An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape”) continues to keep the Pacific Northwest a bit warmer than normal The graphics for days 1-3 show a weak dry frontal system attempting that moved into the Pacific Northwest . Another front is expected to slide in between tonight and Saturday . The graphics for days 3-7 Sunday through Thursday show a frontal system pushing through the Pacific Northwest Thursday, mainly with some cooling. Another weak cold front slides in and seems to fall apart Sunday.
Note: The Summer Solstice occurs at 1:24 AM Sunday to officially begin summer.
ADVISORIES:
- A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM I PM TODAY UNTIL 1 AM SATURDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST,THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
- A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TODAY UNTIL 5 AM SATURDAY FOR LIGHTNING FOR THE BURNS BLM AND SOUTHERN GRASSLANDS.
- A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON .
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:
- Sunny and warmer today (Juneteenth), partly cloudy tonight,
- AM clouds, becoming sunny and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, clear Saturday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday (Summer Solstice 1:24 am – Summer Begins), then clear Sunday night.
- highs 86 cooling to 79 warming to 85 Sunday lows 52-48 warming to 54 Sunday night.
- Sunny and warmer (Hot) Monday, clear Monday night,
- Sunny and Hot Tuesday, clear at night,
- Then sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday and Thursday, clear Wednesday night.
- highs 85-85 lows 59-54 (seasonal averages high 75 low 48)
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EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD POLLEN COUNT:`
GRASS POLLEN: VERY HIGH (261)
TREE POLLEN: LOW (12)
WEEDS: LOW (0)
Measured 6.18.26
NOTE: DATA FROM OREGON ALLERGY ASSOCIATES.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler today (Juneteenth), mostly cloudy tonight,
- AM clouds, becoming mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday (Summer Solstice 1:24 am – Summer Begins), then clear Sunday night.
- highs 85-80 warming to 87 Sunday lows 53-50 warming to 53 Sunday night.
- Sunny and a bit warmer (Hot) Monday, clear Monday night,
- Sunny and Hot Tuesday, clear Tuesday night,
- Then sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday and Thursday, clear Wednesday night,
- highs 86-92 cooling to 88 Wednesday lows 55-60 cooling to (seasonal averages high 77 low 53).
- AM clouds and patchy fog, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler this afternoon (Juneteenth), mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
- AM clouds and patchy fog, becoming mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
- Mostly sunny and warmer Sunday (Summer Solstice 1:24 am – Summer Begins), then mostly clear Sunday night.
- highs 62-59 lows 52-50 warming back to 52 Sunday night.
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy at night,
- Then mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday and Thursday, partly cloudy Wednesday night.
- highs 62-65 cooling to 63 Wednesday lows 52-53 cooling back to 52 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52).
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Sunny and a bit cooler today (Juneteenth), mostly cloudy tonight,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, clear Saturday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday (Summer Solstice 1:24 am – Summer Begins), then clear Sunday night.
- free air freezing level 15,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 13,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday, then 14,000 ft. Sunday night.
- highs 77-68 warming to 73 Saturday lows 44-39 warming back to 44 Sunday night.
- Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, clear Monday night,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, clear at night,
- Sunny Wednesday, clear Wednesday night,
- Then sunny and a bit cooler Thursday.
- free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Monday, 15,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday.
- Then sunny and a bit cooler Thursday.
- highs 82-73 lows 50-45.