An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge is giving us onshore airflow which has pushed the wildfire smoke eastward away from the Willamette Valley. The graphics for days 1-3 show no frontal systems pushing through Oregon. The graphics for days 3-7 Wednesday through Sunday show no frontal systems pushing through the Pacific Northwest.
ADVISORIES:
- AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR HOOD RIVER.
- AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR KLAMATH COUNTY.
- AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR LAKE COUNTY.
- AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY FOR CROOK, GRANT, JEFFERSON, UMATILLA, UNION, WALLOWA, WASCO, AND WHEELER COUNTIES.
- AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM WEDNESDAY FOR HARNEY 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:
- Sunny and slightly warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
- AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, then clear Thursday night.
- highs 85-86 cooling to 84 Wednesday lows 55-52 warming to 53 Thursday night.
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
- Mostly sunny Saturday, partly cloudy at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun a bit cooler Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday night.
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday.
- highs 85-89 cooling to 84 Sunday lows 54-56 cooling to 55 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 85 low 52)
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EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD POLLEN COUNT:`
GRASS POLLEN: ABSENT (0)
TREE POLLEN: ABSENT (0)
WEEDS: ABSENT (0)
Measured 8.10.26
NOTE: DATA FROM OREGON ALLERGY ASSOCIATES.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- Sunny and slightly cooler today, mostly clear tonight,
- AM clouds and sun, sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, then clear Thursday night.
- highs 89-86 lows 57-54 warming to 55 Thursday night.
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, partly cloudy at night,
- Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Monday.
- highs 87-92 cooling to 90 Saturday lows 56-58 (seasonal averages high 87 low 58).
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer today, mostly cloudy tonight,
- AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly cloudy at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, then mostly cloudy Thursday night.
- highs 62-65 lows near 54.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday, mostly cloudy Friday night,
- Mostly cloudy and slightly warmer Saturday, mostly cloudy at night,
- Mostly cloudy and slightly cooler Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday night,
- Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday.
- lows 54-56 highs near 65. (seasonal averages high 67 low 54).
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Sunny and a bit cooler today, mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night.
- free air freezing level 16,000 ft. today and tonight, 14,000 ft. Wednesday, 15,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 14,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night.
- highs 74-70 warming to 72 Thursday lows 44-42 warming back to 44 Thursday night.
- Sunny Friday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Friday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
- Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Sunday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday.
- free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Friday through Saturday, 14,000 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday.
- highs 74-69 lows 47-46.