A strong area of Upper Level High Pressure (“O” shape) centered over the Texas Panhandle along with an Upper Level Low Pressure Trough well offshore are in control of our weather with continued onshore airflow. The graphics for days 1-3 show a weak cold frontal system falling apart over the Pacific Northwest today. The graphics for days 3-7 Wednesday through Sunday show frontal activity over the Pacific Northwest next Saturday and Sunday.
ADVISORIES:
- A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST.
- AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MONDAY DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE FOR CROOK, GRANT, JEFFERSON, MORROW, UNION, WALLOWA, AND WHEELER COUNTIES.
- AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MONDAY FOR BAKER 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,
- AM clouds and sun, sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy Monday night,
- AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
- lows 52-54 cooling back to 52 Wednesday night highs 84-82 warming back to 84 Wednesday
- Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday and Friday, mostly clear both nights,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
- Then sunny and a bit cooler Sunday.
- highs 83-87 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 86 low 53)
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EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD POLLEN COUNT:`
GRASS POLLEN: LOW (3)
TREE POLLEN: ABSENT (0)
WEEDS: ABSENT (0)
Measured 7.24.26
NOTE: DATA FROM OREGON ALLERGY ASSOCIATES.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- Mostly clear tonight,
- AM clouds and sun, becoming sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy Monday night,
- AM clouds, becoming sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, then clear Wednesday night.
- lows 54-56 cooling back to 54 Wednesday night highs 85-84 warming back to 85 Wednesday.
- Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
- Then sunny Sunday.
- highs 85-89 cooling to 84 Saturday and Sunday lows 54-55 (seasonal averages high 88 low 58).
- Mostly cloudy tonight,
- AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly cloudy Monday night,
- AM clouds, sunny Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, then partly cloudy Wednesday night.
- lows 53-55 highs 60-65.
- Mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, partly cloudy at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
- Then mostly Sunday.
- highs 64-65 lows 53-54. (seasonal averages high 67 low 54).
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly clear tonight,
- Sunny Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
- free air freezing level 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. late tonight, 14,000 ft. Monday, 15,000 ft. Monday night, 14,000 ft. Tuesday, then 15,000 ft. Tuesday night through Wednesday night.
- lows 45-44 warming to 46 Wednesday night highs 72-74.
- Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday and Friday, mostly clear both nights,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
- Then sunny and a bit cooler Sunday.
- free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Thursday, 16,000 ft. Thursday night, above 16,000 ft. Friday through Saturday, then 16,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
- highs 76-79 cooling to 72 Sunday lows 47-44.