An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape”) continues to keep the Pacific Northwest warmer than normal with occasional cold fronts cooling us down a bit. The graphics for days 1-3 show a dry frontal system slide in overnight tonight and Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7 Tuesday through Saturday show a frontal systems pushing through the Pacific Northwest Friday and next Saturday, mainly with some cooling.
Note: The Summer Solstice occurs at 1:24 AM Sunday to officially begin summer and it’s Fathers Day.
ADVISORIES:
- A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY UNTIL 5 AM SATURDAY FOR LIGHTNING FOR THE BURNS BLM AND SOUTHERN GRASSLANDS.
- A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON .
- AN HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA GORGE OF OREGON.
- A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY FOR THE TUALATIN VALLEY, THE INNER PORTLAND METRO, THE EAST PORTLAND METRO, THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE I-84 CORRIDOR, AND THE CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE I-84 CORRIDOR, THE OUTER SOUTHEAST PORTLAND METRO, THE WEST CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE BENTON COUNTY LOWLANDS, THE LINN COUNTY LOWLANDS, THE LANE COUNTY LOWLANDS, THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLETY, AND THE CLACKAMAS COUNTY CASCADE FOOTHILLS.
- A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER, THE PORTLAND WEST HILLS AND CHEHALEM MOUNTAIN.
- A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
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:
- Mostly clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday (Father’s Day & the Summer Solstice 1:24 am – Summer Begins), clear Sunday night,
- Sunny and warmer (Hot) Monday, clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer (Hot) Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
- lows 48-59 Monday night cooling to 57 Tuesday night highs 82-96.
- Sunny and a bit cooler (Still Hot) Wednesday, clear Wednesday night,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday night,
- Then a mix of sun with a slight (20%%) chance of rain Saturday.
- highs 97-75 lows 54-52 (seasonal averages high 75 low 48)
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EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD POLLEN COUNT:`
GRASS POLLEN: HIGH (179)
TREE POLLEN: LOW (12)
WEEDS: ABSENT (0)
Measured 6.19.26
NOTE: DATA FROM OREGON ALLERGY ASSOCIATES.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy tonight,
- AM clouds and sun, becoming sunny and a bit warmer Sunday (Father’s Day & the Summer Solstice 1:24 am – Summer Begins), clear Sunday night,
- Sunny and warmer (Hot) Monday, clear at night,
- Sunny and a but warmer (Hot) again Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
- lows 50-62 highs 80-95.
- Sunny and a bit cooler (Still Hot) Wednesday, clear Wednesday night,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, partly clear with a slight (20%) chance of Friday night.
- Then mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday.
- highs 85-84 lows 59-55 (seasonal averages high 78 low 53).
- Mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
- AM clouds with patchy fog, becoming sunny Sunday afternoon (Father’s Day & the Summer Solstice 1:24 am – Summer Begins), partly cloudy Sunday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night.
- lows 50-53 highs 59-66.
- Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (0%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Friday, a (%) chance of rain Friday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday.
- highs 67-62 lows 53-52. (seasonal averages high 64 low 52).
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday (Father’s Day & the Summer Solstice 1:24 am – Summer Begins), clear Sunday night,
- Sunny and warmer Monday, clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
- free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight and Sunday, 14,000 ft. Sunday night through Tuesday, then 15,000 ft. Tuesday night.
- lows 40-49 cooling to 48 Tuesday night highs 72-82.
- Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, partly cloudy at night,
- A mix of with a good (50%) chance of rain and cooler Friday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday.
- free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday night,then snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday through Saturday.
- highs 76-60 lows 44-42.