juneteenth).
- highs 66-62 lows 53-52. (seasonal averages high 63 low 51).
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night.
- free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Saturday, 15,000 ft. Saturday night, 15,000 ft. rising to 16,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, 16,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, then above 16,000 ft. Monday night.
- lows 43-50 highs 75-83.
- Sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, clear Tuesday night,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
- Then sunny and a bit cooler Friday (Juneteenth).
- free air freezing level above 16,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, 16,000 ft. Wednesday night, 15,000 ft. Thursday, 14,000 ft. Thursday night, then 13,000 ft. Friday.
- highs 83-74 cooling to lows 55-47.